GERMANY'S GOVERNMENT CRISIS - Everything you need to know! | Feli from Germany

[@FelifromGermany]

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[@Maxfr8]

Stop telling us what to do ! 🛑

[@nickrachjames]

@FelifromGermany I've been doing my family genealogy, and my German grandma's line is very hard. Lots of paperwork I find is in German. I might sign up to learn German. But I wanted to ask you about the name Roman. Do you know how this would be spelled in German? This would help me so much. I've found them changing their last names a few times. 😊

[@FelifromGermany]

@@nickrachjames It would be spelled just like that! :)

[@georgemetcalf8763]

Oof, seeing nazis march through Columbus, OH has got to be maddening for you, no? Almost feels like it needs a video, sadly.

[@nickrachjames]

@@FelifromGermany thank you

[@tckoppang]

In my experience as an American, one of the biggest hang-ups for other Americans in understanding a situation like this is the way people in parliamentary systems use the word "government." In the U.S., we would never say something like "the government collapsed" unless the entire country was falling apart. But in a parliamentary system, it's more equivalent to saying the ruling party is falling apart. So for us, "government" is the _system_ of government, while in places like Germany, it means the party (or coalition) currently in charge.

[@FelifromGermany]

Yes that's definitely a difference! But it's not the governing party that collapsed either, it's just the coalition that did

[@tckoppang]

@@FelifromGermany Right! My mistake.

[@endless-nimu]

@@FelifromGermany Well, the coalition was a necessity to achieve a majority for governing. In that sense, one can certainly say that the government collapsed due to the breakup of the coalition. Without the coalition, the government is effectively severely limited in its ability to act.

[@shift.2238]

Yeah, in germany the term "the government collapsed" is just the natural evolution of "the coalition is always fighting with eachother". But in realality they never fought, they never yelled at eachother... they just had different opinions on how things should be done. Media groups are just dramatizing. In fact the chancelor as head of the goverment cannot resign without an successor even if he wants to. Therfore the german goverment will always be led by someone.

[@Anon54387]

@@FelifromGermany Still, in the UK they say we have a new government when they change from Tory to Labor or vice versa. In the USA, we wouldn't say we had a new government just because it went from control of one party to another, the government is the same just who runs it is different. If we Americans said we have a different government it would mean we had a change to a new constitution.

[@Alacrity-reserved]

This is the cheeriest all hell has broken loose video I've seen.

[@ronaldglider]

she is far away from the mess

[@istvancsap3513]

because it's not hell, it's nothing. What happens in ukraine is hell, what the germans bichin about in their country is just a flick on my a/r/sch. Scholz was an idiot to even try governing while forced into a deadbeat coalition. Merz will be interesting however

[@dasaggropop1244]

@@ronaldglider from which one? they got their own brand of mess over there

[@ronaldglider]

@@dasaggropop1244 True - but she can't vote in that system

[@NationGamer090]

Well, I wouldn't say "All hell broke loose", germany's democracy is pretty strong and things are going in an orderly fashion

[@doghousedon1]

Thank you for doing what ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, PBS, And WXYZ for refuse to do.

[@ffotograffydd]

US media rarely covers world events, and when they do they usually get it wrong.

[@keitha.9788]

ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC ,& PBS don't understand our own Government. So how can anyone expect them to explain another country's government.

[@doghousedon1]

@keitha.9788 You forgot WXYZ. 😉

[@Windycajr]

Aka The lying press

[@acmenipponair]

@@doghousedon1 WXYZ will most likely only know stuff about their local county :D

[@laurachris2]

Thanks! This was very helpful to clear up my confusion as an American as to what happened in the German government. As an aside, I like studying your pronunciation of German words and names; I'm learning German and that is so helpful!🤩

[@po.tat.toes1162]

Thank you. Not only did I barely hear anything over here about what's going on in Germany, but you covered every part of it and the background to make it all make sense.

[@darkomen42]

It's not that hard to stay up to date on international news, just don't count on American mainstream media to do it.

[@TheGeoDaddy]

Well, that may be the spin that the EU is putting out… but 1.) Inflation is not caused by “tariffs” but SOLELY by government’s printing (digitizing) ‘money’ outta thin air - more currency chasing the same - or fewer - goods and services PERIOD! The Europeans have been enjoying decades of selling stuff over here and tarrifing our goods and services over there since the end of WWII… that’s coming to an end. 2.) Germany and the rest of NATO wandered into this meaningless war (except to those who were maimed or killed) when Putin is gonna get what he wanted in the 1st place: Russia’s corridor to warm water ports PERIOD. As Trump said when baited by our Government’s propaganda machine “Do you want Putin to win!!!” Trump: “I want people to stop dying!” The European governments are on the wrong side of History just because a few crooked Ukrainian leaders BRIBED the Biden’s in fighting a proxy war against Russia and there’s nothing out “military industrial complex” loves more than fighting wars - someplace - over there. That’s the Europeans need new governments to deal with the new reality that American Populism is starting to challenge our utterly corrupt and self-interested government.

[@_Yannex]

If you guys are interested, here are some deeper thoughts about it. Since day one of this coalition, there have been huge issues between them-political and intellectual, yk? To this day, we Germans feel like we’re watching our government in day-care while we’re stuck paying the rising bills and getting embarrassed by their decisions on a global stage. Another major topic in German society is obviously the war in Ukraine-especially the background and why we’re pumping billions into a war, while also taking in their refugees into our tax-funded social system (on top of millions of others), all while our country is being wrecked by bad political decisions. Not to forget the destruction of our important energy infrastructure she their consequences. Call it deindustrialization or bad luck. That’s the obvious stuff-issues most Germans wouldn’t disagree with. But why did this all happen just hours after Trump’s win, supposedly over some small amount of money? At this level of politics, nothing this big happens by accident. So, my little brain put it all together and came to this: because Trump was winning, some major black financial concern decided that the “smart but tough” guy Friedrich Merz needed to be installed ASAP. He was, after all, the chairman of the supervisory board at BlackRock Asset Management Germany, so perfectly aligned, especially with the arms industry. The US will now pull out of Ukraine thanks to their big savior, Trump-partly because the agricultural land has already been bought up, and partly to redirect the necessary forces to the Middle East. Merz will have to keep pushing us Germans into a war, and he’ll likely do it. And after that, the Americans will kindly rebuild everything. But hey, just my little thought experiment.

[@wildhunt5817]

Servus! As a fellow German from Nürnberg who lives in Florida, thank you for covering this!

[@SpicyChickenWingFan]

im from nuernberg too, living in NC. interesting to see whats going on in Germany

[@wildhunt5817]

​@@SpicyChickenWingFan I agree, I hope for the best and wish good luck to the next administration in Germany!

[@worstgamer1162]

Tf u doing in america? Come back to Europe😂

[@windasafriend]

Hallo, hier is noch a Nürnbercher in den USA, ID Ich wundere mich gerade, warum sie so ohne Akkzent spricht, nicht fair, hahaha. Aber, wie ma' bei uns so schön sagt, "Basst scho"

[@PETEYBOY954]

You ever been to Rock am Ring? I lived in Germany the last 4 years and I went to rock am ring a couple years ago and camped out at the Nürburgring. It was awesome.

[@bulldog6925]

I appreciate how quickly you commented on this topic and how well you covered it

[@ravanpee1325]

What do you mean with quickly when the situation is there for already two weeks

[@algomes715]

Well done Feli, accurate and consicse as usual.

[@StrayFire]

This is very old news by now. What are you talking about?

[@RebelHeartTattoo]

You shouldn´t believe everything. So for example the green party and the social democrats are far left parties, supporting antifa (whenever they can with tax money), and at least the green party are anti-german extremists. That´s what mainstream media, wich is in big parts founded by the government, won´t cover. In germany, you have to pay a mandatory fee for state media, wich should be independent, except that politicians decide how much money they can take from you and you´ll go to prison if you don´t pay. But of course, it´s not a tax and those TV and radio stations are fully independent. With a 9 billion euro budget. Oh, and the "far right" AfD is the only party that would cancel that mandatory fee. The inner secret service, the "Verfassungsschutz" works for the ministry of inner affairs, we have one federal and one for every state, and all the ministers for inner affairs belong to the established parties who hate the AfD.

[@jv-lk7bc]

thank you Feli! that was very clear.

[@tslehman]

You are an exceptional teacher! I‘be heard it said that it takes incredible intelligence to be able to take complex ideas and present them simply . Your skill doing so is remarkable. Thank you for sharing

[@Vagabound]

In Germany it wasn't the next day but the same day as the US presidential vote outcoming was announced. In the early morning we got the news from the US and in the late evening Scholz fired Lindner.

[@DJinThaMatrix]

I think the U.S. and Europe are working to install a fascist world order.

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

Even in America, the same day that American results were announced was the "next day" after election day. The race wasn't called for Trump until well after midnight.

[@rajeshVengadesan]

But why though?

[@narve7337]

@@rajeshVengadesan because time zones exist.

[@merrillweinheimer4063]

It sounds like Scholz through a tantrum and miscalculated... but that is speculation on my part

[@MichaelBrehmer]

Thank you. Another honest, factual presentation.

[@maystrehmel4615]

You covered this better than our own media did.

[@nesomnia]

Agreed, I had barely seen anything on it; though to be fair the US government is in full shitshow mode so that's taking center stage over here.

[@killiansred1000]

It would be surprising if any news anchor or host even understood the information Feli outlined.

[@krisvalenti4141]

I think its difficult for Americans when we hear "the coalition has collapsed" to understand that the entire government is not collapsing but rather the mechanism of political action. Don't get me wrong its significant but alarming to hear it put that way. However not a doomsday, a new parliamentary majority just needs to be reached.

[@Utoko]

TV Media: FDP bad and mean!

[@doghousedon1]

American media has no clue. Or. If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, then baffle them with tour buIIshit.

[@gimmeagig]

I'm German and have lived in the US since 1979. So I am not as up to date on what's happening over there as I should be. Thank you so much for this video. Very enlightening.

[@dentalcare1]

You are still a German citizen?

[@Koln-tk8dr]

Churchill Shit Shakespear Shit ---------- Germany used to be a rich country. Now it has become poor. Germany is Churchill Shit and Shakespear Shit and many people are leaving it.

[@cameroncressman9496]

Hello Feli. I just want to pass along that you did an excellent job of clearly and simply explaining not only the immediate unfolding political situation but also an easily understood explanation how the German government is put together and functions. Being as I am from Canada, I am quite familiar with the parliamentary form of government and therefore found it of great interest to compare our similar systems. I enjoy all your programmes. Keep up the great work. My ancestry is Germanic and I had the pleasure of serving in Germany with the Canadian military during the Cold War (Lahr-Schwarzwald). Happily, I was living in Germany during the extraordinary events of 1989 and the following years. I have returned to Germany several times since then including several times to Oberammergau at the NATO School. I have even been to the top of the Zugspitz several times. Tschus, Mike Cressman, Ottawa, Canada

[@PBandJ25]

Excellent educational video for us non-Germans! Thank you for the research you did to prepare your presentation! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.

[@AllMySmiles06]

Thank you for educating us because as my daughter is looking into uni in Germany this whole thing made me feel a little scared but now that I understand I feel much better.

[@PattisKarriereKarten]

It's alright! We've all been waiting to get rid of the traffic light coalition and urged to do the vote of confidence faster than in January. It's going to be a stable government soon and things will go their way as usual in everyday life.

[@inconnu4961]

@@PattisKarriereKarten Probably not, but you keep telling yourself this! Once Germany gets to lift a heavier burden of supporting Ukraine, things will be MORE bleak will you struggle through your recession. I'm NOT wishing any harm on Germany, but unless countries throw off the WILD spending of Leftist policies and return to Eurocentrism, Europe appears headed for a new dark age. And this is coming from your fellow Germans & Austrians. Viel Gluck!

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

The whole system has lots of backups and checks to prevent too much chaos and imbalance.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

@@inconnu4961 With how the polls look, our next government with be right wing anyway. Which doesn't necessarily mean eurocentrism, but more german nationalism as of right now the party in second place in polls wants to leave the EU.

[@Dionyzoz]

@@inconnu4961 please name some of the wild left policies.And please enlight us, how to jump start an economy out of a recession without spending money? Why you talk shit if youre clueless. You already live in a dark age maybe read something.

[@conlon4332]

I was hoping you've cover this from when I first heard about it in the news. This was a great explanation, thank you!

[@BarbHowe-tm8vi]

Heard this on the news and was hoping you would explain this. Thanks

[@kellibaker8532]

That was a really good explanation! I was wondering why it happened when it did. Thanks for the hard work!

[@Ration999]

Ty for the enlightening, as your Dutch neighbour we get way to few newsreports in Dutch news sources about what's going on in Germany. For example a US politician will be in our news for weeks for sending adult pictures to someone, yet I had a real hard time finding the rime and reason behind why the German government fell. It is kind of frustrating because what happens to the German economy and government will have way more influence on my daily life in Holland then what president is in power in the US.

[@tiyes94]

USA -> Germany -> NL

[@bensom-nd6oy]

Dutch news mentioned German gov. collapse once, briefly. for the rest of the week they repeat their usual lie that muslim's are beeing oppressed.

[@inconnu4961]

@@tiyes94 He is right in it will have a MUCH more immediate impact, as they are in the Euro Zone! But as the old saying goes: When Germany Sneezes, ALL of Europe catches cold!

[@alanjameson8664]

Viele Danke! I am, for an American, not particularly uninformed about the modern German government, but this is very helpful in understanding the current situation. By the way, my two semesters of college German (about 65 years ago) were taught by Herr Schneider, a Sudeten German active in the Czechoslovakian independence movement and a deserter from the Austro-Hungarian Army. I remember a couple of his stories about his University years in Vienna. His teaching method was VERY old-fashioned, but effective, and he had an amazing ability to write completely different examinations of EXACTLY the same degree of difficulty, year after year. I'm not sure of it, but expect that if I were teleported to Germany without warning I should still be able to get by. (If given a few minutes' warning I would grab my two old textbooks.) I remember the poor fools in my graduate school Chemical German examination who had not studied German and tried translating it into English with a dictionary! [Note to others: that is completely hopeless,not least because German and English dictionaries are organized in very different ways.] By the way, I remain VERY impressed by the way the Reichstag was rebuilt, even if the winning design was by a British architect; it was worth waiting for.

[@alonzopharell7397]

Vielen Dank!😊

[@HermannKH]

You have to say: Vielen Dank! 🙂

[@bribg423]

I talked about my view as a German voter. You find my comment above yours, Alan.

[@RaiG4880]

Love your story, so when I went to elementary school in Germany in 1986 (wow I’m old now) my teacher was the same who taught my mother. He would give us something to study , open a window , light a cigarillo and read his paper. If u spoke up … u would have to stand in a corner, and if u was his student at my mom’s age ….he might even beat ur hands withe a stick.

[@katie.r.vannuys]

This is an exceptionally well done video! As a high school teacher, this is perfect for my students to understand the situation and events to come. Thanks so much for doing your part to educate people! Bravo!

[@Smido83]

Except that the Green Party is everything but center left and the AFD is not extreme right wing.

[@floridastitcher1]

Thank you Feli! I saw this on the news this week but only had a small part of the story and didn’t understand. This helps a lot. I wish I had this video when I homeschooled!

[@LilRedHead42]

Thank you for this explanation! I'm from the US but reside in Germany's neighboring country, the Netherlands, so what happens in Germany is local/regional news for me. I still have to think my way through how coalition goverments function so I really appreciate clear explanations like yours.

[@voelkela]

Groetjes uit Duitsland!

[@LavitosExodius]

The best way I can figure it out is like when Dems and Reps have to figure out our budget. Only in this case the parties decided not to play nice with each other. So instead of November we now all have to vote in February to fix their screw ups. Also in the meantime they still haven't fixed anything. I believe we refer to that as just another Tuesday in the US 😂

[@HANZELVANDERLAAY]

I like the Netherlands.. Utrecht is lovely

[@rebekahj8662]

@@voelkelaWhat is the political vibe right now in the Netherlands? Is the new right wing government concerning? Considering moving my family to Germany or the Netherlands for better lgbtq+ protections .

[@inconnu4961]

@@rebekahj8662 LMAO Protections from what? No one will bother you here in the US if you dont push the TRANS nonsense on our kids! Stop grabbing for more ENTITLEMENTS and expecting people who disagree with you to use your pronouns and what not, and MOST decent people will leave you alone! Its the pushing it on the kids. Its what happened at the Paris Olympics. Its the EXTREMISM that will receive backlash. Live your life like a normal person that has to pay double for food this year compared to last year for a climate crises that NO ONE can fix by stalling our own economy, and MOST DECENT people will leave you alone. No need to run away.

[@toofly990]

Great job, your English is better than a lot of us Americans 😅. This is a great educational video. You are gifted 😊

[@kimmisterk-kb2hp]

Thanks!

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

Liebe Feli, vielen Dank für dieses Video. Ich finde es richtig klasse, wie es dir immer wieder gelingt, Sachverhalte in Deutschland genau und dennoch ohne unnötige Parteinahme darzustellen. Auch den Zeitpunkt finde ich gut gewählt, das Thema ist noch aktuell, aber du hattest ausreichend Zeit alle nötigen Informationen und Hintergründe zu sammeln. Das mag auf den ersten Blick einfach erscheinen, aber das ist es meistens eher nicht. Deine Sachlichkeit finde ich vor allem für Menschen, die nicht in Deutschland leben wichtig, weil sie von ihren vorrangigen Nachrichtenquellen oft etwas sensationsheischend und in übertriebener Form informiert werden. Bei dir bekommen sie zuerst den Sinnzusammenhang dargestellt, um die Nachrichten darin einzuordnen. Ich nehme an, dass du sehr wahrscheinlich ebenso eine Meinung zu den ganzen Vorgängen hast wie ich auch. Aber es it manchmal einfach nützlicher, sich mit der eigenen Meinung zurückzuhalten, um sich anhand grundlegender Informationen zunächst ein klares Verständnis einer Situation zu verschaffen. Ich wünsche dir für deine großartige Arbeit noch sehr viel Erfolg.

[@TDMoore]

Thank you for explaining the parliamentary system so well!

[@norkantalkodam]

Respekt Feli, klasse zusammengefasst !!

[@jgorman64]

Oh, dear Feli! So helpful a summary of a complex topic in just a few minutes!. You're the best!

[@j.p.1859]

Yes, she is!

[@Yosh001]

Cudos! Well balanced and thoughtful explaination. "Respekt"!

[@dmrcoyle1975]

Thank you for giving us an unbiased approach to what is going on.

[@HansKanns-k2b]

Except for the explanation of how the election and parliament works, the report was like from CNN trying to be neutral about Trump.

[@RON-m8c]

😃 THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPLANATION, AS IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE!

[@raymondmuench3266]

If it weren’t for you and DW, I’d have been clueless about this. Thank you.

[@puellanivis]

My understanding on the Konstruktives Misstrauensvotum is that the „Konstruktiv“ in it _requires_ an alternative Chancellor to be proposed. For instance in the Kingdom of Italy way back to the 19th and early 20th century, there was no requirement for a vote of no confidence to be constructive, and so when one succeeded, the parliament was simply dissolved and new elections are held. This lead to for example 4 votes of no confidence in just 1901-1906 alone. Germany saw the danger and gridlock caused by that system, and so worked in the need for it to be constructive-that is, propose an alternative Chancellor that would take over.

[@frankamueller801]

Hello @puellanivis, the German electoral system of the Weimar Republic was revised after the Second World War. The constructive vote of no confidence was also introduced at that time, so that parliament could not simply be dissolved without an alternative (as was often the case in the Weimar Republic).

[@stbufraba]

In fact, both paths are possible in Germany. Helmut Kohl (CDU) became Chancellor through a (constructive) vote of no confidence. In the current situation, it does not look as if any candidate can get the majority of votes in Parliament. That is why Olaf Scholz is asking for a vote of confidence (on December 16, 2024) and he will certainly not win it because the former coalition partner FDP has already announced that it will vote against it. New elections are the logical consequence, but it is up to the Chancellor when he asks the President to dissolve Parliament. The Chancellor therefore determines the time. But in purely practical terms, it is unavoidable because Germany can no longer be governed effectively. The President will dissolve Parliament. Elections must then follow within 60 days. However, the new elections (on February 23, 2025) are not at all surprising, as it had been clear for many months that the government would collapse in the fall because of the 2025 budget. Everything is working very well and can be planned. German democracy is still a long way from being a "hell".

[@Chaezaa]

@@stbufraba Merz (CDU) could win a constructive vote but he would need help from the AfD which is the reason why he doesn't want to do it.

[@perdurabo4285]

​@@Chaezaa and based on polls the FDP and the Linke will not jump over the 5% barrier, every other party speculates that they can gain more seats. Also will the CDU gain more percents of the votes, so it is better for this big party to have new elections rather than a constructive vote.

[@Lawdwarf]

@@stbufrabait is even more complicated. According to the constitution there’s no legal obligation for the president to dissolve parliament, even if ask by the chancellor. He could in his free discretion, just deny it to even give additional confusion. Our Supreme Court ruled the last two times the parliament was dissolved by a rather staged, vote of no confidence that the president must check that there is no other possibility to form majority government without desolation of parliament. Our founding, father and mothers have not allowed the parliament a right to self desolation but rather want to be this as the ultimate exception.

[@rodmpugh226]

Channel is growing! Its fantastic that your expanding horizons.

[@RREvilMonk]

Outstanding explanation of something that does actually affect the US. Danke!

[@jessevoshell1192]

Well done! I have relatives several generations back that immigrated from Bavaria. So I find your videos about Germany particularly interesting. The German political system seems to be detached from populous to me. I plan to watch your other video you referenced on the German political system to try and get a better grasp. Thanks again, you do a good job with your videos.

[@evada4144]

Except of a few elements, Germany is not a direct democracy that is true. But my vote in Germany counts more than most votes in the US, I guess. Also we vote more on policy then people compared to the US, even if that is changing and there is more populist rhetoric now. So it makes sense to vote for a party and not a single leader. (We also vote for local politicans if you want to read up on direct mandate...)

[@timhazeltine3256]

Very true. ​@@evada4144

[@clwilson24]

The US system is clearly broken. And policy is apparently for nerds. Then everyone suffers because they vote before googling.

[@daxtonbrown]

Great information. Very helpful given the whole world is being uprooted.

[@williamburleson4353]

Thank you, Feli.

[@JoeLizFamily4]

Great information. Thank you for your videos.

[@MsTimelady71]

If anyone is ever in Berlin-I recommend you sign up for a free tour of the Bundestag where you can learn more about Germany's government and how it's different than other Parliaments and the USA. It's usually an hour and a half tour but Feli did a great job of an unbiased overall explanation in 20 min. Though I would quibble that the CDU is more like Conservative Democrats here in the states. It will be interesting to see if the AFD will get more votes outside of East Germany but it was obvious when I was there in 2023 that the current government wasn't popular. Even if you don't go on the building tour, I highly recommend you tour the Bundestag/Reichstag dome as it is a beautiful building and chamber!

[@extofer]

I went there in 2020 right before the pandemic hit. It was so awesome. That building is so beautiful standing at the top looking down and across the city. But also learning about how the government functions and its differences from the US was very intriguing.

[@NVArt001]

Last time I was in Berlin, I had to take the troop train to get there. The Wall and Checkpoint Charlie were still there as well.

[@nunyabiz012]

She did a great job, but it was far from unbiased if you know just a bit about German politics at the moment and can read just a bit between the lines

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

There are no conservatives in the US and that s why they lost big time

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

​@@nunyabiz012exactly...and how they cried about Trump

[@kandkmotorsports]

What a great report! Fact filled, unbiased. We need more of this in the US

[@wackpendejo3000]

afd - far right unbiased LMAO

[@jannikbrautigam6479]

I noticed that you didn´t adress the "Sonstige" bar in the bar chart when discribing the different parties. So for the non-German-speaking viewers: Sonstige just means rest and the 11% here are just all the other parties (41 in 2021 in total who were not elected in the Bundestag) cumulated. The biggest one of these will maybe get somewhere around 1-2% and have no chance to get seats

[@inconnu4961]

Thank you /Danke!

[@Schon1Kevin]

Schröder even asked the "Vertrauensfrage" twice during his time as chancellor.

[@RaudiRaul]

This is so comprehendible as an American living in Switzerland now. Thank you! Very interesting to see what’s going on with my neighboring country ! Also one topic I think you’d do great at in explaining the Lebensborn program. May I suggest please! 😊 I’ve been watching “The Man in the High Castle” lately which made me aware of this program let alone finding out it actually happened! Thanks and keep up your great content, Feli! Since I moved here in 2021 I’ve found a lot of great comparisons to German speaking countries in general with your videos and it’s definitely helped in day to day life!

[@miaxiao3523]

I’m an English Learner, your English is so clear to help me understanding the political situation and studying English as well.❤Thank you.

[@Peter-m5n7m]

Professor Feli, Excellent documentary!

[@PeterBondeVillain]

Thank you for the great overview!

[@raymond44898]

As Americans we should know more about other countries

[@extofer]

Agreed. They all know about us. One of the biggest takeaways I always have when visiting Europe is how well informed they are on US politics.

[@johnzubil2875]

@@extofer that's because we set the world standards, not the other way around.

[@Mischnikvideos]

Not just Americans. All nations should be more understanding of other nations' positions.

[@DroneStrike1776]

Speak for yourself. Not all of us is oblivious to foreign politics.

[@johnzubil2875]

@@DroneStrike1776 I'm not either, but it's not my country so I don't care. USA first.

[@raphaelrosenhagen5624]

Thanks

[@allengreg5447]

It took me 20 years of study to learn how to ask for directions to Munich, in German. Now I'll spend the next 20 years learning how to ask for directions to Berlin.

[@stephenrodgers5672]

When I was stationed in Germany in the late 80s, I found it helpful to carry a map with me. That way, if I managed to stumble my way through wo ist..., they could show me on the map where it was.

[@DamirAsanov]

Now you have to learn Arabic to navigate in Germany.

[@perdurabo4285]

​@@stephenrodgers5672 the 80's were other days. In these days nearly everybody could read maps. Also the civilians, because they wanted to travel in holidays. But ask today a 20 year old guy to show you the way to your goal on a map without Google Maps or any other navigation system. They would get lost in their own backjard.

[@Notora1]

@@perdurabo4285 i wonder which generation failed to teach them

[@chrysippus4321]

It’s much the same but the berliners will make you repeat it back to them.

[@jeromemaxwell143]

Awesome Video!

[@frisk151]

Feli, you English is REALLY good + accent. I LOVE how you can change inflection on the fast move! I honestly love your cadence! Talk about a current politics lesson.. Thank you!

[@thomaskalbfus2005]

Feli doesn't have that typical German accent unlike Sabine Hossenfelder en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Hossenfelder

[@ffotograffydd]

Of course her English is good, she’s German. If only most Americans spoke English so well.

[@Texas-Chris]

Danke, Feli ! I’m going to take you up on the Babel offer, hope you, your family, and your boyfriend have a great Thanksgiving !!! Would like your take on the Conflict in Ukraine and how it has blown up in the last week. Thank you and Be Blessed !!!

[@WilliamNobleBonninActual]

Danke. Great video

[@cslloyd1]

You put a ton of effort into this. Very well done. Your english (including the accent) is so good, it kind of freaks me out when you speak German as if you knew what you were doing! 🙂

[@j.p.1859]

My American husband says she has no accent.

[@dusterowner9978]

Did not here about this on our news !!! Thanks for keeping us updated .

[@tractorsold1]

It's certainly been covered here (eastern US)

[@vladimirofsvalbard9477]

It's not in their interest to relay the information. It's all about how the oligarchy can 'affect' viewpoints for political gain; corporate lobbyism in a nutshell

[@triviace]

Another thoroughly researched and presented video.Better balanced than most news stations nowadays!

[@TheSkinnyZ]

Kein Bock auf Friedrich Schmerz, ey… 🥲

[@ThePixel1983]

German Mister Burnes, just less lovable.

[@zackr.7628]

Herz, statt Schmerz

[@unlockyourcock]

Weidel 💙

[@pfennigfuchser-97]

Ich hoffe die spd schickt pistorius ins rennen sonst können sie gleich alle friedrich wählen

[@Nils.Minimalist]

Fritze 'Blackrock" Merz 🤢

[@bordeaux1962]

It is sometimes overlooked, especially in the U.S., that parliamentary oversight of politicians in office, including the chancellor, and the built-in balance of parties and the precise regulation of democratic processes is not a weakness, but a desirable quality of independent checks and balances. Democracy, the Constitution, and we the people protect ourselves as best we can from the incompetence or power grabs of a political zeitgeist. It has been working well for 75 years now.

[@chrischreative2245]

It’s obviously not working as Germany is a mess

[@bordeaux1962]

@@chrischreative2245 After all, you are talking about one of the strongest economies and most stable democracies in the world as a mess just because democratic elections are held 6 months earlier? If that's your benchmark, then that's complaining at a very high level.

[@chrischreative2245]

@@bordeaux1962 Germany’s economy and energy are a mess. They depend heavily on Russia and have to cowtow to them. Merkel made Germany way less secure with mass immigration and then turned to pay them to go back to the Middle East. A big reason Germany can have their social programs is because the U.S. pays for their defense. It could be more free for industry to flourish more and pay to be higher for people.

[@z0phi3l]

@@chrischreative2245 As if our current uniparty with the illusion of choice between 2 options is any better

[@chrischreative2245]

@@z0phi3l We’re not supposed to have political parties at all. The way the founders intended would be much better. Even now our system is better than what’s going on in Europe

[@patrickhanft]

If you mention Lindner's accusation of "staging his admission", you absolutely need do mention everything that has been discovered by the Zeit in last Friday's article "Das liberale Drehbuch für den Regierungssturz". Actually the government did not suddenly collapse, but it was planned as a provocation not only for days but for over a month ahead. I understand that you try not to get into the political positions here, but when quoting Lindner, this is very, very relevant.

[@betelgeux6010]

i mean, everybody assumed as much. in politics, nothing except death happens "suddenly". and seeing how the german media pretty much blamed everything that didnt work on the FDP, they needed to get rid of the traffic light coalition before next election period hits

[@Andy_from_de]

I was just about to post a comment about this article. It puts the whole breakup into a different light and perspective. Lindner was blatantly lying through his teeth with his remarks ater his dismissal. One can only hope the downward spiral into irrelavance continues for the FDP.

[@scarba]

Yeah he’s a snake 🐍.

[@scarba]

@ 💯 %

[@klio9611]

Lindner and the liberals (FDP) were also included in the negotiations of a coalition between CDU/CSU under Merkel, Green Party and FDP that took several month. Lindner and the FDP made the negotiations extremely difficult, constantly demanding something new. Afterwards it was revealed that the FDP tried to provoke the Green Party so that they could shift the blame to them. But the Greens kept on trying to build a coalition and were ready to compromise. Than Lindner saw no other chance but leaving the negotiations with his party. So his tactics of provoking a break of the current coalition was no surprise. Lindner was surprised that the chancellor dismissed him before he could leave. For Lindner, his own career comes first, then his party, and the country comes last.

[@Roberto-REME]

Danke for your report on the "German Crisis." Frankly I trust your report and feedback far more than I do Mass Media (MSNBC, CBS, ABC, etc.....I never watch FOX). So, 'TRUST' in your reporting I find essential and I'm certain you deliver. Beyond that, your delivery is excellent: factual, to the point, well explained, educational, and your delivery comes across as impartial and objective. Gut gemacht, mein freund. Please start your own media channel.

[@jimmydingo7138]

I'm surprised that the structural organization of the German government is so simple. It should be more complicated....

[@AlfW]

The structural organization is not covered in this video. It's more complicated with all the checks and balances, e.g. many laws have to be passed by the Bundesrat, which consists of the government representatives of each federal state.

[@jimmydingo7138]

@@AlfW I was making a joke............

[@inconnu4961]

@@jimmydingo7138 So was @AlfW! Couldnt you notice that CLASSIC German humour? ha ha ha (in a mechanical voice)

[@brazenhammer3307]

Germany is killing itself with its policies

[@thilomanten8701]

Again...😂

[@jaegar2004]

Greens be like: closing nuclear power plants to reopen coal mines😂! i can't understand why they are afraid from it, its not japan, germany had 0 tsunamis in the last 10000+ year.

[@BergwerkLohberg]

@@jaegar2004 The decision to close the nuclear power plants was back in 2011. At that time, the CDU governed in a coalition with the FDP. If you find a verifiable source that says the coal mines in Germany are reopening: let me know. As a former miner, I continue to search for nostalgia

[@piratecat990]

@@jaegar2004 Isn't Germany buying electricity from France...isn't France somewhere near 75% NUCLEAR? Lolz

[@edgarschwarz2281]

@@piratecat990 I'm too lazy to research the numbers now. But it's not that simple. France has sometimes problems with a lot of nuclear power plants being off the net for repair or maintenance. Also in hot and dry summers some power plants in France can't run on full capacity because they lack water for cooling. So there are also times when France is buying. Who buyes more in the end and how much I don't know off my head.

[@ColJonSquall1]

Interesting how Germany uses Coalition pretty often. Meanwhile, here in Canada, we've been wanting a coalition government, every time a minority government is elected (like currently we have). We're also due for a federal election soon, so that'll be interesting how things go. I guess we're a weird bridge between US and UK, where our parties elect their leaders prior to elections, and whichever party garners the enough votes, their leader is made Prime Minister. (First Passed the Post Method), though the people have been asking for proportional voting for a while.

[@BS-vx8dg]

_Interesting how Germany uses Coalition pretty often_ It's an unavoidable thing when your parliamentary seats are distributed with proportional representation. The only question to me is this: Is this Necessity of Coalition a bug or a feature? As a student of comparative government back in the '70s, I definitely saw it as a bug. But given what has happened in the US over the past 20 years, I would *love* to see such a system here in the US today.

[@danielzhang1916]

@@BS-vx8dg but it only works if the parties can agree, and now with far right parties, it makes the process even more complicated, the US couldn't wait months to figure out a coalition or have it collapse like this

[@voelkela]

@@danielzhang1916I see, so you prefer Government Shutdowns …

[@BS-vx8dg]

@@danielzhang1916 _the US couldn't wait months to figure out a coalition or have it collapse like this_ Oh, I totally agree, but the reason we couldn't wait is because at any given moment, the US has to have someone with the nuclear football. If we had a system where our leadership could take months to emerge, we would have changed it for the age of nuclear weapons.

[@danielzhang1916]

@@BS-vx8dg unless the previous government would have control until the new one is figured out, but I don't know how it would work in reality

[@laszloember3820]

Köszönjük!

[@raymondmartin6737]

servus, I actually collapsed after the elections here. 😅

[@letscarpethisdiem1988]

Why the F is struggling Germany, wanting to send money to Ukraine?

[@Texas-Chris]

Danke ! Could you do a video on your perspective of the recent acceleration in the Conflict in Ukraine and Germany’s request for NATO troops, thank you, Be Blessed, and adding on to another person’s comment I saw - I come from a family of teachers and you are an excellent educator. !!!

[@christinestrohmeyer1701]

Lindner should have stuck to his words from 2017 'Besser gar nicht regieren als falsch zu regieren' before he took that job he was "fired" from. That was just a very bad theatre production

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

I think it's fair to see it that way. However, I remember how our media strongly disapproved another "grand coalition" government of the kind we had during the preceding 12 years - and such an attitude was quite understandable at that time. As a consequence everybody was expecting something different than another CDU/CSU-SPD coalition to form. I'm a bit surprised that the FDP has decided to take the risk of loosing all of their seats in the Bundestag. In case that this would happen my period of mourning for the FDP will be comparatively short, barely noticable - possibly even for me.

[@SchimmiSensei73]

Er hat vermutlich die Regierungsarbeit als "dornige Chance" gesehen...🤣

[@Michael-j4h]

Your English is prefect ❤

[@ffotograffydd]

Of course it is, she’s German. Hopefully some of her English language skills will rub off on her American followers.

[@Michael-j4h]

@ thanks ya all

[@ffotograffydd]

@@Michael-j4h Apparently not…

[@TP-om8of]

Some native speakers have taken to pronouncing the T in _often._ Idiots!

[@inconnu4961]

@@ffotograffydd Oh Im sorry, were we SUPPOSED to impress you? Just play your video games until your mommy calls you for dinner, kid!

[@ShawnWalker-wk8es]

Danke. Feil. For your video about German politics. It was very informative you seen to. Know lot of German politics maybe one day you. Be. Chancellor

[@SunSurferx97]

As an American studying the German language, I find it SO helpful when you say the German word first and then translate it to English. This was such an interesting video, thank you so much for your content and effort!!

[@davidgodar7808]

15:01 That seems to be a plurality, not a majority. Idk if Germans have different words for majority and plurality, but if it's not more than 50%, but more than any other group, it's a plurality and not a majority. It's only a majority if it's more than 50%.

[@Viertelhund]

Germans have indeed different words for majorities that are commonly used. The "Mehrheit" or "einfache Mehrheit", which denotes more to have more than the others, yet less than 50 percent, and the "absolute Mehrheit", which is more than 50 percent and the "Zweidrittelmehrheit", which corresponds to more than two third, which is needed e.g. for constitutional changes. In all three cases the German word used is "Mehrheit", that is either described as simple, absolute or as a two third "Mehrheit". Therefore translating those terms to "simple majority", "absolute majority" and "two third majority" does represent the German words quite good.

[@tigerauna]

@@Viertelhund but a "simple majority" is not the same as "einfache Mehrheit". In English, a simple majority still means 50% of eligible votes cast. Per Wìkìpedia: "A majority is different from, but often confused with, a plurality, which is a subset larger than any other subset but not necessarily more than half the set." So "einfache Mehrheit" should be translated to "plurality" in English, "absolute Mehrheit" to "majority" and "Zweidrittelmehrheit" to "two-thirds majority".

[@catmonarchist8920]

Relative majority Vs absolute majority in good old British English

[@BloodyRabbitProject]

Not forget, the "domestic intelligence agancy" should be a neutral institution. Now its head (Haldenwang) wants now to be a part of the parliament ( CDU ) and allegations of "wanting to get rid of a competitive party" has risen sice a lot of months underpins now those allegations.

[@nunyabiz012]

Don’t forget that in an interview he said: “Part of our job is to keep the AfD voter numbers down”. So it’s definitely no longer a neutral institution, but rather has become weaponized by the ministry of the interior, who’s boss (Faeser) has written several articles for antifa magazines. That right there should tell you everything about the impartiality of the institution.

[@taquinsuisse]

„The Sharia Caliphate is a conceivable form of government.“ - Haldenwang aka „Protector of the Constitution“ lol

[@nunyabiz012]

@@taquinsuisse Yes, I remember that one. Of course he’s not biased at all... not in the tiniest, least bit... hahahah. Now he’s trying to get elected to the EU, I think.

[@MadMike1]

Pretty similar to what's going on in Canada's government right now. We have a coalition between the NDP and Justin Trudeau's Liberals, but they've been at each other's throats for a while (even though they're both on the left). Canadians are sick of them getting nothing done while inflation goes through the roof and large number of Canadians are having to resort to pitching tents to sleep and going food banks to eat. The coalition is going to eat its own tail while Pierre Poilievre (the conservative leader and pretty much our equivalent of Merz in this scenario) is winning over voters left and right with his more populist policies. We also have the PPC which is like your "Alternative for Germany" party, although they're still a non-factor at this point. (Hopefully it stays that way) Personally, I don't care what happens next election, as long as Trudeau is gone. I'm a left-leaning guy but he's been incredibly bad for Canada for a while. Bill C-11 which allows the government to regulate internet is a stain on Canada and its values.

[@12hairyjohn]

It was not a coalition, but a confidence and support agreement. That means that the NDP agreed to support the Liberals in case of a vote of confidence in the government and support its budget. But was free to oppose the Liberals in other matters.

[@SDDT25]

Difference is the Canadian conservatives are polling at a parliamentary seat majority so won’t have to form a coalition like the cdu does here

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

You mean Communist!!! DEMONCRAPPERS here in US destroyed the US and the people finally spoke

[@PETEYBOY954]

Hello From Florida! After living in Germany for the last 4 years, it’s nice to see a German youth interested in politics!

[@Geri_crs]

Scholz wants to wait until the Cum-Ex punishment is timed out

[@nunyabiz012]

EXACTLY!!! That’s what I’ve been saying. Why are people so blind not to see that???

[@Geri_crs]

@@nunyabiz012 he has immunity as chaneler but... crazy shit

[@nunyabiz012]

@@Geri_crs Well, he has certain immunity, but nothing like that. It’s still a criminal act.

[@MischaGER]

Cum Ex was founded by a bunch of criminal bankers in Switzerland and the US covered by a lack of law from former finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble in 2012 ‼when he opens the door to this criminal action, clean up the shit in your fake news

[@ondrejm5042]

how is this still not finished since 2018 ?

[@Nithrade]

Heard that the AfD might vote FOR Scholz in the confidence vote. Just to cause chaos when he gets enough votes, but then has to govern with a minority from then on. Love how you explain this. So comprehensible.

[@FelifromGermany]

That would actually be crazy!

[@Ulrich.Bierwisch]

This is very unlikely. The AFD is actually the party that wants earlier elections and demanded the vote of confidence immediately, so elections could be take place in January. Also this would just delay the elections by a bit because it would be possible to just get another vote of confidence a few days later. Since it is possible to combine the vote of confidence with the vote about a law like the budget for the next year, it would be possible to get this thru if the opposition continue to play this game.

[@wilhelm-z4t]

Extremely unlikely. The AfD wants an early election because it will benefit.

[@Nithrade]

@@Ulrich.Bierwisch Yes, I think so too. When I heard this, I found the idea mind-boggling, and it would fit their MO to use the system to block others from getting things done.

[@Mautiks]

I always hear people talk about how European politics is better than American politics because there are more political parties. But is that really a good thing? In the US, we have just as many, if not, more, political factions to represent us. Within the Republican Party, for example, there are constitutionalists, fiscal conservatives, libertarians, dozens of Christian denominations, nationalists, warhawks, isolationists, etc. Having a large umbrella party allows there to be debate within the party, and the national strategy for the national election is decided by party voters during the primaries. In Europe, the factions are all individual parties, and rather than settle disputes as a coordinated group, it spills out after the election and causes political crises like this…

[@FelifromGermany]

I mean, Germany hasn't had early elections since 2005 so I personally would argue that it works pretty well for the most part and forced parties to find compromises rather than becoming more and more radical.

[@Mautiks]

@ Unless you’re AfD, then you just get expelled by the establishment parties.

[@nunyabiz012]

Not in this case.... there’s much more documented corruption in German politics than the so-called swamp in the US.

[@icerepublic]

Well, the US and German political system are so vastly different that it's really difficult to compare and just say one is always better or worse than the other. The US system also quite frequently ends up stuck in a grid lock. All democracies eventually have the need to find a form of consensus in a society to move things forward. This can at times be difficult in both systems. The US voters now gave the Republicans a free pass by voting for a majority in all chambers and a Republican president. That's not necessarily a common situation. You CAN have that in Germany as well. People could vote 50% for one party if they wanted to. But they usually don't. I still prefer the German system because there's less black/white or red/blue thinking and polarization and more variation in political discussions. I don't think the primaries can really replace that.

[@BS-vx8dg]

@@FelifromGermany *Exactly* . The stability of the FRG's system is actually rather remarkable, with early elections happening only three times before this, and even those circumstances were rather remarkable with the 1972 vote of confidence failure resulting from Stasi manipulation, the 1983 vote of confidence being intentionally triggered by Kohl to solidify matters after a shift in government _between_ elections, and the 2005 election you mention.

[@timephire]

I had no idea this was going on. Thank you for the info.

[@phillipl2267]

AfD baby!

[@Jack-o8p]

why is the AFD considered extremist right but the BSW isn't?

[@Habakuk_]

The BSW is both right-wing extremist and left-wing extremist, at least that is what the CDU says.

[@Jack-o8p]

@ that’s weird, how are there right wing extremists in a far left party?

[@Habakuk_]

@@Jack-o8p Economically left or left-wing extremist, and also love of Russia. They wanted to force a coalition that would free itself from the stationing of American missiles. Right-wing extremist because they don't want foreigners and reject LBQT.

[@dnocturn84]

@@Jack-o8p They are against migration and everything that comes with that (right-wing ideology) but for left-wing policies with more government benefits for the poor, more welfare-state, more restrictions on business, etc.

[@la_sn3ak3r19]

​@Habakuk_ that's odd

[@martinas1767]

Could you do a video showing and comparing the parties of Germany and the USA on a political spectrum? Because what some Americans call „left extremist“ or „socialist“ woul probably be considered more center right in Germany or other European countries.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Stop wokie...Here in the US DEMONCRAPPERS ARE EXTREME LEFT!!! SO they lost big time

[@Eternal_Placidity]

⁠@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN Typing in caps doesn’t make you less wrong. You have no understanding of global politics. Stop embarrassing yourself.

[@justarandomgothamite5466]

I don't even know if you can compare because the framework and starting point is so different.

[@ffotograffydd]

There is no extreme left in US politics, even Sanders and AOC would be considered considered centre-left in most European countries. The Democrats generally are centre-right… no need to expand on the political position of the Republicans under Trump.

[@BrandonSanks]

The AFD is running second nationally and first in many parts of the former DDR. The SPD is toast however the CDU-CSU is very unlikely to win a majority in the Bundestag. The AFD support really complicates things for the CDU. Another grand coalition CDU-SPD could be the outcome.

[@voelkela]

To put it precisely: They have been running first in Thuringia only.

[@berlindude75]

The SPD isn't toast (wrong claim in 2021 as well). Everyone could see in recent weeks who the real troublemakers were in the coalition: The FDP, who actively underminded the government since at least September to cause a collapse. With the FDP likely not returning to the next elected parliament, the SPD has more options to form a new coalition than the CDU/CSU (who already ruled out a coalition with the Greens). Those not liking Merz and/or the CDU/CSU might vote for a Red-Green coalition to have a majority without Yellow.

[@livefreeordie6863]

Governments that blatantly treat its own citizens as 2nd class citizens when compared to immigrants (especially illegal migrants)from a foreign land who are catered to, deserve the right shift its asking for when new elections happen. The UK with Brexit, France with Macron being unpopular, and now Scholz. Oh yeah, and what happened in America? Feli, looks like I can see another channel on the horizon for you, darlin'. Keep up the good work.

[@STECKEDDECK]

@@berlindude75 bollocks. The FDP did what had to be done to stop the Socialits from ruining the country any further. He should've put out the plug much earlier. People are sick of the Scholz regime for a long time. Only thing which went upwards under his regime was the crime rate, bankruptcies, costs of living and social spendings. Obvouisly your from Berlin so you like to live in a shithole but the rest of the country doesn't.

[@afjo972]

You mean the SPD support and the CDU’s stubbornness complicate things for the CDU-AfD coalition.

[@kitethetwinblade]

Sounds like more need to vote for AFD.

[@OMDMIntl]

Feli your channel is sooo good. You do an excellent work in presentation. As a German-American myself , the German history and news is so interesting. Thank you!!!

[@auldfouter8661]

In 2019 Boris Johnson called an election in November to take place on the 12th of December. Remarkably the weather played along and there weren't any real problems other than the darkness. Even in southern Scotland there are barely 7 hours of daylight then.

[@Ulrich.Bierwisch]

The concern with elections in February is, that we get the election campaigns in the middle of the holidays, Christmas markets and such. This is seen as a spoiler. It also will be hard to do street campaigning when it's cold and rainy. The actual election day isn't that much of a problem.

[@smolville]

We could have had peace in Ukraine if not for Boris Johnson.

[@auldfouter8661]

@@smolville Peace on Putin's terms you mean - what good's that?

[@smolville]

It would have been a better deal than they will get now.

[@auldfouter8661]

@@smolville Zelensky is holding Russian territory now.

[@Robynhoodlum]

The CDU/CSU reminds me of the Democrats and DFL in America. The DFL (Democratic Farmer Labor Party) is the Democratic Party in Minnesota and functions as part of the federal Democratic Party, but they are technically a different party that is ONLY found in Minnesota. Tim Walz is DFL.

[@BS-vx8dg]

I think back in the '50s this comparison would have been more apt. But the DFL is more of a facade now than it was when I began following politics. But the CSU is culturally very, very different than the CDU.

[@smolville]

MAGA is technically a different party than the neo-con Republicans.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Democrappers are all commies

[@TP-om8of]

In Whitstable, DFL means “down from London”.

[@lastwolflord]

“If socialists understood economics, they wouldn’t be socialists.” - Friedrich A. Hayek

[@thorstenguenther]

The SPD ceased to be a socialist party on November 19th, 1959. Since then, they are a center-left party embracing a social market economy.

[@egoneiermann-tn7sc]

Chatter, exactly the opposite is true. Germany is in a difficult situation because Putin's war against Ukraine means that there is no cheap gas from Russia and energy costs have risen as a result. The libertarians do not want any state intervention here, while the SPD and Greens want a subsidy for these costs so that German industry can temporarily mitigate this price shock. They also want to create more debt so that the Ukriane can be supported if Trump stops giving money.

[@goosie8207]

@@egoneiermann-tn7scexactly, well said.

[@jesskar]

Registered as an election helper for the second time, two weeks ago. I‘m actually kind of looking forward to make that experience again. It is exhausting, but also kind of fun.

[@Amias1221]

AFD isn’t far right… have we forgotten what far right actually is?

[@dasparado]

Its just the common smear tactic. Right wing just means less government which is what we all need now.

[@Blox117]

anyone right of lenin is considered far right

[@MegaWeasel2]

Of course it isn't .... except for all the Nazis in it.

[@inquerion8867]

@@dasparado The same tactics was used by Communists 100 years ago. Just with different names and of course less advanced propaganda tools. They would call you "reactionaries", "kulaks" or just "traitors".

[@inquerion8867]

@@MegaWeasel2 But you don't mind Commies in Die Linke, Greens, SPD or even CDU, do you?

[@the5quirmingcoil]

Sounds like German politics are a bit convoluted

[@heshy14]

Considering it’s a nation that thrives on bureaucracy, it comes as no surprise.

[@d.b.2215]

Only convoluted to people used to a system with only two viable parties, like Americans

[@cpt.mirones5109]

German(Corrupt) Goverment is easy to understand: If you are unhappy with how things are: Nazi If you critize anything : Nazi just ask the abused and violated foster children how happy they are with the Jugendamt in Berlin :3

[@chubbbubb6870]

Leave it to the Germans to engineer themselves right out of common sense.

[@kennethcava4488]

If the winter is harsh, will Germany have enough energy to make it through? An election in February seems a little late to address this issue.

[@FelifromGermany]

Yes, we don't have any issues with our engery. That really only lasted a few months in the winter of 2022/23

[@nunyabiz012]

@@FelifromGermany That is not entirely true... Right now only about 3-5% of energy is created by renewables, as was recently mentioned in the Bundestag. They have to fire up the coal and gas plants and keep buying energy from France and others to meet all energy needs - specifically due to the energy crisis caused by the greens mostly

[@Spotlight77-i1b]

@@nunyabiz012 Should we discuss which country helped France and others during the summer with its energy production?

[@peter_oso]

Don't worry, energy problem is solved... almost... Some politicians promise to review the possibility to consider looking into analizing the issue of nuclear energy again, so in 10 years it will be ok for people who will survive till then!

[@nunyabiz012]

@@LarthV Nope. As previously mentioned, this was not my idea, but rather something that was discussed the other in the Bundestag. You think they might know just a bit more about it if they’re already discussing it there? Not so much the Green Party, but I’m sure other party representatives do their research before bringing up an issue like that.

[@johnmcnulty4425]

You're an excellent educator, Feli!

[@emanuel9534]

i love alice weidel

[@taquinsuisse]

You‘re not the only one. But the Marxist leftist antisemites can’t stand her. For them a lesbian female can and must only be a woke green imbecile.

[@sentinel9046]

Why do you call the AFD "Far right"? Do you ever call any party "Far left"?

[@chubbbubb6870]

Deporting immigrants who commit crimes is far right? Ok sign me up.

[@inquerion8867]

She called extremist Die Linke "center left"... Now we know who she supports...

[@SchimmiSensei73]

The German Parties one could rightfully call far left are not represented within the Bundestag, e. g. the DKP (Deutsche Kommunistische Partei) and are therefore irrelevant here...

[@zoomerboomer6834]

My apologies ahead of time. However, I'm having a bit of difficulty understanding why the AfD is considered a "far-right" party. From what I've observed the AfD was established due to widespread dissatisfaction with how the historical parties were failing to adequately address the problems with recent waves of large immigrant populations that are resistant to assimilation into the German. culture. The historical parties appeared to nonsensically deny and ignore the critical issues, particularly public safety and cultural erosion, for fear of being labeled "racist" and non-supportive of "diversity". Other issues abound, such as prematurely embracing "Green" policies that negatively impacted energy infrastructure and industries dependent on reliable energy. In summary, it appears to be unreasonably politically counterproductive to label the AfD as "far-right" extremists. Denying so many like-minded people participation in the democratic process may actually guarantee the formation of underground extremists.

[@mpopiliuslinus]

Very simply, in most of Europe if a party isn't professing socialism [none actually practice it] it's 'far right'. Since WWII, 'far right' has been used as political invective to marginalize any party not professing the largely leftist consensus of the dominant parties. Actual 'far right' parties are few, small, and far between. Feli's presentation was excellent.

[@disnonn]

They are considered "far-right" because: - They employ known rightwing and radical right activists in some of their offices and put them up for election - They call for expulsion of migrant descendant Germans whether they are integrated or not and use hate speech to justify that. - Parts of the party openly sympathize with Nazi Germany. Whether the current situation regarding immigrants commands a different political course is of course open to debate, but when the proposed solution is a combination of hate speech, thinly veiled racism and glorification of Nazi Germany, the label "far-right" is fitting.

[@epicsage16]

Very helpful video, you did a much better job of explaining what was going on to an American audience than every news video I’ve seen so far.