He cites the Mitte-Studie on normalization of anti-democratic attitudes and a dossier of thousands of anti-constitutional ‘Beweise’ linked to the AfD, anchored by contemporaneous events like the 2021 Bundestag elections and Corona protests.

The speaker notes that the Federal Constitutional Court requires demonstrable, active hostility to the free democratic order to justify a party ban, and contends the AfD meets this threshold based on evidence and rhetoric.

He emphasizes history could repeat itself if democracy stays passive, framing the debate as protecting future generations from authoritarian reversal.

The discussion covers regional entrenchment of the AfD, how mainstream parties, including CDU/CSU, interact with its electorate, and the potential consequences for voters if a ban is enacted.

A formal ban on the AfD is urged as a necessary step, with the argument that current strategies have failed and that constitutional grounds exist for such action under Article 21.

Examples are cited of AfD rhetoric and statements advocating drastic actions, including violence, with the party described as aiming to end the party system and possibly establish a dictatorship.

Biographical context notes Philipp Ruch as a philosopher and artist, founder of Zentrum für Politische Schöhnheit, and recipient of a Grimme Online Award for the AfD-Verbot project.

A prominent critic of modern right-wing extremism argues for banning the AfD, framing the move as essential to protecting democracy.

The central claim is that the AfD is not just contributing to but driving the rise of modern right-wing extremism in Germany, likened to patterns seen in early 20th-century history.