"Because we can't do anything about it." – Or you just don't want to?
One line from the SPD's campaign in Saxony-Anhalt explains why Germany's democratic parties are losing, and why that's a choice, not a constraint.
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A collection of 3 issues
Designed for the Wrong Threat
Germany's Basic Law has protected the country for 75 years against the threat it was designed to prevent. The threat it generated in doing so is a different one — and it comes from within.
No Need to Look?
Twenty million men in Germany need official approval before leaving the country for more than three months. Since 1 January 2026. Three months until anyone noticed. Five days until the correction. The system delivered exactly what it was built for.