2012 Elections in Germany

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Just be glad they're not going with Steinmeier again.

Are you suggesting that walking, talking sleeping pills do not make good candidates?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

There's a certain pattern to their support that can be seen in different cities.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The thing is, it's not really so long ago that the product now known as Die Linke was marked as SED. It complicates matters and also acts as an excellent excuse for not touching with a bargepole of proverbial length. Then, of course, you have to remember that many of said party's members who were not in the SED (or from that political tradition) are defectors from the SPD, and we all know what defection-linked psychodrama can be like. Oh, and the two parties are in direct competition for votes. Whether these are legit reasons or not isn't really relevant...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The attitude on display here contributed greatly to the total corruption of Italian politics in the DC era. Just saying.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

No, I'm in one of those moods where I can't be bothered with elaboration. Might do later, though.