The New York Times’ article, ” ‘This Is Treason of Historic Proportions’: Far Right in Germany Steps Up Attacks on Migrants,” covers the rising political tensions and violent attacks on immigrants, asylum seekers, and government-run refugee shelters in Germany. The topic is covered under the tags “politics,” “immigration,” “refugees,” “germany,” “vance,” “far right,” “amged mob,” and “munich.”
The article describes how the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gained seats in the German Bundestag in 2017 and has since become more vocal in its opposition to migration and refugees. The party has used abusive language against Chancellor Merkel and has even called Merkel’s government the ” Traitor’s Government,” which is the title of the AfD leader’s book.
The article also reports incidents of violence, such as firebombing of refugee shelters, shooting of foreigners, and protestors across Germany. The police have reported an increase in the number of attacks against people of foreign origin. Some of the attacks have been justification by some of the perpetrators in the context of socio-economic grievances, while others have an explicitly anti-immigrant conviction.
The article concludes with a statement that these violent incidents and the political response represent a threat to Germany’s democratic structure and social stability. The far right’s rising influence threatens the Western alliance and could serve as an example for other far-right European and political groups.
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