The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is far ahead in the polls in Saxony-Anhalt, a poll revealed on Thursday, just one year before the eastern state holds elections to its regional parliament.

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    It’s a bit more than that, it’s a symptom of rampant misinformation, a distrust in political leadership, a lack of empathy towards others, increasing wealth inequality, etc.

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      A huge chunk of those issues are triggered by billionaires though. It’s crazy how much it all traces back to a small number of insanely wealthy people.

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        And the same rich assholes keep launching smear campaigns against anyone who dares proposing or even making decent politics. Every country is being run more like a Russian oligarchy each day. The information age with the internet and smart phones in every pocket centralizes power in ways that were unimaginable before in ways we didn‘t anticipate. The same tech that could democratize more processes is chaining us.