The politicians are from BSW, which would be charitable described as tankies. The BSW splintered from the left-party some time ago and has always been VERY pro russia and reactionary.
So no, no actual leftists going to Russia, otherwise they would fall out of a window…
But it’s also worth mentioning this split was made by party members leaving and not Die Linke throwing them out or anything. Wagenknecht would still be a prominent member and likely face of the party today if she did not decide to leave on her own accord. I say this because some people think they’re far right extremists or something which is not the case at all. They’re authoritarian left because yes, that exists. Extremism is bad in any shape or form. Even when it comes from the left.
You can‘t simply throw out people in parties in Germany. There are examples where parties tried to get rid of politicians that did not fit the partie‘s views without success.
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The politicians are from BSW, which would be charitable described as tankies. The BSW splintered from the left-party some time ago and has always been VERY pro russia and reactionary.
So no, no actual leftists going to Russia, otherwise they would fall out of a window…
But it’s also worth mentioning this split was made by party members leaving and not Die Linke throwing them out or anything. Wagenknecht would still be a prominent member and likely face of the party today if she did not decide to leave on her own accord. I say this because some people think they’re far right extremists or something which is not the case at all. They’re authoritarian left because yes, that exists. Extremism is bad in any shape or form. Even when it comes from the left.
You can‘t simply throw out people in parties in Germany. There are examples where parties tried to get rid of politicians that did not fit the partie‘s views without success.
But far-left and populist left are still left? Them being extreme doesn’t make them non-left
The BSW has very few positions that you could describe as “left” at all.
There are actually many debates about whether the party is really left-wing or not.