September 7, 2026

This Is How It Started…

A German history exhibit gets an uncomfortable update.

Editorial cartoon in a German museum comparing an exhibit titled The Rise of Authoritarianism — Germany, 1930s with a new Germany, 2026 Saxony-Anhalt election display showing AfD at 44.5 percent. A visitor says, This looks familiar. A museum guide replies, That’s because this is how it started. A staff member hangs a Democratic Elections sign.