Summary

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency declared the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party a “proven right-wing extremist organization,” citing Holocaust trivialization, Nazi slogans, and anti-immigrant rhetoric.

This marks the first time a federally represented party has been labeled extremist.

U.S. Republicans, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance, condemned the move. Rubio called it “tyranny in disguise” and praised the AfD’s popularity, while Elon Musk said banning the “centrist AfD” would be “an extreme attack on democracy.”

The AfD recently won 152 seats and over 20% of the vote.

  • The Quuuuuill
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    18116 days ago

    if you sit down at a table of 7 nazis, there are 8 nazis at that table. AfD is nazis. if MAGA wants to defend nazis, MAGA is nazis

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
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      8516 days ago

      Okay that doesn’t make sense. MAGA are big boys capable of being Nazis completely on their own merits; they’re not some Nazi-by-association chumps.

      • The Quuuuuill
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        2416 days ago

        obviously. but the reason they’re willing to associate with nazis is because they’re nazis.

    • @xyzzy@lemm.ee
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      2916 days ago

      My guy, they’re doing sieg heils in front of the nation. Their opinion about AfD is the least important “are they Nazis” qualifier about MAGA.

      • The Quuuuuill
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        1116 days ago

        i know! i’m just saying this is why they’re jumping in to help AfD. it’s because they’re fucking nazis.