Everything for Germany was the slogan once engraved on the knives of Nazi storm troopers. By reviving such phrases, Mr. Hocke's opponents say, he has sought to make fascist ideas more acceptable in a society where such expressions are not only taboo, but illegal.
That moment crystallizes why, to his critics, Mr. Hocke is not simply a challenge to the political order, but a threat to German democracy itself. For years, Mr. Hocke has methodically chipped away at the prohibitions Germany has imposed on itself to prevent being taken over by extremists again.
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