In this episode, Oden talks to Leonie Lieb, a revolutionary socialist running for a seat in the German parliamentary elections as part of the Revolutionary Internationalist Organization (RIO). Leonie explains the rightward shift in German politics, the popularity of the AfD, and Die Linke's failed strategy of defeating the right in elections rather than through class struggle.

RIO's candidates are providing an example of an independent socialist political alternative to the bourgeois parties, and fighting to promote the independent self-organization of the working class. 

Building a socialist alternative is the way to fight the growing Far Right, whether in Germany, Europe, in the United States, or elsewhere. And it’s the only way to win victory for the working class.

 Learn More:
- Revolutionary Socialists Are Running in the German Federal Elections
- Government Crisis in Germany: 10 Theses on the Political Situation for 2025

- Millions of People in Germany Protest Against the Right — and the Parties Respond by Shifting to the Right
- Who Should Socialists Vote for in the Upcoming German Elections?
- What Is Class Struggle Unionism?

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