This week’s Berlin Briefing takes a closer look at how Germany remembers the Holocaust and why it’s in the crosshairs of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Comments by a leading AfD lawmaker have reignited debate around "remembrance culture." Björn Höcke, the party’s controversial leader in the state of Thuringia, rejects the long-held idea of German collective guilt, instead laying blame for the Holocaust solely with the Nazi dictatorship. Along with Melanie Amann, author of "Fear for Germany: The truth about the AfD" and social scientist Jakob Schergaut, host Michaela Küfner explores why his remarks are so controversial – and how the far right is seeking to rewrite history.
Read more:
Germany’s far-right AfD vows to ‘make history’ | https://p.dw.com/p/5E8p3
Fact check: Germany’s AfD no longer ‘right-wing extremist’? | https://p.dw.com/p/4uBIo
German intelligence must pause extremist label for AfD | https://p.dw.com/p/59Tdz
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:07 Höcke statement analysis
02:40 Höcke’s track record
03:42 Power inside AfD
07:35 Shift in narratives?
11:26 Strategy & timing
13:51 No reaction from Weidel
14:40 Weidel’s confidence
17:37 Appeal of East German identity
24:40 CDU-AfD relations
26:09 Firewall under pressure
29:46 Rewriting history?
31:17 Ban AfD option?
36:11 Outro
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