Something strange is happening in Germany.
Last year, the Alternative for Germany or AFD, as it scored, became the first far right party to win a state election in Germany since World War Two. Then in February this year, the AfD came second in Germany's national elections, with 20% of the votes.
The AFD isn't just another populist right wing party. Members of the party have consistently downplayed the horrors of Nazi Germany. What is happening?
Georg Diez, journalist, writer, and author of a Tipping Points: From the promises of the 90s to the crises of the present joins us to discuss how he believes we're witnessing the birth of a new form of far-right politics and should prepare ourselves accordingly.
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In Solidarity is openDemocracy’s podcast about people, power, and politics. It’s hosted by openDemocracy editor-in-chief Aman Sethi, an award-winning journalist and author of A Free Man. Support the show by visiting openDemocracy.net/donate.
Credits:
Presented by Aman Sethi
Edited and produced by Nandini Archer, James Battershill & Ayodeji Rotinwa
Theme song ‘Odyssey’ performed by Edward Abela
Featuring audio clips from CSPAN, Diem 24, Institute For Policy Studies
00:00 Introduction
01:23 What's going on in Germany?
05:30 The global financial crisis and the rise of the far-right
08:12 Right-wing extremism in modern Germany
12:01 Is fascism the right word?
15:27 What hope do we have for the future?
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