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POLITICSJun 25 · 18:40 UTCPOLITICO RSSBy Emily Schultheis

Black, red and complicated

Germany's post-WWII leaders discouraged national pride, promoting constitutional patriotism instead. The 2006 World Cup normalized public displays of the German flag, but recent years have seen the far-right AfD co-opt the flag and national symbols for far-right ideology, creating political tension.

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