Sociologist: "The AfD is a party with fascist leanings in parts.":
The stronger the AfD becomes, the more frequently the question is raised of how to deal with ...
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Avoiding Normalization of the AfD's ExtremismSociologist Dörre warns that accidental majorities with the AfD risk legitimizing its partly fascist agenda and harming democracy.
- Klaus Dörre stresses that the AfD cannot be treated like a normal party and accidental majorities with it must be avoided.
- Such majorities, as seen in Kassel, contribute to acceptance of a partly fascist party with unconstitutional aims, according to Dörre.
- He advises never approving AfD proposals directly and instead submitting independent motions to hinder their influence.
- The political 'firewall' among democratic parties is a minimal agreement but insufficient to effectively counter the AfD.
Accidental majorities with this party should be avoided as much as possible, because they lead to the normalization of this party, which is fascist-adjacent in parts.— Klaus Dörre, sociologist, in an interview with the HNA about handling AfD-backed votes in Kassel.
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