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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHuffpost: Germans float ban on far right party
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68029232Germany is wrestling with a potentially explosive debate over whether to ban the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD.
Germans have been shocked by revelations that senior figures attended a meeting where mass deportations were allegedly discussed.
A growing backlash has sparked large protests and public condemnation.
The AfD, which continues to poll second nationally, says it's being scandalously smeared by opponents.
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I wish we can do this with the GOP.
RockRaven
(16,045 posts)in a bad, bad way.
Silent3
(15,909 posts)I've never been sure it that was the best way to prevent a comeback of Nazis in a democracy, but it hasn't so far shown any signs of being a slippery slope toward greater loss of democratic freedoms in general.
And let's face it, AfD is just Nazis by another name.
RockRaven
(16,045 posts)it is the undesirables who capture that power and wield it against everyone else.
Remind me... Those Nazis who have been banned for some time now in Germany... What did they do with other political parties in their turn?
Polybius
(17,224 posts)If the people want them, they should be able to vote for them. If the people don't like them, they won't get voted in. Simple as that.
Elessar Zappa
(15,344 posts)They dont tolerate far-right parties due to their recent history. Remember, the Nazis got in power legally. Germany is trying to prevent that from happening again.
Polybius
(17,224 posts)But don't ban extreme anti-immigration Parties and call it a ban on "hate" and lump them all together. People have a right to vote for extreme anti-immigration Parties, however unpopular that it may seem.
Elessar Zappa
(15,344 posts)In the US, wed have that right but Europe doesnt have our first amendment and most Europeans are ok with that.