German police swoop on suspected extremists 'plotting to undermine government' - eviltoast

The so-called Reichsbürger movement has attracted growing support from different areas of the anti-government and far-right ecosystem.

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    The so-called Reichsbürger movement has attracted growing support from different areas of the anti-government and far-right ecosystem.

    German authorities announced on Thursday they were searching 20 homes belonging to suspected far-right conspiracy plotters whom they say were planning to “destabilise” the communications of state administrations.

    The people targeted are suspected of belonging to the far-right Reichsbürger movement, which brings together various groups of conspiracy theorists and extremists who do not recognise the legitimacy of German institutions.

    The Reichsbürger movement has existed since the 1980s, but gained new momentum in reaction to the health restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    In December 2022, the authorities dismantled an armed group of the same persuasion that had set itself the goal of overthrowing Germany’s democratic institutions.

    Other Reichsbürger members are more conspiratorial and reactionary in their thinking, rejecting modern state structures and refusing to pay taxes, take part in a census, or carry ID cards.


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