West German federal election, 1949
minionofmidas:
Quote from: Lіef on November 19, 2013, 03:08:46 PM
"Libertarian" parties are often fronts for right-wing nationalists. See for example the great proportion of neo-Confederate Paul supporters.
The FDP didn't have a "Libertarian" platform back then. It had a Liberal (and thus sort of Libertarian) minority wing and a Nationalist majority wing.
Quote from: Lіef on November 17, 2013, 05:11:27 PM
Yeah but the communists also haven't gone Hungary 1956 yet. Also KPD is more interesting for alternate history story reasons than SPD.
The relevant German issue equivalent (as far as 'soft' Commie support goes) is the Berlin Blockade. The 1949 election was after the Berlin blockade. Hence (rl) results well below those of the first round of state elections and the first two rounds of local elections (most states held new local elections in 1948.) However the effect hadn't fully set in - from 1950 on the KPD polled even lower - but fell only very slowly after 1950, the remaining 3% being hard to crack (the party was banned after 1956, but front organizations stood in most elections until the official founding of the DKP.)
Filuwaúrdjan:
Quote from: Laloo Prasad on November 19, 2013, 03:42:44 PM
The FDP didn't have a "Libertarian" platform back then. It had a Liberal (and thus sort of Libertarian) minority wing and a Nationalist majority wing.
And I seem to remember that parts of the various even more overtly so parties (i.e. those parts that didn't head down the overtly neo-Nazi track) ended up joining the FDP in the 50s.
DC Al Fine:
Quote from: Laloo Prasad on November 19, 2013, 03:42:44 PM
Quote from: Lіef on November 19, 2013, 03:08:46 PM
"Libertarian" parties are often fronts for right-wing nationalists. See for example the great proportion of neo-Confederate Paul supporters.
The FDP didn't have a "Libertarian" platform back then. It had a Liberal (and thus sort of Libertarian) minority wing and a Nationalist majority wing.
That explains a lot. I was wondering how market liberal could have won FPTP seats in 49. :P
freefair:
Quote from: Lіef on November 19, 2013, 03:08:46 PM
"Libertarian" parties are often fronts for right-wing nationalists. See for example the great proportion of neo-Confederate Paul supporters.
Certainly not at all these days- the FDP is genuinely neo/classically liberal/libertarian. The FPO, on the other hand...
Leftbehind:
Quote from: freefair on November 19, 2013, 09:54:20 PM
Quote from: Lіef on November 19, 2013, 03:08:46 PM
"Libertarian" parties are often fronts for right-wing nationalists. See for example the great proportion of neo-Confederate Paul supporters.
Certainly not at all these days- the FDP is genuinely neo/classically liberal/libertarian.
AKA corporate lackeys.
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