As we already reported, Jette Nietzard, national spokesperson of the Green Youth Party, has hinted at the possibility of armed resistance if Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) manages to enter government after the 2029 federal elections. Her statements, made in a podcast by the public broadcaster RBB and repeated in an interview with the weekly Freitag, have sparked outrage due to their political and social implications.
“Will that resistance be intellectual or perhaps armed?” Nietzard asked during the ‘Freitag Salon’event recorded on July 21 at the Renaissance Theater in Berlin. Along the same lines, she stated: “Would we have to take up arms?”, clarifying that she is willing to consider violent means to stop a legal, democratic party that continues to rise in all polls.
Asked whether she was referring to resisting “against the will of the voters,” Nietzard did not hesitate: “Against fascism.” With this ambiguous formula, the Green leader seems to justify violence if the electoral results do not align with her ideological convictions. In Nietzard’s view, the Left must ask whether it is willing to “sit in a place where defending a parliament at the end matters.”
Her words dangerously recall the decades of political terrorism in Germany, such as the case of the Red Army Faction, but this time from within structures close to power and protected by the system. It is no longer about canceling, defaming, or censoring AfD: it is now openly about confronting them by force if they win.
This is not the first time Nietzard has been involved in controversy. Just two months ago, she caused an uproar on social media by posing in a sweater with the acronym “ACAB” (“All cops are bastards”), a slogan associated with hatred toward law enforcement. The message is widely used among the far-left, who view police as enemies—even when they are in control of the institutions themselves.
Faced with AfD’s steady growth—especially among the youth and in the eastern regions of the country—part of the left appears to have crossed a dangerous line. Instead of competing with ideas, they now resort to threats, criminalization, and, now openly, the suggestion of a violent uprising.
Javier Villamor is a Spanish journalist and analyst. Based in Brussels, he covers NATO and EU affairs at europeanconservative.com. Javier has over 17 years of experience in international politics, defense, and security. He also works as a consultant providing strategic insights into global affairs and geopolitical dynamics.
