Keep in mind that time and time again we see internal politics of western countries bleed into the discussion here, especially German politics and they can explain some of the narratives we find. Many people in Germany dislike the more established parties, especially the Greens, but there are certain groups on the political fringes that have cultivated a deep and intense open hatred for everything done by them and they will oppose anything they do no matter the issue, as they see them as the ultimate evil.Warenwolf wrote: ↑Thu, 22. Sep 22, 22:40I keep noticing that the ones who complain about Western abuse of power and hypocrisy (which admittedly are plenty of historic examples) at same time totally ignore Putin's abuse of power and hypocrisy. While Putin threatens with nuclear strikes, the very same people discuss legality of freezing assets of the guy threatening with nukes...go figure...
[...]
If Baerbock would say that breathing is good for you they would gladly perish just to proof her wrong. These people and the parties that they belong to now, obviously, side with Russia because the established parties side with Ukraine. Furthermore Russia an some of the more fringe parties have shared interests in creating their own reality and thus often work to achieve the same goals. Here a bit more on that.
Recently their cooperation increased further with members of Germany's AfD going on a sightseeing tour through occupied regions of Ukraine.