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Why Musk and Vance's efforts to normalize this extreme-right party in Germany is so alarming

The article discusses the concerning efforts by Elon Musk and J.D. Vance to normalize the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right political party in Germany. AfD has been increasingly gaining traction, especially in eastern Germany, with polls showing it as the second most popular party nationally. The party has been criticized for its extremist views, including anti-immigrant sentiments, climate change denial, and historical revisionism regarding Germany's Nazi past. Musk and Vance's engagement with AfD, through social media interactions and public endorsements, is seen as an attempt to mainstream these views, which are considered alarming due to AfD's controversial stances and the potential to undermine democratic norms. This normalization is particularly worrisome given AfD's past associations with neo-Nazi groups and its current political strategies that echo historical fascist rhetoric.

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