German intel: AfD taken over by extremist factions – DW – 07/31/2023
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The far-right Alternative for Germany party has become increasingly influenced by extremist conspiracy theorists, according to the head of German domestic intelligence.

cross-posted from: https://mlem.a-smol-cat.fr/post/77878

The far-right Alternative for Germany party has become increasingly influenced by extremist conspiracy theorists, according to the head of German domestic intelligence.

  • avater@lemmy.worldEnglish
    46·
    2 years ago

    Funny thing is that the AFD has been labeled as a “suspected” extremist group by our intelligence service and are still allowed to be active… Sometimes I don’t understand how my own country works…

    • Redditquaza@feddit.deEnglish
      171·
      2 years ago

      Not as an extremist group, but as a suspected extremist group, that’s a difference. Therefore they also can’t use surveillance measures against them yet.

      • ⚡⚡⚡@feddit.deEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        yes, but…

        In Thüringen, they are classified as proven to be far right…

        And their whole youth organization, too… They classified their youth organization as a risk for our youth…

      • Raikin@feddit.deEnglish
        7·
        2 years ago

        Tbf they only avoided banning due to them being irrelevant and the judged agreed that banning them would likely give them more popularity.

    • ⚡⚡⚡@feddit.deEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      In Thüringen, they are classified as proven to be far right…

      And their whole youth organization, too… They (Verfassungsschutz) classified the AfD youth organization as a risk for our youth…