A lesbian banker with immigrant partner: They call her Germany’s ‘neo-Nazi’ face
In this country, many on the Left blithely toss off comparisons between President Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler. Their rad comrades in Germany also have a nominee for the top leadership position in the coming Fourth Reich: the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD. A Nazi replay is really not the goal of the right-wing AfD — which features a lesbian, former Goldman Sachs banker with an immigrant partner as its leader. But unlike in the United States, at least their critics have a direct acquaintance with those who have a political preference for a psychopathic dictator, Polish invasions, Auschwitz, and Swastika T-shirts.
TL;DR
- The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is a right-wing political movement gaining significant support in Germany.
- Alice Weidel, a lesbian former Goldman Sachs banker with an immigrant partner, is the co-chair and a prominent leader of the AfD, aiming to legitimize the party.
- The AfD advocates for strict immigration policies, nationalism, and a review of past naturalization decisions, with some members making controversial statements reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
- Critics accuse the AfD of neo-Nazism, while supporters view its platform as a reasonable conservative program and a response to perceived uncontrolled immigration.
- The party has seen a substantial increase in electoral success, becoming Germany's second-largest party.
- A forthcoming state election in Saxony-Anhalt is seen as a critical test for the AfD's drive for power and its challenge to the mainstream parties' 'firewall' strategy.