What Die Linke have learned from the AfD’s playbook

Both parties have discovered the political power of breaking taboos – and the centre risks playing straight into their hands.

Sep 27, 2026

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The AfD’s method of breaking taboos speaks primarily to young men.

At the 2025 federal election, crowds chanted “Alice für Deutschland” at speeches given by AfD leader Alice Weidel. The chant is a barely hidden reference to “Alles für Deutschland”, a slogan used by the SA, the Nazi paramilitary organisation whose members beat up Jews and poli…

What Die Linke have learned from the AfD’s playbook

Both parties have discovered the political power of breaking taboos – and the centre risks playing straight into their hands.

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