This revisionist history of East Germany paints a picture of a land that catered for its people’s needs – albeit while subjecting them to constant state surveillance
This week, authorities in Germany arrested more than two dozen suspected far-right extremists over a plot to violently overthrow the government.The plotters were reportedly inspired by QAnon conspiracy theories. NPR's Rob Schmitz walks us through the latest.And German historian and author Katja Hoyer explains why members of Germany's far-right can seem invisible.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with German historian and author Katja Hoyer about a domestic terrorist organization's plot to overthrow the German government and the country's far-right movement.