The Fourth Reich

AfD won 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, and the Twittersphere (x-sphere just doesn't hit, sorry) immediately projected Panzer divisions massing on the Polish border. Is AfD kinda scary right-wing populist? For sure. But every right-wing populist party in Europe has faced this same test over the last decade, and 17 out of 17 came to Jesus on the Euro once they had to actually govern. So is Germany becoming the Fourth Reich?? Unlikely. This is just what happens to a country where too much remains unsayable - about immigration, about Ukraine, about energy - and who fills that vacuum.

Also: Greek shippers, making a killing.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) - Cold Open and Timing

(00:29) - AfD Shock Headlines

(02:16) - Europe Media Myths

(05:12) - AfD Strategy and Taboos

(09:29) - EU Integration Is Settled

(12:21) - Not Nazis but Risks

(14:18) - East Germany Roots

(17:47) - Ukraine and Russia Realism