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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has gained ground in three recent state elections, caused an uproar in the Thuringian parliament and triggering another debate on whether to ban the party outright.

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[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 118 points 1 month ago (20 children)

If simply banning nazis from holding political power is enough for some of you to question, then you're really not going to be ready for what you need to do to them once they get political power. Ban them now because y'all are far too soft to do what needs to be done if you don't.

[–] Mrs_deWinter 51 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (12 children)

Don't know what's there to be so smug about. "Oh you would rather ban them in a constitutional process than to wait for them to seize power and fight a bloody civil war, or worse?" Yes please! I hope we all much prefer the first option.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 month ago (11 children)

I hope we all much prefer the first option.

Some of us are convinced this measure does nothing, and are unwilling to fight. It seems they only seem to oppose fascism when it can be done by magic.

[–] DonPiano 1 points 1 month ago

Those of us are wrong, then. Fascism isn't some inherently abstract force of nature, it's people and organizations of people. Those social structures can be disrupted, and the major question whose answer determines the means of disruption is whether the earlier responses were appropriately timed and powered.

I prefer the situation where fascist-attitude people are individuals who need treatment rather than one where fascism is not just an attitude of individuals but a structural problem requiring e.g. law enforcement involvement or even a full-societal issue requiring outside military involvement.

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