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Authorities arrest self-proclaimed ‘king’ of Germany and ban his antisemitic group

JL;DR SUMMARY German authorities have cracked down on the "Kingdom of Germany," a far-right, antisemitic group that refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the modern German state and denies the Holocaust. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Holocaust DenialAlternative For GermanyFar Right ExtremismGerman GovernmentExtremist GroupsKingdom Of GermanyReichsbürgerPeter FitzekNazi Era Borders

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Germany
"The German government banned a far-right antisemitic group that claims the German Reich still exists and arrested four of its leaders including the self-proclaimed king of Germany."
Berlin, Germany
"In 2020, hundreds associated with the Reichsbrger movement attempted to break into Germanys parliament building in Berlin before being removed by officers."

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