In September’s German elections Angela Merkel is going back to black, red and gold.
Four years ago, the German chancellor’s ruling Christian Democratic Union practically eliminated the national flag and its colours from its Bundestag campaign material, worried about looking too conservative for modern Germans. Ms Merkel even took the flag from the hand of a senior party colleague who was waving it at the 2013 election party.
But this year the political landscape has altered. With the CDU ramping up its campaign for a fourth term for Ms Merkel, it faces a challenge from the right — in the form of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany — for the first time since the second world war.
And as nationalist sentiment is on the rise in countries with which Germany has important relationships — from the US to Poland — reaching for the national colors is a way for the chancellor to show that she is not shy of putting German interests first.
The centre-right party’s campaign “will be more patriotic than before”, Peter Tauber, the CDU’s general secretary and the man who will orchestrate the campaign, tells the Financial Times. “Because we are in times where rightwing populists are stronger and we don’t want to leave patriotism to these people.”
Jason Price
Surely if she stands in front of a flag she will put German interests first. That's how these things work, right?
Connor Phillips
Ooh I see it's colors of the flag that determine the leader and not the fact that they're a progressive dickbag
Gavin Clark
A patriotic Merkel is like vegan been.
John Stewart
>MERKEL >PUTTING GERMAN INTERESTS FIRST
HOLY SHIT DO THEY REALLY THINK PEOPLE FALL FOR THIS????????
>"People are reacting badly to our policies, we appear not conservative at all and people are looking for an alternative, what should we do? Change policy? Become harder on migration? Crime?"
>"No we'll just wave some flags around, that proves we're patriotic."
It's good to show contempt for your voters, that really brings them back in the fold.
Landon Flores
shes going to stand up for germany as much as hillary would have stood up for working white males...just enough to get them to vote for her before she gets back to destroying them.
Matthew White
>timeline shifts >trump re-negs on everything >merkle uncucks germany and becomes the unexpected savior of the white race after she realizes what she's done.
David Rodriguez
you need to die
Andrew Bennett
They will fall for it. Just like the French elected a globalist Zionist banker even though they hate globalism, Israel and banks.
Eli Martin
The meme police needs to die. Go back to l3ddit, fag.
Brody Wood
>“will be more patriotic than before” >“Because we are in times where rightwing populists are stronger and we don’t want to leave patriotism to these people.” All of these people should be rounded up and face the fire squad.
Jaxon Harris
Cuckery is strong in germany
Benjamin Rivera
Jesus fucking Christ, the fucking idiots who elected her in the first place, believing her to be a person with honest convictions, and didn't realize they had been had until she almost destroyed western civilization, now are about to vote for again because she PICKED UP THE FUCKING FLAG!? How fucking stupid do you have to be. This is unreal.
James Sanders
who do you think is going to win, user?
Nolan Lopez
I hope for a black-yellow coalition this the realisticly the best we can get my opinion in this election.
Alexander Bailey
>“Because we are in times where rightwing populists are stronger and we don’t want to leave patriotism to these people.” Yeah, the people who take it seriously and act in those interests instead of just pretending and then backstab the people after an election win. Not trusting the CDU at all, though it will be a tough election again, with another four years of "grand coalition" with the leftist on the horizon. I hope the whole left gets BTFO so hard, there can be a right-wing government of CDU+FDP (as sadly they might not want to work with the AfD - though it would be nice if they first rule it out and after the election open up).
Carson Moore
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me fool me twice and four times just kill me
Jason Gutierrez
*breathes in* WEEEW lad *wipes brow* >I hope don't get a fine from the internet meme police
Matthew Lopez
CDU is close to 45% - yes, they're falling for this, after all we are still talking about the same brainwashed, reeducated german sheeples.
Michael Long
The German flag must be changed to Merkel. And I do mean the bitch should be hung from a flagpole.
Ryder Fisher
The scary thing is - she looks better with that mustache.
Joshua Taylor
yes goy, that's also how it worked with all the ((((US))))) ((((Presidents))))
Caleb Jones
>It's good to show contempt for your voters, that really brings them back in the fold. She's been taking campaign advice from the first female US President.
Wyatt Davis
They are 45% of the 60% who went to vote.
James Morgan
It will backfire. She already elienated rightwingers and now she will alienate leftwingers, what a dumb bitch
Connor White
This
Nathan Jones
shes pandering the retards just like drumpf did in burgerland
Samuel Myers
I dont fall for this shit
my vote goes to AfD nice try Merkel
Adrian Barnes
>(((merkel))) >uncucking Sweet naive summer child
Logan Sullivan
Hopefully this'll be the beginning of her redemption arc. She's already admitted that migration is now an issue Heil Merkel Heil Europa!!
Jose Hernandez
You call that a flag?
Jason Foster
Those who vote are the only ones who count.
Kayden Reed
*inhales*
Landon Gray
>no, wirklich, I love Germany! You can't fool me, you worthless cunt.
David Kelly
The cucks will probably fall for it.
Listen, Germans, that she needs to do this should show you something.
Nicholas Torres
>>PUTTING GERMAN INTERESTS FIRST The only problem is that she seems to think whats best for germany is flooding the country with uneducated africans intent on raping their way through germany.
Lucas Martinez
Dude i see so many people with germany flags now ... literally shaking guys!
Btw, merkle doesnt need to do that, she wins anyway.
Angel Adams
The two faced bitch is just trying to pander once again. Anyone who falls for this is legitimately retarded and should be sterilized.
Eli Young
>I hope for a black-yellow coalition this the realisticly the best we can get my opinion in this election. /this/ man knows
Merkel is a good steady chancellor. I want her to continue.
And the new FDP is pretty awesome really, they also do not like to be swamped with refugees.
A black-yellow coalition would kick ass. And finally lower my fucking taxes while reducing the gibsmee levels.
Jaxson Thomas
Nicht die Mama!
Brody Wilson
This is just junk food style bait.
Christian Wood
*nods respectfully towards you*
Isaiah Peterson
thicc
Alexander Gomez
>my vote goes to AfD Sorry Hans, a vote for the AfD is essentially a proportionate vote for the CDU, CSU, Greens, FDP, Linke and SDP.
Yes, I know you do not want to hear it, but the AfD itself doesn't want to govern or be a reasonable force in Germany, which means the more votes they get, the stronger will be SChulz's position after the election.
IF you want to spoil your vote, at least do it in style and write "Mein Haus ist mein Castle" on the ballot and be done with it.
Oliver Hall
*teleports behind you* *inhales* >no
Levi Turner
You must be one of those 'god chancellor' faggots. Please, find a nice sturdy tree and hang yourself from it.
Nolan Hall
Germans aren't sapient they'll slit their own throats if she tells them to this stunt will guarantee her the win, if she somehow hadn't already had it before
Mason Fisher
>Merkel is a good steady chancellor. I want her to continue.
>Spends all your hard won trade profit in rapugees
Zachary Peterson
don't even bother responding to him, he's indoctrinated
John Carter
That's Hillary's plan with all the voters don't try to overrepresent your self honky Have you guys had protests yet about the immigrants? Merkel seems to be a good leader it's just her immigrant policy that's shit. You guys need to stand up for that and force her hand atleast. Might have to do with not children so her future for Germany might be bleak
Tyler Thompson
good goys germans will vote for mutti once again
Ayden Turner
>gotkanzler More like godcancer, i hate that meme so much...
Owen Gomez
>helping AfD into the bundestag where they can mine lots of salt is the same as throwing your vote away ruft doch mal martin... bitte...
Charles Robinson
fucking christcucks
Colton Cook
During the next ritual, she will be lashed with a whip made of children guts for this insult.
The fucking nazi whore. WHORE!! NAZI WHORE
Adrian Campbell
The Germans will lap it up, they have no idea what to think anymore.
Carson Turner
Never forget
Caleb Watson
She deserves to hang no matter what
William Bailey
The idea that you hide away pride for your nation like that is disturbing. It's more like a show than anything. Fuck these globalist cunts.
Kayden Mitchell
1000 hours in mspaint
Asher Green
...
Jayden Price
What a nihilist, do these elites believe in anything or are just the slaves of their cucked populations
Austin Perry
while you are being raped by a mohamedian you are now required to wave a german flag
GERMANY YES!!!
Charles Mitchell
What's the point? Isn't the only party that can challenge her socialist?
Jaxson King
>mfw this will actually hurt the CDU
James Martin
>fourth term >free country >anybody believing the spokesperson of the people responsible for rapefugees
This thread is stupid but do you want to know what's even more stupid? These NEW FUCKING CANCER FLAGS WTF REMOVE THIS SHIT since when did Sup Forums turn into a safe space where shills can hide their flags? Mods are the worst, flags are board culture and now they mean nothing.
Liam Moore
The mods are streetshitters and chinks, they pushed for this meme flags so they can hide the cock suckers.
Leo Morales
Was hoping this would get posted. Fuck this woman.
Brandon Lopez
>GERMANY
Michael Harris
99% people don't even know that someone in their neighbourhood has been raped or molested by a rapefugee nigger who are effectively 99% worthless unemployed leeches and have been promised cute little white kids and nuclear scientists
Easton Diaz
>not shy of putting German interests first. D-d-deutschland u-b-ber alles?? *worried.jpg*
Kevin Scott
But that's the thing. You WILL fall for it.
Jack James
>she turns more rightwing
Oh, boy! Who could have guessed that? It is almost like election yea-
Oh.
Jordan Lopez
NEVER FORGET
Justin Garcia
>Cana-cuck tells Germa-cuck they aren't sapient.
Can you please... go? in that corner? and be fucking ashamed of yourself?
Charles Ramirez
Relevant.
Chase Torres
Wake up dont be us stop the muzzie floods not even canadian leftists are as dumb as what we have seen in germany
Ethan Murphy
Americans have to google the taste of cinnamon? Why don't they just get some and taste it.
Merkel is confusing to me I have to admit. She helps engineer the refugee situation, but she carries a decent part of the responsibility why equal sex marriage is still impossible in Germany. She stated the presence of refugees might be a catalyst for the Germans to return to god and it happens. More and more people start to wonder what it truly means to be good and how valuable compassion and peaceful conduct truly are. Critical thinking, appreciation for our culture and nationalism is on the rise in Germany, counter-acting the American medias influence and we were not yet baited into mob mentality, like "r/the_donald". She never struck me as a person working for personal power or glory. Many people agree she has an ulterior motive, but they expect an evil agenda. I understand why but I'm not 100% convinced. Think about it. Without a massive influx of foreigners a rise in German nationalism would be completely unthinkable. First she creates Patriotism and now assumes control of it. I wouldn't underestimate her. You do not achieve a magna cum laude doctorate in quantum chemistry without considerable intellectual capacity. Also how could an intellectual being with the ability to think abstract and critically remain religious. You think she imagines and anthropmorphic deity sitting on a golden throne in the clouds? Unlikely.
I think she still has surprises left in her. Imagine that one day it would come to light that she is not childless because she is incapable of appreciating the beauty of motherhood. But sacrifices this beauty in full awereness to serve an higher ideal. She's old and grey. She dies her hair, yet she chose not to restore her original dirty blond hair but chose a golden blonde mane fitting with her blue eyes. A message?
I have never and will never vote for her. It's just a thought that lingers in the back of my mind. It seems like something does not add up.
Ryder Howard
She let in over one million uneducated male economic migrants who were numb to the effects of war.
Are Germans still going to vote for her? i seriously dont understand.
Lincoln Gray
>Are Germans still going to vote for her?
Yes, off course. The alternative is the red-red-green coalition.
Daniel Sullivan
If she gets elected again I will no longer feel for you guys. I'm of German descent and I don't like seeing what's going on but you fucking idiots are bringing it on yourselves.
Aaron Long
>HOLY SHIT DO THEY REALLY THINK PEOPLE FALL FOR THIS???????? They (you) will and you know it.
Tyler Campbell
Came here to post this.
Connor Martin
How can people fall for this?
Easton Stewart
It will work. Screenshot this post.
Hudson Baker
wtf I love ferkel now
Nicholas Scott
Too late... we all remember what you truly believe.
Daniel Moore
>German writing a chant as "GER MA NY" and not "DEUTSCHLAND" Fuck off Ahmed.
Ethan Gray
She will be reelected
Colton Peterson
MERKEL GET OUT REEEEEEE
Kayden Edwards
I always thought the German flag caused Merkel to begin steaming and retreat, hissing, back into her crypt?
Tyler Rogers
>She will be reelected
YES!... Now Sweden has real competition for biggest c.u.c.k. nation for immigrants
Brayden Jones
"We National-Socialists must never under any circumstances join in the usual hurrah-patriotism of the bourgeois world."
-Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, Vol. II, Chap. 14, p. 648 (Manheim); auf deutsch S. 735
Evan Davis
I hope you don't re-elect her, but then I remember the self-flagellation exercised by you Krauts really knows no bounds. You guys will punish yourself almost gluttonously. I don't know what it is about your kind that you'll even go as far as to pay good money to be humiliated.
I’m absolutely certain there’s not a shred of dignity left in your nation and you will absolutely follow the France—hell you’ll cuck yourself worse than them and then give them tips.
S
Cooper Morgan
if anyone falls for this they should be shot while facing the wall
They actually are battered wives and will use any excuse to ease their mind voting for that cunt