To all of my European friends, please remember that AfD (and other similar groups) are merely a symptom, not the disease itself. You have to identify and address the root cause of why AfD has any meaningful support.
this post was submitted on 12 May 2025
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And what do you think that is? So far I blame algorithmic/targeted social media that leads to echo chambers and lowering living standards because of rising cost of living and prices without salaries keeping up.
But I'm also getting the impression that no one that can actually do anything about it is aware or cares enough to act so we are fucked either way.
Thereβs definitely education (or lack there of) and propaganda, but the main issue is wealth inequality in this neo liberal, capitalist world
Wages have stagnated and everything is much more expensive. The quality of life of the majority of the population is massively worse than before. Yes we have cool gadgets and better healthcare due to technological advancements but the crux of the matter is that exploitation is tru the roof. People work 2 and 3 jobs and canβt make ends meet. Meanwhile billionaires get richer and richer in increasing pace.
Public services get cut, people get ask to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and they look for someone to blame and are told to look down (to immigrants) instead of up (to the ultra rich).
Disclaimer: Not European, so this is my perception about the similar rise in the US.
Part of it is economics, and the general decline of (personal) prosperity. People can't afford the things needed for a comfortable life. That includes housing, heat, food, and entertainment.
Part of it is definitely propaganda. No matter what the issue is, you can find countless sources pointing to whatever enemy you might think of. And people flock to it, choosing their own echo chambers. Side note: Lemmy is very much part of this, although typically in the opposite direction than what boosts AfD.
But I think the biggest factor is education, particularly in critical thinking. A lot of these movements promise an easy explanation and an easy fix. Real solutions never are. It takes a lot more effort to truly examine their claims, and it always comes with real downsides that people don't want. There also isn't a moment after any policy changes where people evaluate the results, and reevaluate the plan to figure out how to better get to their goals.
People are largely in favor of a ban. German intelligence officially labels afd a nazi party. Fucking do it already.
Why did Germany suspend labelling afd extremist
.... This does not mean that the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is deviating from its assessment of the AfD, but only that it is keeping quiet about it publicly. ... This is a tactical procedural move. The AfD can now no longer claim that the court has forbidden the secret service from reporting on the upgrade ...
In addition, the [legal] proceedings could now be accelerated ...
Because they sued, and until the case is sorted, the BfV may not continue the labeling.
No. The BfV voluntarily preemptively agreed to stop the labeling. Big difference imo.
Which makes the process go faster because they don't have to spend time arguing about something that the judge was going to force them to do anyway.
Perhaps
Oh, I misunderstood that. Sorry.
I think that's OK, would have gone to court anyway and BfV got burned badly with the NPD thing.
AfD members can just go to America.
....then get deported 'accidentally' to El Salvador
They're clearly being politically repressed so no doubt Donny would welcome them with open arms, a gold/green card, and set them up as ambassadors to Europe.
I agree with their intentions, but they're going to end up playing whack-a-mole if they succeed. It'll just pop up somewhere else with a fresh coat of paint and a new name printed on the side, but it'll still be the same horrible shit.
Itβll just pop up somewhere
That's certainly possible, but it would be a crime.