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1. snickerer · 1789974137 · focus · HN ↗

   This headline is alarmist ('far-left' sounds dangerous for some people). And 'nationalise housing' is just wrong.

   This party is not far-left, it is just left. But that is not the point. My point is that a headline about anti-left alarmism hit the HN front page. This is unusual; the HN crowd keep their discussions out of daily politics most of the time. So, this has the smell of importance. Alarm! Far-left!

   And this is weird because Germany is in real danger of electing a fascist government at the moment. There is not the tiniest chance of socialist projects coming to power, but the far-right is winning—except for Berlin.

   And then an OMG-far-left headline pops up here. This headline was made to push anti-left fear, not to inform the readers.

   1. trashymctrash · 1789974459 · focus · HN ↗

      > This party is not far-left, it is just left.

      Of all parties in Germany that have a shot at governing, it is the furthest left. Thus, „far-left“ is not wrong in my opinion.

      1. dagenleg · 1789991521 · focus · HN ↗

         By this logic Biden's administration was far left.

         1. hackeraccount · 1790021465 · focus · HN ↗

            By this logic Trump's administration is centerist.
   2. tirant · 1789974742 · focus · HN ↗

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