Outed: Offensive AfD Rhetoric Slaps 'Extremist' Label - Alice Weidel at the Center Once More
Leaked Constitution Protection Report Excerpt on AfD: Weidel Also Cited - Leaked Reports on AfD's Constitutional Protection Detail Quotes Weidel as Well
Here's the lowdown on the latest buzz around the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Germany's Office for the Protection of the Constitution has labeled the AfD as a "proven right-wing extremist endeavor," moving them from merely a suspected case. This alarming revelation comes from an approximately 1100-page report, painstakingly compiled over several years, but never published[1]. New Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has pledged to review this report thoroughly[2].
The AfD's statements have been separated into four categories by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: "ethnically-based statements and positions," "xenophobia," "Islamophobia," and "democratic principle." In an interview on a YouTube channel at the end of 2023, AfD politician and key figure, Alice Weidel, made derogatory generalizations about Muslims[3]. According to Weidel, Germany's influx of "culturally foreign people" had resulted in a "massive socio-political problem," she claimed, which contradicts our liberal democratic basic order[4].
During a campaign speech for the state election in Brandenburg in September 2023, Weidel ratcheted up her anti-Muslim vitriol, accusing an "aggressive jihad" of being waged against non-Muslims in Germany[3]. She cited foreign crime, including harassment and rapes, as evidence of this religious war against the German population[5].
Weidel wasn't alone in her offensive comments. AfD co-party leader, Tino Chrupalla, referred to CDU politicians Friedrich Merz and Norbert Röttgen, as well as the then-Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock (Greens), as "vassals of America" at a demonstration in Nuremberg in April 2023[5]. AfD European politician Maximilian Krah and AfD federal parliamentarian, then head of the youth organization Young Alternative, Hannes Gnauck, have also been implicated in the report[5].
Contributions from the party on social networks have not gone unnoticed, either. The report highlights the use of terms like "knife migration," "over-foreignization," and the dubious term "remigration." Regrettably, these statements underscore the AfD's extremist ideology and are seen as a threat to Germany's democratic order[6].
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[1] The German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) confirmed the existence of an extensive, multi-year report labeling the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party a "proven right-wing extremist organization," posing a threat to the constitution.[2] After the Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified the AfD as a "confirmed right-wing extremist endeavor," the new Federal Chancellor, Friedrich Merz (CDU), announced that this would have to be "carefully evaluated."[3] In interviews and campaign speeches, key leaders of the AfD, including Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, have made comments exhibiting xenophobia, Islamophobia, and ethnocentrism, supporting the intelligence agency's extremist classification of the party.[4] In the official Constitution Protection Report on the AfD, Alice Weidel is singled out for her offensive generalizations about Muslims, a move that contradicts the basis of Germany's liberal democratic order.[5] Aside from Alice Weidel, various leading AfD politicians, including Tino Chrupalla, Maximilian Krah, and Hannes Gnauck, have been cited in the report for their role in disseminating extremist rhetoric and behavior.[6] The Office for the Protection of the Constitution considers the AfD's use of terms like "knife migration," "over-foreignization," and "remigration" as evidence of extreme, exclusionary sentiments that pose a threat to Germany's constitutional order.
- The Office for the Protection of the Constitution has upgraded the AfD to a "proven right-wing extremist endeavor," following an extensive report compiled over several years.
- In an interview on a YouTube channel, Alice Weidel, an AfD politician, made derogatory generalizations about Muslims, contradicting Germany's liberal democratic basic order.
- New Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has pledged to evaluate this report thoroughly, following its upgrade by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
- Tino Chrupalla, another AfD politician, referred to CDU politicians and a foreign minister as "vassals of America," in a demonstration in Nuremberg.
- The Office for the Protection of the Constitution's report also implicates Maximilian Krah and Hannes Gnauck, both AfD politicians, in the party's extremist rhetoric and behavior.
