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Elon Musk makes surprise appearance at AfD event in eastern Germany
(www.theguardian.com)
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Enough of a threat that 200 lawyers recently published an open letter calling for a ban, another 17 constitutional lawyers seeing a strong case for a ban etc.
The last try banning an extremist right wing party (then NPD) failed due to the constitutional court seeing no chance that party could implement their policies. Nobody thinks that would be the case with the AfD.
Also, the candidate for chancellor of the largest party, Friedrich Merz (CDU) just stated they'd work with the AfD on some laws (immigration and refugee issues namely).
Basically, shit's hitting the fan right now.
Also the other right wing populists in the European Parliament kicked them out because the don’t like to be associated with Nazis like the afd. That should tell you everything
Although that might be a move to appear less extremist to their own voters.
Even the Joker refused to work with the Red Skull once he discovered his political affiliations
Why should this prevent a ban?
It makes no sense at all and this ruling of our supreme court enabled the Nazis to get where they are today.
First they where too small to be banned. Now they are too big to be banned because politicians fear their voters. All the while they get subsidized from our taxes and get ample time on TV and in the press because they are a legal party and they are not banned. It's crazy yet here we are.
The AfD is not too big to be banned, some politicians are just cowards or secretly sympathetic to the AfD.
I'm talking legal requirements for a party ban, not why members of parliament don't want to start the process.
Because it’s not necessary to ban a party that is irrelevant and has no chance to get to any kind of legislative power. The few times the NPD won a seat in a regional parliament, they were ridiculed and no one considered working together with them.
And that's exactly the Problem with the AfD. Other parties, especially the so-called "conservatives" of the CDU, are more than happy to cooperate with the Nazi scum if that gets them what they want.
Because banning a party is a delicate thing. It is a dangerous tool, the last possible defence against extremist parties. Therefore it must not be used lightly, and the realistic chance to actually gain legislative power to implement extremist policies is a requirement for a party ban.