There is still a "conservative" party on the spectrum, too. But they have turned further right in response to this development and they're not going to win a majority.
But the term nazi is accurate. And important to give them the right frame for people considering to vote for them. Nobody should be allowed to say they didn't know what they voted for.
And it's a fitting description. They use orignal 3rd Reich propaganda quotes in their speeches, and have been exposed for plans to "ethnically clean" the German population. It's a complicated matter and hard to explain in shouts.
No. We have one party that gained serious momentum in the past decade that is legally considered right-wing extremist in several German states already. We just call them nazis to expose their "conservative nationalist" narrative
I find it hard not to despair in the face of all this. Germany will very likely turn right during the next election and there's no end to this trend in sight. Nobody wins. It's all just so fucking depressing.
We haven't even touched on what this election will mean for millions of Americans. Last week a girl died after a miscarriage as a direct result of the roe v. wade ruling. And these things will repeat and get worse.