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Right-wing groups in Germany are acquiring land to establish parallel societies opposing the establishment, the country’s intelligence agency warns.

Over 40 properties, including houses, pubs, and farmland, have been purchased in the past two years, signaling a strategic effort to establish autonomous communities. According to government officials, the groups behind these purchases are opposed to the post-1945 German state and wish to challenge the system by also infiltrating local structures, including schools and public offices.

One group has between 2,000 and 5,000 members and has its own passports, currency, and bank. It seeks “system drop-outs” and offers promises of freedom, like six-hour working days and traditional medicine.

Martina Renner, a member of the left-wing Die Linke party: “The properties are of less interest to Reichsbürger and the far-right scene as investments; rather they are utilized for establishing their parallel societies and creating spaces of fear for all those who don’t share their view of the world.”