Why the rise of the right is a threat to us all
Germany in 2024: attacks on refugees are on the rise again, the AfD is planning massive deportations of Germans with a migration background and right-wing extremists have arrived in the center of society. And the West is still only looking to the East. But the AfD is gaining ground nationwide. State authorities, the German armed forces and our justice system are also part of the problem. Structures that are supposed to strengthen our democratic coexistence are open to the right or simply look the other way. The author is afraid and is not alone in this. We must now position ourselves as a society and take a clear stance: We must fight for democracy and human rights!
Jakob Springfeld is a student and was born and raised in Zwickau in 2002. In Stuttgart, he received the Theodor Heuss Medal for special commitment to democracy and civil rights.ZEIT-Campus has named him one of the 100 most important East Germans. in 2022, his book "Unter Nazis. Young, East German, against the right"
"Der Westen hat keine Ahnung, was im Osten passiert" will be published by Quadriga Verlag on January 31, 2025, 224 pages