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Bad governments that actively hinder progress on many fronts (just look for example at Wissing as a transport minister being completely anti train service, dest

Bad governments that actively hinder progress on many fronts (just look for example at Wissing as a transport minister being completely anti train service, destroying infrastructure for the people, while dancing to the tune of car manufacturers), lining their own pockets, corruption, unfettered lobbyism and bad policies for education system added their weight to this. A country can only take so much incapability and corruption, before things go downhill. As a German I warn, we better watch Germany very closely, if the likes of AfD get to power. Way too many people are either desperate enough or uninformed enough or disappointed enough to vote for the far right bordering illegal. This has all been in the making for a long time, due to previous and current governments. A party like FDP is very far removed from its originally held values, and would love to jump in bed with the far right AfD, if that brought them into the government again after the Ampel coalition. They are traitors of democracy basically, just like CDU.

Xunjin 3y ago
Isn't the German policy tracking down NeoNazis on AfD? IIRC there is even a movement on closing down a specific party. I remember hearing a news about it. Btw I love DW news, such a great channel.
- pgeorgi 3y ago
  There were some calls to shut down AfD, but that's probably too difficult (and the process is difficult for good reasons!), and having them "certified by the courts that they're not extremist enough to be closed down" might be just the advertisement they seek. The current target seems to be the "Junge Alternative", the AfD's youth organization. Since that's just an association and not a party, it's an easier target. Also, the party youth organizations tend to be more radical than their "grown-up" counterparts, so it's probably relatively simple to make a case there.

Xunjin 3y ago

Isn't the German policy tracking down NeoNazis on AfD? IIRC there is even a movement on closing down a specific party. I remember hearing a news about it. Btw I love DW news, such a great channel.

pgeorgi 3y ago
There were some calls to shut down AfD, but that's probably too difficult (and the process is difficult for good reasons!), and having them "certified by the courts that they're not extremist enough to be closed down" might be just the advertisement they seek. The current target seems to be the "Junge Alternative", the AfD's youth organization. Since that's just an association and not a party, it's an easier target. Also, the party youth organizations tend to be more radical than their "grown-up" counterparts, so it's probably relatively simple to make a case there.