German Federal Election 2021 - Who will succeed Angela Merkel?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

god forbid that people don't vote the right way in a democracy....

[Valmy]

god forbid that people don't vote the right way in a democracy....

Am I just supposed to plug in whatever whiny victim complex you were going to elaborate on with the "..."?

It was a joke man. Chill. Saxons can have their regional party.

[Jacob]

god forbid that people don't vote the right way in a democracy....

Complaining that other people vote the wrong way is pretty common in democracy...

[Sheilbh]

god forbid that people don't vote the right way in a democracy....

Complaining that other people vote the wrong way is pretty common in democracy...

It'll be a cold day in hell before I forgive the Lib Dems

[Valmy]

god forbid that people don't vote the right way in a democracy....

Complaining that other people vote the wrong way is pretty common in democracy...

It'll be a cold day in hell before I forgive the Lib Dems

Building new buildings will ruin Britain!

[Syt]

Extreme right wing party Der III. Weg (The IIIrd Way) have hung up posters in Munich and Zwickau (Saxony): "Hängt die Grünen" ("Hang the Greens"), with a small print adding that they want people to hang up posters in their party color (green).

Police in Munich removed the posters. In Zwickau, the state prosecutor said they have no reasons to take steps against the posters: yes, they're meant as call to murder, but "the Greens" could refer to politicians or supporters/voters of the Greens, so it's not very concrete and therefore they can not prosecute for incitement to violence. But the city is free to ban the posters, if they choose.

[Josquius]

Extreme right wing party Der III. Weg (The IIIrd Way)

Surely I'm not the only one to see this and read 'Der III Reich'?
Intentional on their part I suppose?

"Hängt die Grünen" ("Hang the Greens"), with a small print adding that they want people to hang up posters in their party color (green).

Police in Munich removed the posters. In Zwickau, the state prosecutor said they have no reasons to take steps against the posters: yes, they're meant as call to murder, but "the Greens" could refer to politicians or supporters/voters of the Greens, so it's not very concrete and therefore they can not prosecute for incitement to violence. But the city is free to ban the posters, if they choose.

Sigh.

[Syt]

In German it's Das Dritte Reich, but yeah, probably not a coincidence, and possibly also a reference to the Three Percenters:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Percenters

[Agelastus]

I assume the English expression "hang the (something)" (as in "hang the money" or "hang the cost" when you don't care about the cost or consequences if something needs to be done - or simply don't care about them when specifying a party or similar thing, such as being told "the Greens will object" if you are doing something) exists in German?

Because I would really, really like to read it that way but I don't suppose I can...

[Syt]

I assume the English expression "hang the (something)" (as in "hang the money" or "hang the cost" when you don't care about the cost or consequences if something needs to be done - or simply don't care about them when specifying a party or similar thing, such as being told "the Greens will object" if you are doing something) exists in German?

Not really. It would be "Pfeif auf die Kosten!" (whistle on the cost, literally), or - more vulgar - "Scheiß auf die Kosten!" (screw/fuck the cost).

[Zanza]

The problem is not so much the Nazis of that obscure "3rd Way" party, but the lack of reaction by authorities in Saxony. They should remove the posters and crack down on the Nazis.

[Josquius]

I assume the English expression "hang the (something)" (as in "hang the money" or "hang the cost" when you don't care about the cost or consequences if something needs to be done - or simply don't care about them when specifying a party or similar thing, such as being told "the Greens will object" if you are doing something) exists in German?

Because I would really, really like to read it that way but I don't suppose I can...

Can't say I've ever ran into this expression.
The closest I can think of is "X should be hung", which is non literally saying you disapprove strongly of X. Whether it has a neck or not.

[Syt]

The problem is not so much the Nazis of that obscure "3rd Way" party, but the lack of reaction by authorities in Saxony. They should remove the posters and crack down on the Nazis.

Well yeah, but it is Saxony.

[Duque de Bragança]

I assume the English expression "hang the (something)" (as in "hang the money" or "hang the cost" when you don't care about the cost or consequences if something needs to be done - or simply don't care about them when specifying a party or similar thing, such as being told "the Greens will object" if you are doing something) exists in German?

Because I would really, really like to read it that way but I don't suppose I can...

Can't say I've ever ran into this expression.
The closest I can think of is "X should be hung", which is non literally saying you disapprove strongly of X. Whether it has a neck or not.

Hang, to dry, is greener actually than using dryers. 

[spoiler]I know it's not what they meant.[/spoiler]

[Agelastus]

I assume the English expression "hang the (something)" (as in "hang the money" or "hang the cost" when you don't care about the cost or consequences if something needs to be done - or simply don't care about them when specifying a party or similar thing, such as being told "the Greens will object" if you are doing something) exists in German?

Because I would really, really like to read it that way but I don't suppose I can...

Can't say I've ever ran into this expression.
The closest I can think of is "X should be hung", which is non literally saying you disapprove strongly of X. Whether it has a neck or not.

Most of the definitions I can find focus on the "hang the cost" usage but it's used in other contexts as well -

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hang

hang (something)
A phrase used when one is being dismissive of something. Primarily heard in UK.
Oh, hang the cost—I just need any hotel room you have.

Apparently not across all the UK though.