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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has gained ground in three recent state elections, caused an uproar in the Thuringian parliament and triggering another debate on whether to ban the party outright.

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[-] somenonewho@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

It only exists in Germany because this is how Hitler came to power,

That's correct but in my opinion that's a great argument to push for a ban. As you say that's how Hitler came to power with the NSDAP, so it would only be correct to use this law to try and prevent history from repeating itself. If we find out in the court that the law currently doesn't apply it will be a win for the AfD of course but I believe and hope that it won't be and that they will be banned. But if we don't try and enact the law now how long do we wait? Till they are in government? Till they enacted emergency laws ...

Also, again, I do not believe this a definite solution to the "problem" of AfD and right wing movements in Germany. I do however believe it will be a big blow to the Right and might give us some room to move into with progressive ideas.

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