The German budget abolishes “citizens' income” (basic welfare support) and imposes sweeping social cuts to finance rearmament, war and tax handouts for the wealthy, while expanding precarious work and social insecurity for millions.
I don’t fully understand German politics. But in the past decade, I’ve yet to see right wing movements bring lasting positive change to any angry or discontented country
Not sure if you can equate their governments to modern right wing movements. I think they would be more centrist economically and leftest socially on the modern scale, while being more right with politically until much later.
Its also worth noting they had massive US aid assistance to drive infrastructure investment and social programs for the first few decades.
I don’t fully understand German politics. But in the past decade, I’ve yet to see right wing movements bring lasting positive change to any angry or discontented country
Soothing anger isnt their goal. Anger is just a tool they use to get what the want.
You say that as if any right wing movement had ever brought positive change, however short lasted.
I fully agree with you, but just curious: what’s your opinion on the Taiwanese and South Korean governments between the 1950s and the 1990s?
Not sure if you can equate their governments to modern right wing movements. I think they would be more centrist economically and leftest socially on the modern scale, while being more right with politically until much later.
Its also worth noting they had massive US aid assistance to drive infrastructure investment and social programs for the first few decades.
Because that’s not the point. The point is to enrich the wealthy few.
Lest we forget: “Right-wing” stems from “right-hand man”, i.e. a monarch’s
yes-manmost trusted advisor.To be fair, in 2025 it’s hard to point at any movement that achieved that, left or right wing.
There haven’t been many left wing movements in 2025.
Which, on its own, is rather troublesome… To put it mildly…