Don't get your hopes up. Merz would sell his own mother if it raised his chances of getting elected. He's just listening to what's unpopular about the current government and claiming to do whatever is the exact opposite. A lot of it is just hot air from yet another populist.

I expect him to continue support for Ukraine though, so that's good at least.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 89 points 4 days ago (20 children)

Hell, I'm in support of Merz selling his own mother if it means more support for Ukraine.

... I may be in a dark place right now.

[+] nexusband@lemmy.world -16 points 4 days ago (4 children)

That's actually my reasoning voting for him...Kleineres Übel...and let's be honest, Scholz never was Chancellor material, Habeck still needs more time and I don't think he's got enough support from the greens "realoflügel" to have his back and on top of that, the greens do not have enough support to "make" Chancellor. I hate Merz' s guts, but unless the SPD finds a different candidate (Pistorius, anyone...? I'd vote in a heartbeat for him and I despise the SPD)...Merz is it, even with the risk of an Afd involvement. So if he sells his mother for Taurus in Ukraine and punish Putins utter madness once and for all...so be it.

[–] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Your fine with private messages not being private anymore, social securities being cut (including ukrainian refugees) and the police getting closer to US style?

[–] nexusband@lemmy.world -5 points 4 days ago

No, I'm not, but the security of Europe is more important than social issues. Apart from that...the Greens have betrayed themselves. https://netzpolitik.org/2024/foto-nachruf-auf-gruene-und-fdp-sie-waren-buergerrechtsparteien/

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