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Political opponents often use the abbreviation AgD which means Alternative against Germany.   
Political opponents often use the abbreviation AgD which means Alternative against Germany.   


"The new (self-proclaimed) party of employees", the pool of activated non-voters, "protest voters", rights beyond CDU and extreme right.
''The new (self-proclaimed) party of employees'', the pool of activated non-voters, "protest voters", rights beyond CDU and extreme right.


To say it all bluntly: Some protest voters are simply naive, some others are amoral opportunists which risk the rise of AfD (almost) to power to see their goals getting picked up by other parties. When they see their goals have moved closer they say: "AfD wirkt." ("AfD is effective.") An alternative phrase is "Denkzettel" ("a furious / heavy broad hint") and "Selbstverteidigung" which was picked up by members of other parties: "''To vote for AfD is no self-defense.''"     
Protest voters:
* Naivety: Some protest voters are blind enough not to see that the rise of AfD would damage their own interests. Also, the AfD would worsen Germany's attractiveness for foreign employees. Germany cannot ''regrow'' its ''own'' population fast enough. And there is hard competition for qualified employees in the Western world.
* Amoral opportunism: Some pretest voters risk the rise of AfD (almost) to power to see their goals getting picked up by other parties. When they see their goals have moved closer they say: "AfD wirkt." ("AfD is effective.") An alternative phrase is "Denkzettel" ("a furious / heavy broad hint") and "Selbstverteidigung" which was picked up by members of other parties: "''To vote for AfD is no self-defense.''"     


Specific effects:
<!--Out of date: Specific effects (at the beginning of the war):
* Zero-sum factor: Russia and the war. (Inner conflict.)
* Zero-sum factor: Russia and the war. (Inner conflict.)
 
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General effects:
General effects:
* Severe disputes within the government are always cakewalks. (Often by delayed reforms and allegedly taboo topics.)
* Severe disputes within the government are always cakewalks. (Often by delayed reforms and allegedly taboo topics.)
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