In yet another brazen assault on political freedom by Germany’s left-wing globalist establishment, the regional government of Germany’s sixth post populous state, Rhineland-Palatinate, has imposed a sweeping ban on members of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) from holding public-sector positions.
This move, spearheaded by Social Democratic Party (SPD) Interior Minister Michael Ebling, echoes the kind of authoritarian tactics conservatives have long warned against from the globalist progressive ‘elite’.
Announced Thursday in Mainz, the new rules require applicants for government roles, including civil servants, police officers, and teachers, to submit a written declaration affirming their loyalty to the constitution and certifying they have not been affiliated with any extremist organization in the past five years.
Since the AfD has been classified as an ‘extremist’ group by Rhineland-Palatinate’s own Office for the Protection of the Constitution, its members are effectively blacklisted from these jobs. Even stricter rules apply to police hires, where any hint of disloyalty could lead to immediate disqualification.
The purge also extends to current employees. The state’s interior ministry has made clear that ongoing membership in an “extremist” group like the AfD could now constitute a disciplinary offense, potentially resulting in removal from service.
Ebling pompously declared, “Loyalty to the constitution is not a wish or a recommendation… it is the immovable duty of every civil servant in our country. Anyone who puts himself at the service of this state must be loyal to the constitution at all times, without ifs and buts.”
He further justified the crackdown by claiming the AfD has “radicalized” and lacks a moderate wing, insisting there must be “no doubt” that public workers stand firmly for the constitution.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel didn’t mince words in her response to the German newsletter Bild, blasting the policy as “appalling discrimination against political opinion” that tramples “basic democratic principles.”
Fellow AfD parliamentarian and deputy state chairman Sebastian Münzenmaier went further, slamming Ebling’s decree as a “declaration of political bankruptcy,” highlighting how the left resorts to silencing dissent when they can’t win arguments at the ballot box.
The backdrop to this regional power grab is the ongoing federal drama surrounding the AfD’s classification. In May, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) labeled the party a right-wing extremist group nationally, citing its “ethnicity- and ancestry-based understanding of the people” as incompatible with the “free democratic order.”
The AfD swiftly challenged this in court, forcing the BfV to pause the designation and downgrade it to a “suspected case.” Undeterred, Rhineland-Palatinate has taken matters into its own hands, imposing its own extremist label to justify the ban.
This comes amid growing chatter about outright banning the AfD nationwide, despite its strong second-place finish in this year’s federal elections, a clear mandate from voters fed up with the establishment’s failures.
The AfD vows to fight back in the courts, just as they did federally. Weidel remains defiant, declaring that her voters “will not be intimidated by this.”
This policy isn’t about safeguarding democracy; it’s about entrenching left-liberal globalist hegemony by barring conservatives from the institutions that shape society. If allowed to stand, it sets a dangerous precedent for purging any group that doesn’t toe the progressive line.
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