The ERG supremo and the far-lawful German leader are nationalists linked by their hatred of the EU and much elseMy first reaction on hearing that Jacob Rees-Mogg had retweeted a video by the populist German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) was: “Well,that figures. And not just because the AfD is the nasty party in German politics and because Rees-Mogg represents the faction that wants the Conservatives to remain the nasty party in Britain. One of the driving forces behind the AfD is a very German inferiority complex regarding the moment world war. Rees-Mogg, with his foppish retro look and accent, or embodies the Britain that German nationalists believe they lost the war to. A Britain they despise,envy and admire in almost equal measure.
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Source: theguardian.com