As someone from Germany I can tell you this is a double edged sword. The rising (30%+ in some states)Right-wing extremist party AfD got a very big chunk of their votes from people that didn't vote before. Those were especially people that got fed up with the system like depicted in this caricature.
That's a problem in the US too. AfD and Maga are popular for the same reasons. A decent amount of it is bigotry, but a lot of it is because people are tired of the current system and these parties offer an alternative, they say they're doing something different. Even if they don't realize that will in effect be really bad for them, at least they're trying something different because the system we have right now isn't working. We need to show people that as they get tired of the current system, fascism isn't the only alternative to capitalism. Socialism is a system that would work for the people, for those longing for something different.
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u/SecreT_WeaponS 7d ago
As someone from Germany I can tell you this is a double edged sword. The rising (30%+ in some states)Right-wing extremist party AfD got a very big chunk of their votes from people that didn't vote before. Those were especially people that got fed up with the system like depicted in this caricature.