What quelling the far-right AfD party could mean for German democracy | DW News

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A group of German lawmakers wants to ban the far-right political party, the Alternative for Germany or AfD. A section of the party is considered right-wing extremist by the domestic intelligence agency. The AfD enjoyed a record surge in recent elections in three eastern states, a year before national elections are due. Those results could be replicated elsewhere in Germany. Critics say the anti-immigrant party poses a danger to democracy. But as our correspondent Matthew Moore reports, many YOUNG voters support the party. With analysis from DW political correspondent Simon Young.
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@created1991 22 часа назад

And these liberals say that they are for freedom of speech...😂😂😂

@John_Pace 23 часа назад

What next? The re-education camps for wrong thinkers?

@rs1357 22 часа назад

Banning party while lecturing other countries, true ironic in action😂😂😂

@ClydeBreeze_994 22 часа назад

This is so democratic. It just shows you the current state of "democracy" in Germany...

@Messerschmit 22 часа назад

That is not very democratic.....

@ragnarruckus2825 20 часов назад

How about try defunding DW instead. Let’s see would advertise there besides the CIA.

@sinfps1 21 час назад

Democratic...

@item6931 21 час назад

Banning them would be catastrophic. Sure the population is not armed like Americans, but disenfranchising large fractions of the population would force them to use "extra-democratic" means to be heard.

@taylorbolduc1763 20 часов назад

As long as they're not breaking any laws there's really no right to ban them.

@jamesmichaels4979 21 час назад

It's a democracy. Many people support them. Banning the opposition is not democratic

@soundscape26 21 час назад

As long as they adhere to the constitutional principles they won't be banned.

@Okiejayjay 19 часов назад

@@soundscape26who writes those “principles “?

@freemoneyprinciple 22 часа назад

Directly skipped to the comment section

@amunra5330 20 часов назад

So much for the “rules based order” ban when they dont like the results 😂😂😂

@flintyrocker2138 День назад

unfollowing election results is far worse for democracy

@randomcommenteronyoutube1055 17 часов назад

Step 1) Ignore real problems which everyday people bring to your attention for decades. Step 2) Dismiss parties which form to address real but ignored problems, and demonize their voters. Step 3) Get alarmed when voters abandon you in favor of the other people. Step 4) Call the other side fascists and totalitarians, and then ban them from political participation. Who is the totalitarian party again?

@liiten9066 22 часа назад

Would ut not be illegal to ban any party, cause thats is dangerous for democraty

@xander6522 День назад

I don't support AfD. However, I also don't support banning a political party that represents a significant portion of the population.

@David-Rymer 23 часа назад

Banning an party who is ideologically against the democratic system is actually very democratic.

@raquetdude 23 часа назад

So you support undoing the ban on the Communist party that was in a similar position? Anti democratic parties are illegal in Germany under the constitution which is why them and the AFD should be banned…

@raquetdude 23 часа назад

@@David-Rymerthey aren’t European… they are either a Yank or a Russian. Germans already banned the communist party for being anti democratic lol, they should 10000% go after the far right now (both were supported by the Russians which is a coincidence)

@glockmat 22 часа назад

Democracy is when everyone agrees with me, right?

@clavichord 22 часа назад

@@glockmat No, democracy is when 100% of the people agree with me, even when they don't

@squalie9 17 часов назад

DW keeps saying the party is anti democracy, out of dozens of videos they've YET to explain why people feel that way.

@1824sotope 23 часа назад

What about the voice of the voters

@raquetdude 23 часа назад

They banned the communist party … they only care for voters of democratic parties as non democratic parties are illegal as they are inherently anti democratic and anti freedom/liberalism

@JS-tx9jy 22 часа назад

It's a third that wants far right. That's not a majority

@AiRPasternak 22 часа назад

@@JS-tx9jyBut that can change and that's the point. Banning political parties it's BAD because that means the government is telling you who you can and can't vote.

@Jonas-Seiler 21 час назад

@@JS-tx9jy No it's not. It's a third that rightfully voted against the establishment. Only a fraction of those actually want the afd or anything to the right for that matter.

@soundscape26 21 час назад

@@AiRPasternak Parties have to adhere to the country's constitution... if they don't they are banned.

@DieterZimmermann-yf4le 19 часов назад

How about banning the watermelons, green on the outside and red on the inside.

@bradv9449 День назад

Take a shot of tequila every time you hear "far right" while you're watching this.

@raquetdude 23 часа назад

Any mention of the time Germany banned the far left communist party for being anti democratic and anti liberal? Cause that alone is justification for banning the AFD today. Both are against democracy and the idea of Germany being a liberal democracy.

@stevenalvarado-doc7334 22 часа назад

I'm now drunk.

@glockmat 22 часа назад

I dont want to die from alcohol poisoning while speedrunning too

@Jonas-Seiler 21 час назад

@@stevenalvarado-doc7334 weak

@soundscape26 21 час назад

What did you expect on a video about the far right? References to communism and libertarianism?

@samanthaw4955 День назад

Not very democratic is it to ban a party you can’t beat whilst holding a free and fair election. Say what you want but at the end of the day a lot of people voted for them and is their democratic right to do that.

@raquetdude 23 часа назад

They banned the Communist party which was popular … it’s cause anti democratic parties are illegal under the German constitution as they inherently are anti freedom… which the AFD says it is anyways

@volkerengels5298 20 часов назад

Extremists get extreme answers. Kinda normal....

@Kortusmaximus 20 часов назад

NSDAP was also once elected before they Take the Power and so on. Since end of WW2 they are banned. Ist this also Not democratic?

@AlternativeBrew 23 часа назад

When the masks peel off you realise that the talk about democracy and it's importance is mere pretense. As soon as democracy delivers unfavorable results, the calls to do away with democracy are deafening. You often here of lack democracy in Iran Venezuela etc. But it is those who shout the most about democracy who are the first to point out it's inconvenience. Note that DW does not take a stance on whether it would be a good thing or not. What they are doing is testing an idea on the public to see how the public would react. Surely if the channel values democracy, they should be pointing out how undemocratic that act would be.

@clavichord 22 часа назад

You are forgetting, the West is a liberal democracy... which means only democracy for the liberals.

@Sol-Illuminus 22 часа назад

Isn't this what happened to the NSDAP? To some extent. But it just made it more popular because it was being given the attention.

@srikanthshastry4546 23 часа назад

Bad a political party to promote Democracy.......How ironic!

@ld871111 23 часа назад

Why not ban everything you don't like then? Democracy only if others agree with you?

@raquetdude 23 часа назад

They did ban the communist party mate … Germans aren’t Americans they have a constitution which bans political parties that are anti democracy

@ottz2506 22 часа назад

Do you support Trump?

@glockmat 22 часа назад

@@ottz2506 How is it to be foreign to the concept of intelligence?

@ottz2506 22 часа назад

@glockmat how is it to be foreign to the concept of knowing who someone supports ideologically which may be relevant when forming an argument against that someone?

@volkerengels5298 20 часов назад

Just extremists. Not 'everything' Chill

@liiten9066 22 часа назад

Its extremly strange that some suddenly got the Power to for somethink unthinkable, listen what the people wants 😡😡😡 they say it is legal to ban but is it? If you ask what the people thinking of it, so they probly not think its legal

@volkerengels5298 20 часов назад

**They say they listen....** And this time you choose to trust. That's all.

@danielowits2727 День назад

Banning usually only works on fringe parties because banning such a popular and well-established party would have devastating effects on voter confidence. It might actually weaken the democratic institutions more than having a government involving the AfD. Being in a government requires a party to deliver political promises to voters, so there is actual risk for the AfD to lose votes as a result of bad governing.

@unatwomey7112 23 часа назад

The afd is pure Russian money. Ban that before they get any further.

@raquetdude 23 часа назад

They banned the far left communist party… so nah

@KIASERAmmon 18 часов назад

I am a german American. My great grandfather is Prince burchard of prussia he has 16 biological children, and i will vote for German channollor next time not this time

@KIASERAmmon 18 часов назад

German does not need a german channlor like ww2. Get your act together like the Hohenzollern royal family my immitted extended family

@Ασσουρμπανιμπαλ 22 часа назад

Ok then what ban the opinion of people?

@KIASERAmmon 19 часов назад

I don't know if they are allowed to do that if an absolute monarchy or constional monarchy comes back to Germany?

@Jason-io9zg 21 час назад

“democracy"

@rickharris4579 21 час назад

No!!

@Ness83. День назад

Here in Belgium the same!!! There is no democracy anymore 😢

@unojayc 21 час назад

Democracy is lost when you say far right yet you persist in this line and so join forces who oppose them so undermining your impartiality.

@spacefire6181 23 часа назад

They already did that well in the election and without strategy voting they would be at least 10 points ahead of all other parties in all 5 East German states and is either third if not close 3rd( from second) party in the west Germany too

@slowmotion2300 День назад

Ddemocracy is in danger 🤣🤣🤣🤣, they are elected by a democratic election for gods sake.

@TheRedPharmacist 23 часа назад

Not saying it applies in this case, but the idea is to ban a party that would not uphold democracy, even if it was elected by it.

@bogdar2019 23 часа назад

@@TheRedPharmacist For instance every party that ahve "socialist" in its name.

@brazendesigns 23 часа назад

you don't understand German law and the structures built within to prevent another fascist regime from ever gaining power.

@item6931 21 час назад

@@TheRedPharmacist So which AfD members have not stepped aside when they lost an election?

@soundscape26 21 час назад

@@bogdar2019 How so? Did they ever threaten to end democracy?

@El.presidente 19 часов назад

Feels like 1938

@aparajitasuman9727 14 часов назад

So wait! AfD’s candidate for chancellor is from queer community. That’s weird.

@mrkus-nc7od 15 часов назад

Funny thing was ! The Ampel. Spd cdu green partys said there Democracy 😂 not Ours ! but there ,s 😂 they decide whats Democracy 😂

@JohnByrne-hi3if 14 часов назад

The court ruling is that, calling the AFD far right not slander. Not that they where are far right party. Come on DW.. you know German better than me. tricking the English Speakers is not very fair and balanced

@gtrdxz 19 часов назад

Democracy....unless it interferes with our open borders..

@meowenstein 14 часов назад

Democracy is a danger to democracy, apparently.

@ht8602 17 часов назад

In a democracy, if a large portion of the people votes on a right wing party... banning a democratic voice would be the same as banning democracy... maybe those wanting to ban, should ask themself WHY people more and more is voting right wing ?

@robmoorept 17 часов назад

Quelling democracy???? 🤡🤡🤡

@Dengtree 15 часов назад

But but …… Putin and…. Russia Oh nooo😂

@Dengtree 15 часов назад

But but …… Putin and…. Russia Oh nooo😂

@spacefire6181 23 часа назад

Who is the real threat of democracy? And what is the definition of democracy( it is people’s vote ) and unfollow election results and disqualify people’s vote is the biggest assault on democracy

@raquetdude 23 часа назад

Clear you aren’t European and are an American as Europeans don’t have the freedom to undo our own democracies… which is why German banned the popular communist party way back… anti democratic parties should be banned. If not then ur just slowly killing your democracy.

@GenghisVern 23 часа назад

It's only 30%, and half of that is tag-along. They're isolated.

@KillyBilly141 23 часа назад

honestly pls pls pls pls dont make it a nation vs party thing. its partys vs partys. only because the currently governing parties are using their might to do everything but the will of the voter does the afd rise.

@raquetdude 23 часа назад

The nation banned the Communist party before, why not ban the AFD…