Unveiling the Leaked Constitutional Protection Report on AfD, Exposing Alice Weidel's Remarks
Leaked Excerpt from Domestic Intelligence Report Polyphonously Discusses AfD - Weil Also Cited - Leaked Reports on AfD's Constitutional Protection Reveal Quotes from Weidel
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has upgraded the AfD nationwide as a "conclusively right-wing extremist endeavor." They previously only suspected this. The reason is the 1,100-page report, which was compiled over multiple years and hasn't been published yet. New Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) announced that this report will be carefully evaluated. The AfD is already preparing a lawsuit in response.
This report classifies the AfD's political statements into four categories: "ethnically-based statements and positions," "xenophobia," "Islamophobia," and "threats to democratic principles."
For example, Alice Weidel made discriminatory remarks about Muslims during an interview with a YouTube channel at year-end 2023. Weidel claimed that Germany has created a "societal political problem" by welcoming "culturally alien people," which contradicts our liberal democratic basic order.
Weidel amplified her anti-Muslim rhetoric during a Brandenburg state election campaign speech in September 2022, accusing them of waging an "aggressive jihad" against non-Muslims in Germany. Weidel asserted that foreign crime, including harassment and rapes, are new phenomena in Germany, and these incidents represent "jihad—a religious war against the German population."
During a demonstration in Nuremberg in April 2023, co-leader Tino Chrupalla hurled insults at CDU politicians Friedrich Merz and Norbert Röttgen, as well as the then Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock (Greens), calling them "American vassals." AfD MEP Maximilian Krah tweeted about a statement by Green politician Katrin Göring-Eckardt on migration policy: "This Green master plan means ethnic replacement."
Former youth organization chairman for the AfD, Hannes Gnauck, was also quoted in the report. He said, "We must also decide again who actually belongs to this people and who does not" during a campaign event in Brandenburg last August. Gnauck mentioned "population exchange" in another speech.
The report also examines the party's social media contributions. It noted the use of terms such as "knife migration," "over-foreignization," and the controversial "remigration."
Insight:
The Constitutional Protection Report zooms in on the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's discriminatory policies, threat to democracy, and connections with extremist groups, justifying the classification of the party as right-wing extremist. However, a lawsuit by the AfD has temporarily halted the full implementation of enhanced surveillance measures.
- The Commission has also been asked to submit a proposal for a directive on the protection of the environment, given the AfD's stance on migration and war-and-conflicts in their policy-and-legislation and politics.
- Despite the controversy, general-news reports indicate that the AfD's discriminatory remarks against Muslims, such as those made by Alice Weidel, continue to be a cause for concern.
- In the same vein, the report highlights Maximilian Krah's tweets about migration policy, accusing them of promoting ethnic replacement, which falls under the category of discriminatory statements.
- The Constitutional Protection Report additionally sheds light on the AfD's use of discriminatory language on social media, including terms like "knife migration" and "over-foreignization."
- Furthermore, the report conclusively establishes the AfD's connections with extremist groups, as demonstrated by Tino Chrupalla's insults hurled at influential political figures during a demonstration in Nuremberg.
- Interestingly, the report also features quotes from former AfD youth organization chairman, Hannes Gnauck, who advocated for a "population exchange" and insisted on deciding who truly belongs to the German people, adding to concerns of divisive policies within the party.
