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[โ€“] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Its a shame all we have is die Linke and whatever Sarah Wagenknecht is cooking up.

[โ€“] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ugh, Wagenknecht is closer to the AfD than true leftist values.

[โ€“] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I used to like some of their (die Linke) contributions. But lately, I don't consider them a viable party to vote for. I don't have a well founded opinion on Sarah Wagenknecht. But now that like 20 people vote for the Linke, I don't consider it an issue if someone takes away a few of their voters. They're kind of meaningless anyways.

Sometimes I look at the USA and wonder if that's our destiny. A government without participation of social democrats and the parties who have that in their name being more incompetent than anything of value to the citizens...

[โ€“] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope that's not what's to come. I think because our parlimentary system allows for multiple parties (i.e. > 2) we have the advantage that a true social democrat party always has the chance to rise and achieve a ruling coalition. It isn't perfect, but I think it's a better system.

But regarding die Linke, I dont think they were ever a viable party to vote for. They've supported actual terrorists and Wagenknecht is Sarah Palin level crazy.

[โ€“] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I was more referring to them doing the opposition and occasionally speaking up for the citizen in things like child care, taxes and how to treat the people who are not well off. Sometimes surveillance and stuff. I guess I like someone doing that. But you're right, they always had that mixed with some strange ideas.

[โ€“] geissi@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Well, if Wagenknecht manages to take all the un-electable baggage with her, maybe die Linke could actually become a party one could vote for.