With the victory of the AfD party (Alternative for Germany) in East Germany, the world’s media — at least the ones I can read in English — are awash with “far right” headlines, as if Hitler is on the rise again. In this case, however, I would say that that assessment might be fairly accurate in terms of party policies than I’m comfortable with.
My main takeaway, however, is a reinforcement of my image of the world’s media as having a completely leftward tilt, in many cases reflecting a”far left” mindset. I asked Gemini to calculate how many times the U.S. media, in the first six months of 2026, used the term “far right” and how many times they used “far left.”
It couldn’t give me an answer but said “far right” was used three to five times more frequently than “far left.” Instead of far left, the media use progressive or liberal. Far right often becomes extreme right, or even fascist.
Back to the AfD, this group does indeed appear out there somewhere ideologically. To think that the AfD won 44 percent of the vote (more than Bill Clinton got in 1992) gives you an idea of how fed up Germans are with socialism and globalism. A couple of the party’s ideas I completely agree with are leaving the European Union (EU) and dropping the Euro in favor of the Deutsche Mark.
However, here I find some problems: immigrants receiving benefits should be forced out, and employers should hire only Germans. Those seeking asylum should be housed in rural centers away from urban populations. All Ukrainian immigrants should be stripped of refugee status. A militia should be formed to help ferret out unwanted immigrants and nationals.
Funding should be cut to cultural institutions such as museums that favor anti-German values. Education should be refocused on Germany in the 19th century and away from its current emphasis on Hitler and the 20th century. Teachers should have to swear an oath to the German people and the homeland.
Along with this educational and cultural realignment, the AfD also seeks to reestablish ties with Russia, whose policies, it says, saved Prussia from ruin before it became Germany. AfD leaders also long for a return to a previous homeland — to East Germany!
Now here’s a biggie: Elon Musk is a strong supporter of the AfD. Trump is no doubt happy with the German results as well.
