So basically the CDU are the German equivalent to log cabin Republicans? Explains a lot.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

That’s exactly what they are—and they’re almost just as corrupt and just as dishonest. Spahn shamelessly enriched himself during his time in office. The fact that he now has to resign because of this "scandal" is, of course, beyond ridiculous, but hey, at least he has to go.

Well, in terms of hypocrisy maybe. In terms of policy, they are more similar to moderate Democrats.

Don't forget to pull the ladder up behind you as you go out.

What?! This article, it's-... Hold up. I haven't busted these out since like season 27 of USA News...

blows off 3 years of dust

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Okay.

Go on about the part where the actively Christian gay man against "rented wombs", gets a surrogate son...

They are just a few years behind. Soon they will cooperate with the far-right AfD to cling to power, then get chewed up and shit out again. Just like MAGA took over the Republican party with former Republicans all kissing Trumps ass, all the corrupt CDU goons will happily embrace fascism when it keeps them in power to keep fucking over the population for their billionair masters.

Well done!

To praphrase what somebody said on a German post about this:

He's been known to be corrupt for years yet always welcome in the CDU, but this is where they draw the line? What a bunch of clowns.

Add to that that he himself spoke against surrogate motherhood and supported the CDU's outspoken stance against it.

I don't think it's that black-and-white. Multi-party systems have a different dynamic than two-party systems. For one, multi-party systems favour moderates, while two-party systems lead to greater polarization. It just so happens that racism and fascism are very popular and mainstream nowadays. In the other European multi-party systems where fascists entered government, it didn't lead to a complete takeover as did happen in the Republican Party.

Go on about [...]

What? You expect some kind of German punchline?

i can excuse wasting 11 billion € of taxpayer money to enrich your friends with a mask deal and the masks need to be burned after the purchase due to forseeable issues with said masks.

but i draw the line at getting a child from a surrogate mother after advocating against it.

deutschland verrecke

Those were the Merkel days. Things have changed since then. With CDU currently in power, Germany is not going in a good direction.

Classic "rules for thee but not for me".

What the fuck? I thought the story would be that people were shaming him, not that he was shaming others. Damn. Being far right is a mental disorder.