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Originally Posted by whomario
German right wing ideologues have taken to american right wing ideology very easily. It's just more viable and "compatible" (not really captures what the german expression, "anschlussfähig" means though) with members of more mainstream society than oldschool (neo)nazi ideology.
This particular stream is what in the US is known as the sovereign citizen movement, both having their own 'folklore' of why their respective country's government is illegitimate but essentially being very similarly styled movements.
Reichsbürger movement - Wikipedia
I mean, they are crazy and frankly idiotic but they are also mostly one step removed from people that are in positions to do real damage. I mean, heck, in this group itself you have former high ranking military and a judge and former member of parliament (not 20 years ago but 2 years ago and still filling an active role for her right wing party which is surfing the asshole resurgence to the tune of 15% in polls). |
I read an article a couple of months ago that mentioned that what equates to the sovereign citizen movement is growing quickly in Germany.