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Do you though? As much as I love Germany, you seem to have your own far-right problem. According to the news your government just banned the AfD party, and has been putting down protests over Israeli genocide in Gaza. That doesn't seem very free too me.
Point being, everybody has their problems, ours in the U.S. right now are pretty bad, but that doesn't mean the rest of the world is all roses and socialism.
Isn’t banning AfD a sign that they’re taking steps to correct the far-right problem?
yes, it is. The european idea of freedom is not total freedom and excemption from repercussions, the european idea of freedom is doing what you want AS LONG AS you don't infringe on other people's freedoms. And being proven anti-constitutional is very much infringing on pretty much all other freedoms, most notably and basic of all the human rights
I mean, yes, but putting down dissent over the Israli genocide of Palestinians is not. Their comment just gave off pretentious, we have zero problems of our own vibes. And I know thats not true.
lol dude every country has problems. Are you saying if given the choice, you rather live in US or Germany?
Despite its issues, Germanys looking abit better.
They’re not deporting 6 year olds with cancer anyway.
the AfD is proven anti-constitutional and want to dissassemble the democratic fundamentals that make Germany what it is today. We have a problem with narrative pushing bots and corrupt media only highlighting immigrant criminal cases, but the vast majority of people are against the AfD. Banning them protects our democracy and constitution. I agree with you that older people sometimes share very xenophobic world views, and that our guilt to Israel blinds us to what they are doing in Gaza, but a lot of people are speaking out against the Netanyahu regime openly on the streets and support Ukraine in their quest to staying a souvereign state, rather than a russian sattelite state, like it used to be under the Soviet Union. I was born, grew up and still live in the GDR region, which was also controlled by Russia during the cold war, and I NEVER want to have them back as our occupiers. I would rather die at the front and protect our free and democratic country, than subject my nephews to a possible world order, where they are under the boot of an autocrat that treats them as cannonfodder to expand their imperialistic dreams of total power and control
The AfD was NOT banned.