AfD & BSW Success in Thuringia and Saxony PLUS Who Are Björn Höcke and Sahra Wagenknecht?

This episode features an analysis of the local elections in the east German states of Thuringia and Saxony, which were held on September 1. The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) earned the most votes in Thuringia and the second most in Saxony. Furthermore, a brand-new party, the BSW or Bündnis Sahra Wagegnknecht achieved 16% in Thuringia and 12% in Saxony. Who are the leaders of these parties? We introduce you to Björn Höcke, leader of the AfD in Thuringia, and Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the BSW. What do they stand for? What are the issues that drive there campaigns? What role dose anti-Americanism play in their politics? Both parties are pro-Russian, anti-Ukraine, anti-NATO, anti-EU, and anti-immigrant, but what are their differences? We explore how Nazi ideology still influences the AfD and how East German communism found a new home in the BSW.