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Germany defends AfD extremist classification after Rubio slams 'tyranny in disguise' (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by tfm to c/Germany

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/62965039

US Vice-President JD Vance accused "bureaucrats" of rebuilding the Berlin Wall, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed the designation as "tyranny in disguise".

In an unusual move, the foreign office directly replied to Rubio on X, writing: "We have learnt from our history that right-wing extremism needs to be stopped."

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

JD is a sad little unloved boy in disguise

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Thank you Germany for learning and standing up.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 4 points 3 months ago

It's fascism, and no amount of relabeling will change that