First came the results of our national election. The neo-fascist AfD got 20% of the popular vote, and the right-wing conservative CDU/CSU got 28%. Together, that’s almost half of all votes. Thus, we’re now looking at four years dominated by right-wing politics and that does not bode well for anyone who is not straight, male, healthy, and White.
Second, the US sided with the Tsar and abandoned Ukraine, upending the post-WWII world order. At the same time, Elon Musk is destroying and looting the US government. We’re now looking at a complete breakdown of transatlantic relations, which does not bode well for smaller democracies, especially Taiwan.
Not good. And then there is the climate emergency, progressing unchecked and endangering all life on our planet, except maybe for a couple of Billionaires.
Did I mention Gaza?
But it’s not the time to give up hope and stop working for a better future!
(Radkutsche, Cologne, 3/2/25)
