Antifa: What do left-wing radicals want? I reporter
💥 Left-wing extremism – many associate this term with the violent riots at the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg. These protests have deeply etched the image of stone-throwing, black-clad activists into the public consciousness. The question of what they actually stood for and against was rarely discussed publicly at the time. We want to talk to left-wing extremists about this and ask: What kind of Germany do they envision? 💭This film is part of a themed week on extremism in Germany. All films can be found on funk.net and YouTube under the hashtag #ExtremLand. https://presse.funk.net/pressemeldung... 🎶 Music: Aleksandria - Hear Me Through Golden Lemons - Investor Trentemøller - Moan Rival Consoles - Odyssey ☝️ Antifa: There is no single, monolithic "Antifa." Antifa is an umbrella term for various, often loosely structured groups within the left-wing to far-left scene. Contrary to some assumptions, there is no organizational structure, no "leader," and no headquarters, although individual Antifa groups can certainly be organized and more clearly defined at the local level. ☝️ Report on the Protection of the Constitution: The report on the protection of the constitution is published annually and provides information on anti-constitutional activities in Germany. The figures in the report are based on findings gathered by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in cooperation with the state authorities. `` 📈 The figures in the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution's report are as follows: “Politically motivated crime – left-wing”: 9,849 (2018: 7,961) +23.7% of which 1,052 were violent crimes (2018: 1,340) For comparison: right-wing: 22,342 (2018: 20,431) Source: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution's report, page 23, page 32 Subset: Crimes with a left-wing extremist background: 6,449 (2018: 4,622) of which 921 were violent crimes (2018: 1,010). 🤔 What does this mean? The number of left-wing extremist motivated crimes increased by 39.5%, while the number of violent crimes decreased by 8.8%. For comparison: Right-wing extremist: 21,290 (2018: 19,409) crimes with a right-wing extremist background, including 925 (2018: 1,088) violent crimes. However: 5 attempted homicides, in Kassel and Halle. You can find the report here: https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/de/o... 🧨 Motivation for leaving the right-wing scene: Sören Kohlhuber talks in the film about the reasons for leaving the right-wing scene and also mentions "anti-fascist pressure" as a motivating factor. In fact, the Bavarian Office for the Protection of the Constitution partially confirmed this to Der Spiegel: https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/unispi... And here you can find general information on leaving the far-right scene: https://www.bpb.de/politik/extremismu... 📼 Team: Timm Giesbers, Tobias Dammers, Maik Arnold, Jakob Gross, Katharina Seiwert, Andreas Josef, Julia von Cube, Lisa Kreuzmann, Miriam Glaser 👉 You can also find us here: Twitter: / reporter Facebook: / reporter.offiziell Instagram: / reporter.offiziell Snapchat: / 3246991136 👉 #reporter is part of #funk: YouTube: / funkofficial funk Web App: http://go.funk.net Facebook: / funk 🎥 Opinion and subjectivity are often everything: But we value research, transparency, impartiality, and relevance. We are courageous, non-ideological, and open-minded. Others form opinions. We do journalism. A new episode is released every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. 🧑🏻 Timm has been part of the reporter team since 2017. He studied journalism and political science and completed his journalistic training at WDR (West German Broadcasting). He has also worked for other media outlets, such as Die Zeit, Handelsblatt, and Deutschlandfunk (German National Radio). His greatest passion: controversial interviews. His greatest weakness: black sweaters. You can find Timm here: Twitter: / timmgiesbers Instagram: / tmmgsbrs ☝️ Reporter is produced by the Current Affairs Television department of WDR for funk. funk is a joint offering of the Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations in the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF). http://go.funk.net/impressum.
