German lawmakers can’t agree whether to seek ban on far-right AfD

[jlh@lemmy.jlh.name]

technocracy != Elon Musk as president

technocracy is when you have political scientists and engineers as politicians, not billionaires and lawyers.

[cruxifux@feddit.nl]

Well, what happened last time you guys let this happen? Maybe do the opposite of that.

[psychodelic@lemmy.world]

In political science, a reactionary or a reactionist is a person who holds political views that favor a return to the status quo ante—the previous political state of society—which the person believes possessed positive characteristics that are absent from contemporary society. As a descriptor term, reactionary derives from the ideological context of the left–right political spectrum. As an adjective, the word reactionary describes points of view and policies meant to restore a status quo ante.

As an ideology, reactionism is a tradition in right-wing politics; the reactionary stance opposes policies for the social transformation of society, whereas conservatives seek to preserve the socio-economic structure and order that exists in the present. In popular usage, reactionary refers to a strong traditionalist conservative political perspective of a person opposed to social, political, and economic change.

Reactionary ideologies can be radical in the sense of political extremism in service to re-establishing past conditions. To some writers, the term reactionary carries negative connotations—Peter King observed that it is "an unsought-for label, used as a torment rather than a badge of honor."

[yesman@lemmy.world]

It's kinda weird that we have to betray the principals of democracy to preserve it.

I felt the same way about jailing Trump before the election. If that's the only way to keep the fascists out of power, maybe we should reconsider the idea of democracy. (or of Germany or America for that matter)

[ogmios@sh.itjust.works]

In common usage, I'd argue it just means a society which is run by technology rather than people, which everyone is trying to do these days.

[homesweethomemrl@lemmy.world]

It's not though. Democracy relies on a bunch of environmental factors we blew through about 100 years ago. If these parties were out meeting people one to one and making a rational case, that'd be one thing. If the press was doing their job of informing everyone properly, that'd be another thing.

But then, if they were doing that, they wouldn't be so fucking dangerous. They're simply riding on propaganda which we know works every time. And since capitalism also requires propaganda, we can't shut that part down without restructuring our entire economic system, which analysts suggest might take longer than three, or even four weeks.

[softestsapphic@lemmy.world]

"Should we ban the Nazi party?"

The world is an onion article

[softestsapphic@lemmy.world]

More than half of Germany has no issue working with Nazis

https://www.yahoo.com/news/survey-narrow-majority-germans-support-114418390.html

[flyingsquid@lemmy.world]

I guess German schools did not try hard enough teaching kids history.

[jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world]

Short memory.

Ban them unflinchingly and completely.