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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    372 months ago

    unfortunately the gop is in near total control right now, and possibly in perpetuity

    • greenfire
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      192 months ago

      I heard somewhere that nothing lasts forever…

      • matlag
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        42 months ago

        But there can be a long time before it stops if you’re just waiting for it to collapse by itself.