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originally posted by: thesungod
a reply to: infolurker
The nationalist wave is here. From the US, to Turkey, Russia, China and everyone inbetween.
How far will it be ridden?
And will it spell doom for some?
originally posted by: ManFromEurope
@all: what demonstrations? where?
the only one I heard about was about some right-wing people protesting against the Turkish demonstration tomorrow in Cologne.
I have seen nothing of the mentioned "demonstrations against Merkel".
And, by the way, IF demonstrations could make politicians wet their pants, that would have happened before. This is nothing more than a shadow on the wall, a fleeing ghost. Nothing any politician, least Merkel would do anything about.
And I see the usual suspects having a party here in this thread. Sorry guys, but there is nothing happening around here.
Tomorrow, the large demonstration pro-Erdogan will be another story, much scarier and with a lot of potential for aggressive acts from protestors, anti-protestors and the police. We will see.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
originally posted by: Snarl
I was reading about this earlier in the day. Not being familiar with the way politics works over there, I don't know exactly how they can go about removing her from office. Are disruptive marches the cure?
I believe the current government is a coalition, so if the other party withdraws support she may no longer have a majority in the Reichstag. That could mean a new coalition under a fresh leader, or perhaps an election. I don't know which is more likely.
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originally posted by: Snarl
I was reading about this earlier in the day. Not being familiar with the way politics works over there, I don't know exactly how they can go about removing her from office. Are disruptive marches the cure?
Do you think the NWO is just gonna lie down and take another defeat? This one would be catastrophic.
Stuff like this seems to be a signal that 'politics as usual' is over in the US, and Europe is readying itself for a relationship with Trump.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
originally posted by: Snarl
I was reading about this earlier in the day. Not being familiar with the way politics works over there, I don't know exactly how they can go about removing her from office. Are disruptive marches the cure?
I believe the current government is a coalition, so if the other party withdraws support she may no longer have a majority in the Reichstag. That could mean a new coalition under a fresh leader, or perhaps an election. I don't know which is more likely.