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The Northerner

(5,040 posts) Fri Mar 23, 2012, 06:14 AM Mar 2012

Germany set to ban extreme right party [View all]

Germany is going to try again to ban the extreme right National Democratic Party, which has been linked to a neo-Nazi cell accused of nine racially-motivated killings and the murder of a policewoman.

"The NDP is a party that is an enemy of the constitution. We want to start a process to ban it," said Hans-Peter Friedrich, federal minister of the interior, on Thursday after his regional colleagues met.

Germany was last year rocked by the revelation that a fascist gang, calling itself the National Socialist Underground based in the eastern town of Zwickau, was made up of people close to the NPD.

The cell has been accused of at least 10 murders between 2000 and 2006, mainly of Turks.

Read more: http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20120323-41513.html

If only there was an initiative here in the US to ban all reich-wing parties then I think we'd all be much safer and better off.

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Germany set to ban extreme right party [View all] The Northerner Mar 2012 OP

I wish we could ban the right wing too liberal N proud Mar 2012 #1

I don't care if we get rid of the right - just get rid of the tea party terrorists Initech Mar 2012 #27

Constitution be damned, MadHound Mar 2012 #2

There are good reasons to ban that party: DetlefK Mar 2012 #4

Based on your excellent breakdown, OUR own GOP is guilty beyond the pale N/t BanTheGOP Mar 2012 #30

Numerous studies have shown conservatism to be a mental illness Gman Mar 2012 #6

Yup Dokkie Mar 2012 #7

Well, science has come a long way Gman Mar 2012 #11

Good job playing right into their hands RZM Mar 2012 #12

Yes, those poor put-uoon Nazis are soooo misunderstood Occulus Mar 2012 #16

Uh, I'm not talking about the German far-right RZM Mar 2012 #17

Did you read the context of the post you were replying to? apocalypsehow Mar 2012 #20

I don't understand why we should be concerned about what clinically insane people think Gman Mar 2012 #21

How would such a "ban" work, exactly? Repeal the 1st amendment? Just curious. n/t. apocalypsehow Mar 2012 #14

Round 'em up. Forcibly medicate them Gman Mar 2012 #19

Oh, I get it now: you're just pulling our legs. Good to know you weren't actually serious. n/t. apocalypsehow Mar 2012 #22

I'm serious as a heart attack Gman Mar 2012 #23

No, you're not. You just think its cute to post stuff you know wouldn't pass either Constitutional apocalypsehow Mar 2012 #24

You can go to any county court house Gman Mar 2012 #25

Uh-huh. n/t. apocalypsehow Mar 2012 #26

I wish we could somehow offer them all a place of their own SoCalDem Mar 2012 #18

The right wing says, liberalism is a mental illness. Stan Smith Mar 2012 #29

There is no sound scientific evidence to support that assertion Gman Mar 2012 #34

The right wing could always hire so called experts to claim that we are mentally ill Stan Smith Mar 2012 #38

If the only way Aerows Mar 2012 #40

The problem is money DLC_GOPLite Mar 2012 #3

German neonazis don't have big-money backers. DetlefK Mar 2012 #5

Link doesn't work Bryn Mar 2012 #8

I've visited the link twice and it works for me The Northerner Mar 2012 #9

Banning political parties might well lead to consequences other than MineralMan Mar 2012 #10

If Germany wants to ban a political party, that's their business RZM Mar 2012 #13

its aslo wouldnt make them go away Sea-Dog Mar 2012 #15

bwahahahaha fascisthunter Mar 2012 #32

YES!! Germany is doing something that I've ADVOCATED FOR YEARS AND YEARS!! BanTheGOP Mar 2012 #28

Another person who is afraid of free speech weighs in on DU onenote Mar 2012 #33

good fascisthunter Mar 2012 #31

Germany's track record on banning large groups of people hasn't been too good sylvi Mar 2012 #35

Maybe this is not the most democratic move they can make but are they going to let them have jwirr Mar 2012 #36

I do not believe in banning any political party... cynatnite Mar 2012 #37

Banning it is silly treestar Mar 2012 #39