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German intel: AfD taken over by extremist factions (www.dw.com)
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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.

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[-] avater@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.de 16 points 1 year 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.

[-] copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

We even allow the NPD (or “Heimat“ now).

[-] Raikin@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

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

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