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Anti-Germans (political current)

Anti-German is the generic name applied to a variety of theoretical and political tendencies within the radical left mainly in Germany and Austria. The most common practical and theoretical position commonly associated with the anti-Germans is support for the state of Israel, and a focus on critiquing 'German Ideology,' hence their name, a term borrowed from Marx to refer to idealist philosophy. The Anti-Germans emerged as a distinct political tendency as a response to German reunification, and the anti-American "anti-imperialist left". In 2006 Deutsche Welle estimated the number of Anti-Germans at between 500 and 3,000.

The basic opinions of the Anti-Germans include support for the state of Israel and - although this is only true for some - American foreign policy such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a critique of mainstream left anti-capitalist views, which are thought to be simplistic and structurally anti-Semitic, and a critique of anti-Semitism, which is considered to be deeply rooted in German cultural history. The critical theory of Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer is often cited by Anti-German theorists along with earlier Marxism.

The term does not generally refer to any one specific radical left tendency, but rather a wide variety of distinct currents, ranging from the so-called "hardcore" Anti-Germans such as the quarterly journal Bahamas to "softcore" Anti-Germans such as the radical left journal Phase 2. Some Anti-German ideas have also exerted an influence on the broader radical leftist milieu, such as the monthly magazine konkret and the weekly newspaper Jungle World.

However, solidarity with the state of Israel, is not a position exclusive to the Anti-Germans. The groups Krisis-Gruppe and Exit! around the publicist Robert Kurz, as well as many Antifa groups in Germany also hold Israel-sympathetic opinions, while rejecting any identification with the Anti-German current.