Germany’s centre-Right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and the centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD), which are holding coalition talks, have proposed a law that will block people with multiple extremism convictions from standing in elections.

https://archive.ph/yNQwE

  • Realitätsverlust@lemmy.zip
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    12 hours ago

    The big issue with any form of attempted suppression will not suddenly sway their voters. It would be much smarter to not give people a reason to fall for populists.

    But that would be too easy, I guess.

    • Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf
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      2 hours ago

      Nope, if the AfD gets banned, the entire structure and funding crumbles. It will take decades to build up this kind of Nazi momentum.

    • gazter@aussie.zone
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      3 hours ago

      It’s like banning marijuana and then expecting people to just not do it.