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I thought the Nazi party was legally banned in Germany. How can Germans publicly identify themselves as “neo-nazis?” Is this legally distinct?
Thanks, your obvious question prompted me to take another look at that issue. My first thought was “Yes, but it’s not quite there because…actually, why?” Since I couldn’t come to a good answer anymore (because by now the AFD really seems just as bad as the NPD always was), I did some digging through the constitution-equivalent, the Grundgesetz.
So, why is the AFD still not banned? I read through two or three news articles and it seems to boil down to a couple good arguments:
I would be so happy to be rid of the AFD, but unfortunately it seems to not be a quick process :c