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Germany's spy agency BfV has labeled the entirety of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as an extremist entity.

The BfV domestic intelligence agency, which is in charge of safeguarding Germany's constitutional order, said the announcement comes after an "intense and comprehensive" examination.

"The ethnicity-and ancestry-based conception of the people that predominates within the party is not compatible with the free democratic order," the BfV said on Friday.

Hopefully this inspires the other parties to to start the process to see the AfD banned. I know the report might not look like much, because of how obvious the findings are. But previous attempts at banning them have failed because such an official report was missing. So maybe our political system starts getting its shit together.

As we say in Germany: Hope dies last

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[–] puddinghelmet@feddit.nl 26 points 14 hours ago

AFD should be banned... Threat to democracy tf

[–] AntelopeRoom@lemm.ee 34 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Learn from history and America. No half measures. If you're going to label them extremists, you also have to break them.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

Learn?

The Americans are doing the opposite - they're complaining that AFD has been labeled an extremist organization.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/02/marco-rubio-germany-afd-00324283

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

America's mistake was not putting down the movement when we had the chance. Germany has the chance to quash the AFD, and work on the issues of the nation. That's the lesson to be learned.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 12 points 5 hours ago

As in learn from America when they should have locked Trump up or prevent him running again, rather than declare him a threat but ultimately do nothing and then then fall to fascism.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 55 points 20 hours ago (10 children)

Greece banned golden dawn as a criminal organisation and while a lot of members splintered into other parties it was overall a success in nearly removing all their influence as a political organisation from Greek politics - so, overall banning the fascist party, at least in one instance, worked.

[–] puddinghelmet@feddit.nl 14 points 14 hours ago

Wow W Greece 💯🙌🏻

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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 day ago (15 children)

"The ethnicity-and ancestry-based conception of the people that predominates within the party is not compatible with the free democratic order,"

Great news, but also ironic considering German uncritical support for Israel.

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[–] puddinghelmet@feddit.nl 14 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Pray they find a valid legal reason to ban them soon now that they can mass spy on them :)

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 94 points 1 day ago (8 children)

AfD are Nazis in all but name. How is it they remain unprosecuted in a nation where swastikas and the Hitler salute are outlawed?

[–] CanadaPlus 1 points 5 hours ago

People get really jumpy about going against public political choice in a democracy, which is fair, but I think there's been error in the other direction.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 50 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

They're not just nazis, they're nazis sponsored and funded by putin.

This is documented, but racists would rather support their literal enemy than dare accept changing their worldview in any way.

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 day ago

"But previous attempts at banning them have failed because such an official report was missing."

Man, this is peak modern society, and the absurdity makes me laugh. I don't mean that in a derisive way, more in a "wow, making democracy work is haaard ". Hopefully this will lead to something positive though, even if I'm anxious that banning a party like the AfD may lead to some things worsening.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 day ago

YOU DON'T SAY

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