This conversation seeks to address, name, and respond to the undemocratic developments witnessed in Germany. Observing the rapid ascension of the right, Margarita Tsomou, சிந்துஜன் வரதராஜா (Sinthujan Varatharajah), and Zoë Claire Miller discuss the strategies used to erode critical public debate, exhaust liberation struggles, and limit transformative action. The panel will discuss the active breeding of distrust that fosters divisions and prevents alliances, the politics of distraction and outrage, and the instrumentalisation of discourse.