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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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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"Not entirely successful" and "not 30% of the population" are two very different things.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'd be inclined to think that going from 30% to 20% is worse than "not entirely successful" (assuming AfD voters in general are at the very least somewhat sympathetic to fascist views, which really doesn't seem like an unfair assumption)

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

20% is still better than 30%. Less momentum in the movement; more chance of discouraging others from pursuing it.