The destruction of the CDU


The destruction of the CDU is the title of a video released on May 18, 2019 in the run-up to the 2019 European elections by the German YouTuber Rezo on YouTube. The video is 55 minutes long and is accompanied by a 13-page source list. In the video he criticized the current German government parties, the AfD, and the FDP. He accuses the Union parties, in particular, of contributing to the ever-widening gap between rich and poor in Germany, climate change, "advancing with and support the US unquestioningly in their armed conflicts". He also commented on the topics of education, copyright and drug policy. At the end of the video he provides an indirect recommendation to vote for Alliance 90/The Greens and Die Linke. His video also shows Volt Europa, DiEM25 and as other voting options.
The video, which was accessed millions of times within a few days, attracted international media interest and was part of the social debate. It was the most watched German YouTube video in 2019.
On May 24, 2019, Rezo released another video titled A Statement of 70+ Youtubers in which they express their support for Rezo's concerns and ": Do not vote for the CDU/CSU, do not vote for the SPD. Do not vote for any other party that does so little in the sense of logic and science, and destroys our future according to scientific consensus. And certainly not the AfD who even denies this consensus".