“There has been a normalization of right-wing attitudes in society,” says Andrew Zick, who studies extremism in Germany.
According to data released in a report last month by Germany's domestic intelligence agency, there are 12,700"violence-orientated right-wing extremists" in the country — which is more than half of the number of all right-wing extremists.
"I think it is because of our Nazi past that people don't want to recognize the threat of the far-right today," said Anetta Kahane, who heads the anti-racism group, the Amadeu Antonio Foundation."Like an evil child, it reminds society of other evil members of the family." Her foundation has also received bomb threats, a fake anthrax letter and a fake explosive device, and right-wing extremists entered or tried to enter the foundation with video cameras three times, according to the foundation.
Police said there were two suspects in the attack, but investigations are ongoing and nobody had been charged. “There has been a normalization of right-wing attitudes in society,” said Zick, who studies such attitudes in Germany. “The extreme right wing has been more successful in creating a movement which has strong links into the middle of society.”, or AfD, which has a strong anti-immigrant stance and holds 91 out of 709 seats in the German Parliament. The party has found a strong following, especially in the east.
“We see that the AfD in Parliament is very confident. That also gives right-wing extremists the confidence to threaten people who stand for democracy and human rights," said Bianca Klose, who leads the organization."That is a new development."
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