BERLIN — They called him the “Führer of Berlin.” Ingo Hasselbach had been a clandestine neo-Nazi in communist East Berlin, but the [fall of the Berlin Wall](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/world/berlin-wall-photos-30-year-anniversary.html) brought him out of the shadows. He connected with western extremists in the unified city, organized far-right workshops, fought street battles with leftists and celebrated Hitler’s birthday. He dreamed of a far-right party in the parliament of a reunified Germany.
Today, the far-right party [Alternative for Germany](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/26/world/europe/afd-election-east-germany-hoecke.html), known by its German initials, AfD, is the main opposition in Parliament. Its leaders [march side by side with far-right extremists](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/world/europe/germany-neo-nazi-protests-chemnitz.html) in street protests. And its [power base](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/world/europe/merkel-east-germany-nationalists-populism.html) is the former communist East. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/world/europe/germany-reunification-far-right.html Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2202): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/2202 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/77289293/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
