> it has become a commonplace joke, saxony==nazis. I believe it's unfair.

This is why: https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2021-09/ergebnisse-b...

Blue is the party AfD, which is under surveillance by our (historically, rightwing extremism ignorant) inland intelligence agency,... for their extreme right, anti-constitutional and antisemitic views.

Many places there are basically a "no-go area" for PoC. Not even Leipzig and Dresden are really safe. The police continuously makes headlines for right wind sympathies/connections. Btw. it's one of the least culturally diverse places in Germany.

Oh it's also a hot spot for antivax folks and their numbers are insane.

Saxony deserves every bit of disdain it can get.