The election of the first head of a county administration by the far-right Alternative of Germany in a rural eastern region recently has led to concern among opponents of the party.
“Far-right” candidate and party which… checks notes… supports free speech, democracy, and rule of law. The article appears to throw around the term as a pejorative but it doesn’t even appear to be accurate.
Leading figures of the AfD are outright fascists (to the degree that it was ruled in court that one of its most prominent members can rightfully be called a Nazi).
Just because they don’t step into parliament and declare Germany a dictatorship doesn’t mean they aren’t a threat to democracy and won’t nudge the country towards facism once in power.
Where do you get the “supporters of free speech, democracy and rule of law” thing from.Oh, it’s how the party describes itself? Well that’s reliable…
But AfD is not just anyone to the right of Stalin. They are a far-right party with neo-Nazi leanings.
Meanwhile, in Sonneberg, tensions are high after a video released Monday showed a man handing out leftover balloons from the AfD victory party to local kindergarten. In the footage, the man is seen wearing a T-shirt praising the Wehrmacht, the Nazi army and pants with the colors of the Reich (black, white and red), while his car has a sticker that reads “Volunteer deportation agent.” AfD claims that the man does not work for them, but a journalistic investigation revealed his links with the party.
“Far-right” candidate and party which… checks notes… supports free speech, democracy, and rule of law. The article appears to throw around the term as a pejorative but it doesn’t even appear to be accurate.
Leading figures of the AfD are outright fascists (to the degree that it was ruled in court that one of its most prominent members can rightfully be called a Nazi).
Just because they don’t step into parliament and declare Germany a dictatorship doesn’t mean they aren’t a threat to democracy and won’t nudge the country towards facism once in power.
Where do you get the “supporters of free speech, democracy and rule of law” thing from.Oh, it’s how the party describes itself? Well that’s reliable…
A pro-AfD comment gets 7 upvotes and only 5 downvotes? Seriously, Lemmy?
Sorry your left wing echo chamber isn’t echo chambery enough for you
An anti-Nazi consensus does not constitute a “left wing echo chamber”.
It is when anyone right of Stalin is called a Nazi
But AfD is not just anyone to the right of Stalin. They are a far-right party with neo-Nazi leanings.
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-07-03/we-dont-want-to-be-known-as-nazi-district-what-the-far-rights-first-local-election-win-means-for-germany.html