Germany: Protesters rally against teaching return of AfD founding member Lucke

W/S Protesters gathering outside Hamburg University, Hamburg
M/S Protesters gathering outside Hamburg University
M/S Protesters
C/U Banner at main entrance of Hamburg University reading in (German): "No platform for AfD (Alternative for Germany) pioneers"
W/S Protesters gathering outside Hamburg University
SOT, David, Political Science student (German): "Firstly it is important to take a stand against the politics that [Bernd] Lucke represents like neoliberalism and in consequence anti-solidarity. And this undermines the education, this undermines the financing of universities, and solidarity in Europe.''
M/S Banner reading in (German): "Lucke started the snowball, that brought the right-wing avalanche to life. No room for mental fire raisers"
C/U Banner reading in (German) "Lucke started the snowball, that brought the right-wing avalanche to life"
SOT, Leonie, Hamburg resident (German): "What motivates me [to join this protest], is, that I am scared, that especially in lectures and education, right wing ideas, especially a neoliberal approach, are adopted again.''
W/S Activist group 'Grandmas against Right wingers'
M/S Activists holding posters and Lucke masks
SOT, Kerstin, 'Grandmas against Right wingers' activist (German): "Lucke is not part of the AfD anymore but he was essentially responsible for how the AfD firstly started and later radicalised towards a right-wing course.''
C/U Activist wearing Lucke mask *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Kerstin, 'Grandmas against Right wingers' activist (German): "You have to expect he'd try to make an influence here [at university] through his specialty 'Macroeconomics' and we firmly oppose this, to have the students influenced in this way.''
C/U Banner reading in (German) "Grandmas against Rightwingers" *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Doerte, 'Grandmas against Right wingers' activist (German): "We are the post-war generation and some of us had teachers, that were original fascists in the Third Reich and we strongly opposed this [back then]. And I believe it is not to be allow, that the grandchildren generation are taught again by professors, who have a similar mindset."
M/S Protesters
C/U Broom with poster attached reading in (German) "Nazis, get lost"
M/S Protesters
SOT, Karim Kuropka, First Head of General Students' Committee at Hamburg University (German): "You can say a lot of things about Lucke but you cannot call him a racist himself. I don't want to make this statement.''
M/S Protesters *CUTAWAY*
SOT, Karim Kuropka, First Head of General Students' Committee at Hamburg University (German): "Therefore we don't assume, that radical right-wing tendencies will arise at this university because of Bernd Lucke's return. That would be absurd.''
W/S Protesters in front of university
M/S Activist offering flyers to students
M/S Students heading inside university
W/S Students heading inside university
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Dozens of protesters rallied outside Hamburg University on Wednesday to protest against the return of Alternative for Germany (AfD) founding member Bernd Lucke to his lecturing post.
Footage shows Hamburg University students, locals, and activist groups such as 'Grandmas against Right-wingers', carrying banners and signs. Some are even wearing masks with Lucke's face.
"You have to expect he'd try to make an influence here [at the university] through his specialty 'Macroeconomics' and we firmly oppose this, to have the students influenced in this way," said activist Kerstin.
"We are the post-war generation and some of us had teachers who were the original fascists in the Third Reich and we strongly opposed this [back then]. And I believe this should not be allowed, that the grandchildren generation are taught again by professors who have a similar mindset," added Doerte.
Bernd Lucke, who took a break from teaching macroeconomics at the Hamburg University to pursue a political career is one of the founding members of Germany's right wing-party AfD.