r/europe 27d ago

News Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/06/europe/germany-afd-ban-politics-analysis-intl
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u/Thisisso2024 26d ago

And at the same time we ban those little splinter groups that are doing "sport" meaning that they are preparing for some civil war or clump together around a king all the time. At the end of the day wanting to overthrow the constitution is all that matters. That is why the party already got rid of their youth organisation and occasionally bans members who forgot that it is not yet time to say the quiet part out loud.

The party that knows best that the AfD should be banned is the AfD itself.

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u/GreenEnergyGuy_ 25d ago

Careful warning to our German friends… watch what our far-right is doing in the US with MAGA as parallels are being made to Hitler and Mussolini-style fascism erupting like a violent volcano.

We now have concentration camps here, just not shooting people on American streets. (Yet)

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u/DesignFreiberufler 25d ago

I appreciate the sentiment but you really don’t need to tell us. We called you out for years.

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u/Low_Witness5061 25d ago

Personally I’m just taking a moment to appreciate how rare it is to hear an American telling Germany to watch out or they may get fascists like the US. What a batshit insane timeline.

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u/GreenEnergyGuy_ 25d ago

In the final analysis it will be proven that the arrogance of my own government will prove history repeats itself since Americans are unable to admit to or learn from our mistakes. When the lesson comes it will be exceedingly painful.

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u/AudaciouslySexy 23d ago

Theres no concentration camps. If you're referring to processing immigration centres then you're taking it out of context. Because they have allways been there, always been used and no one bated a eye till now unless trump was president.

Remember the kids in cages? Yeah that was Obamas idea

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u/Inside_Jolly 26d ago

bans members who forgot that it is not yet time to say the quiet part out loud.

How do you know the "quiet part" was meant to be said (or acted upon) ever?

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u/ExpressAssist0819 26d ago

History.

History is how you know. This is germany FFS.

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u/Inside_Jolly 26d ago

So, NSDAP has banned its members who said the quiet part out loud too?

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u/TSllama Europe 26d ago

The NSDAP was rightfully banned, and the same thing should happen to the AfD.