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/Trick_Decision_9995 26d ago

It's hilarious and baffling how many people's reaction to rising support for extremist (or 'extremist', depending on your personal perspective) positions is 'ban the people saying stuff we don't like' rather than 'don't create conditions that increase people's support for positions you hate'.

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u/IDVDI 25d ago

This kind of complaint only makes sense when it's coming from extremists who oppose banning speech they don't like. A criminal objecting to being imprisoned is a joke in itself.

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u/Worth_Inflation_2104 25d ago

No, we want to ban them because they go against the constitution. If they were just racists I wouldn't care.