In recent months, a new party has entered the German left. Steeped in accounts of biological hierarchy and genocide, “race” could play no function in building German democracy. In this context, many on the right and the left redrew German belonging along the lines of race and religion. Policymakers and mainstream media outlets were less willing to face the embedded bigotry in German society. Together, they reveal that the politics of racism is both durable and highly adaptable, functioning not as curious exceptions, but as a core part of the German political calculus.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 07, 2024 15:39 UTC