I had multiple reports on the comment, you know, you called people here “nazis”. I don’t know in what sense you feel mischaracterized though. There is no direct or indirect quote from you in my comment.
The question still stands though: We have a group of people that exhibits a bunch of characteristics of nazis (see above). And you say that the people who don’t like them are the nazis.
I was giving context on what Afd wants, and then asking, if you really think they are the good guys here. That’s not a mischaracterization of your words.
The AfD wants people with the “wrong kind of moustache” deported? Source?
Note I have NEVER said that the AfD are “the good guys”. I’m defending democracy. If people want to vote for a party that wants to rid their universities of racist DEI policies, wants to rid social media of censorship of one side of all political debates, etc then they should be able to.
I would say the same for anyone that dares to say that any “woke left” parties should be removed from any elections. That’s not democracy. You don’t just remove parties from there because you don’t like them. That’s authoritarian fascism.
The AfD wants people with the “wrong kind of moustache” deported? Source?
Don’t overinterpret my tongue-in-cheek wording there. Afd is fearmongering about Muslims, Afd wants mass deportation of foreigners, Afd wants an end to to the right to asylum, and Afd wants people with multiple citizenships to give up their German citizenship so they can be deported. And given that they are the German party who got support from Elmo this past election, none of this should be a surprise.
Note I have NEVER said that the AfD are “the good guys”. I’m defending democracy. If people want to vote for a party that wants to rid their universities of racist DEI policies,
Please look at the US here—the urges of these parties are all very similar anyway. Research grants for anything containing such evil, woke words like “woman” or “female” were cancelled. The USDA is no longer allowed to communicate about “microplastics”. NOAA is deleting climate-change research data.
Silencing minorities and women, or in your words, “ridding unis of racist DEI policies”, is just part of this attack. There is also a coordinated attack on accurate recording of reality.
No doubt, it’s certainly possible that some DEI don’t work well — in which case you bring data and improve them. But for what it’s worth, there is very little in terms of DEI policies in German universities, especially compared to the US.
Simply having a majority rule while squashing any minorities is not a democracy, at least not one in the sense that any of us
wants to rid social media of censorship of one side of all political debates, etc then they should be able to.
So you’re saying that people should be allowed to lie and mislead and sow unwarranted fear of minorities? How is that making society better?
I would say the same for anyone that dares to say that any “woke left” parties should be removed from any elections.
Those damn “woke” values, or as we used to call them traditionally: “human rights”, are the reason we have semi-functional democracies in the first place.
That’s not democracy. You don’t just remove parties from there because you don’t like them.
So how then are you suggesting to prevent self-coups? I.e. the kinda thing that Hitler did historically, Orban/Trump/Erdogan do now.
Show me in there which policies you’re referring to please?
By mass deportation of foreigners do you mean illegal immigrants?
It seems like you’re fear mongering against the AfD based on things you think they might do simply because you believe they’re the second coming of the Nazis.
And again so you don’t take this the wrong way - if people in here were arguing for a “progressive” party to be taken off the ballot I’d be arguing against that and saying that they’re the ones being authoritarian fascists.
I am not. Their election program is misrepresenting their worldview to a degree. This is a legal strategy to avoid being too bannable by courts, nothing more. But look at quotes from influential people like Björn Höcke, Max Krah, Rene Aust, Lena Kotre or …
In their words:
“We have to proceed very peacefully and deliberately, adapt if necessary and butter up the opponent, but when we’re finally ready, we’ll put them all up against the wall. (…) Dig a pit, get everyone in and put slaked lime on top.”
Holger Arppe, Afd
By mass deportation of foreigners do you mean illegal immigrants?
Almost anyone who wants to claim asylum in Germany, needs to cross the border unlawfully, in their world view that makes people “illegal”. The term is used to discredit people whether they ultimately gain asylum or a protection status or not.
So their policy documents etc are lies? Based on what? Verifiable proof would be great. What is being misrepresented in there exactly?
Can you provide some of these quotes that go against their policies and confirm what you’re saying they want to do?
Ok so you do mean illegal immigrants. Can someone apply for asylum in Germany without illegally entering the country? A quick google shows that that is what the AfD are proposing - asylum seekers apply before entering the country. Germany isn’t an island so that shouldn’t be too difficult, and seems reasonable. What is the issue with only people who are granted asylum being allowed in? Believe it or not, letting everyone in and then choosing who to deport leads to large number of people who are not granted asylum just staying illegally, as the current situation in the USA shows. They try to deport illegals who have lived there for 13+ years without even attempting to get asylum, and everyone blows up at them saying they should just leave them alone.
If someone wants to rent my property I don’t let them stay in it while I process their application.
And guess what kind of materials court proceedings against Afd would be based on? Quotes and overheard conversations.
Ok so you do mean illegal immigrants.
I don’t. People aren’t “illegal”, unless you dabble in dehumanizing language.
Can someone apply for asylum in Germany without illegally entering the country?
Not currently.
A quick google shows that that is what the AfD are proposing - asylum seekers apply before entering the country.
It’s a fairly transparent proposal to remove the rights of asylum seekers for any kind of due process and remove any kind of oversight. Regular German judges, lawyers, civil-rights organizations will all be far away.
Some private operator will get rich off running an internment camp. An airline will get rich off the flights there.
“The refugee doesn’t care at which border he dies, whether it’s the Greek or German one.” - Günter Lenhardt, AfD
Germany isn’t an island so that shouldn’t be too difficult, and seems reasonable.
Germany is part of the EU, Germany is part of the Schengen agreement that is supposed to guarantee free movement within Europe, and Germany should help the EU as a whole succeed. The latter includes integrating refugees into the society.
large number of people who are not granted asylum just staying illegally, as the current situation in the USA shows.
How do people that just live and go to work hurt the system? (I.e. the vastest majority of undocumented and overstaying immigrants in the US.)
The US is currently doing a bang-up job deporting family father of 3 with no priors while not getting ahold of people who actually are criminal. (Iirc, 90% of the nameless, supposed “worst of the worst” gang members recently deported from the US had no priors.)
Normally, law enforcement capacity is scarce and normally, you should prioritize the cases that actually hurt society.
Incidentally, on a much smaller scale, so is Germany: Deporting the easy people, the people who show up to appointments and live at their registered place of residence.
They try to deport illegals who have lived there for 13+ years without even attempting to get asylum, and everyone blows up at them saying they should just leave them alone.
Possibly because these people likely are a net positive to society, have built a life, have friends, have integrated to a degree, just normal humaning.
If someone wants to rent my property I don’t let them stay in it while I process their application.
I had multiple reports on the comment, you know, you called people here “nazis”. I don’t know in what sense you feel mischaracterized though. There is no direct or indirect quote from you in my comment.
The question still stands though: We have a group of people that exhibits a bunch of characteristics of nazis (see above). And you say that the people who don’t like them are the nazis.
I’m the one being called a nazi repeatedly! Lol
Also your post literally starts with
And then goes on to say a bunch of stuff that I DID NOT SAY NOR EVEN HINT AT - and then you say there was no mischaracterization? No “indirect quote”?
You literally made up things and said that it was “according to me”!
I was giving context on what Afd wants, and then asking, if you really think they are the good guys here. That’s not a mischaracterization of your words.
The AfD wants people with the “wrong kind of moustache” deported? Source?
Note I have NEVER said that the AfD are “the good guys”. I’m defending democracy. If people want to vote for a party that wants to rid their universities of racist DEI policies, wants to rid social media of censorship of one side of all political debates, etc then they should be able to.
I would say the same for anyone that dares to say that any “woke left” parties should be removed from any elections. That’s not democracy. You don’t just remove parties from there because you don’t like them. That’s authoritarian fascism.
Don’t overinterpret my tongue-in-cheek wording there. Afd is fearmongering about Muslims, Afd wants mass deportation of foreigners, Afd wants an end to to the right to asylum, and Afd wants people with multiple citizenships to give up their German citizenship so they can be deported. And given that they are the German party who got support from Elmo this past election, none of this should be a surprise.
Please look at the US here—the urges of these parties are all very similar anyway. Research grants for anything containing such evil, woke words like “woman” or “female” were cancelled. The USDA is no longer allowed to communicate about “microplastics”. NOAA is deleting climate-change research data.
Silencing minorities and women, or in your words, “ridding unis of racist DEI policies”, is just part of this attack. There is also a coordinated attack on accurate recording of reality.
No doubt, it’s certainly possible that some DEI don’t work well — in which case you bring data and improve them. But for what it’s worth, there is very little in terms of DEI policies in German universities, especially compared to the US.
Simply having a majority rule while squashing any minorities is not a democracy, at least not one in the sense that any of us
So you’re saying that people should be allowed to lie and mislead and sow unwarranted fear of minorities? How is that making society better?
Those damn “woke” values, or as we used to call them traditionally: “human rights”, are the reason we have semi-functional democracies in the first place.
So how then are you suggesting to prevent self-coups? I.e. the kinda thing that Hitler did historically, Orban/Trump/Erdogan do now.
You’re misrepresenting their policies.
https://www.afd.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-04-12_afd-grundsatzprogramm-englisch_web.pdf
Show me in there which policies you’re referring to please?
By mass deportation of foreigners do you mean illegal immigrants?
It seems like you’re fear mongering against the AfD based on things you think they might do simply because you believe they’re the second coming of the Nazis.
And again so you don’t take this the wrong way - if people in here were arguing for a “progressive” party to be taken off the ballot I’d be arguing against that and saying that they’re the ones being authoritarian fascists.
I am not. Their election program is misrepresenting their worldview to a degree. This is a legal strategy to avoid being too bannable by courts, nothing more. But look at quotes from influential people like Björn Höcke, Max Krah, Rene Aust, Lena Kotre or …
In their words:
“We have to proceed very peacefully and deliberately, adapt if necessary and butter up the opponent, but when we’re finally ready, we’ll put them all up against the wall. (…) Dig a pit, get everyone in and put slaked lime on top.”
Almost anyone who wants to claim asylum in Germany, needs to cross the border unlawfully, in their world view that makes people “illegal”. The term is used to discredit people whether they ultimately gain asylum or a protection status or not.
So their policy documents etc are lies? Based on what? Verifiable proof would be great. What is being misrepresented in there exactly?
Can you provide some of these quotes that go against their policies and confirm what you’re saying they want to do?
Ok so you do mean illegal immigrants. Can someone apply for asylum in Germany without illegally entering the country? A quick google shows that that is what the AfD are proposing - asylum seekers apply before entering the country. Germany isn’t an island so that shouldn’t be too difficult, and seems reasonable. What is the issue with only people who are granted asylum being allowed in? Believe it or not, letting everyone in and then choosing who to deport leads to large number of people who are not granted asylum just staying illegally, as the current situation in the USA shows. They try to deport illegals who have lived there for 13+ years without even attempting to get asylum, and everyone blows up at them saying they should just leave them alone.
If someone wants to rent my property I don’t let them stay in it while I process their application.
Their policy documents are half-truths that point in a direction, their speeches in front of followers are often more to the point.
And these quote collections are really all over the German-language interwebs, e.g. https://www.watson.ch/international/rechtsextremismus/291420759-rechtsextremismus-in-der-afd-diese-21-zitate-sprechen-fuer-sich
And guess what kind of materials court proceedings against Afd would be based on? Quotes and overheard conversations.
I don’t. People aren’t “illegal”, unless you dabble in dehumanizing language.
Not currently.
It’s a fairly transparent proposal to remove the rights of asylum seekers for any kind of due process and remove any kind of oversight. Regular German judges, lawyers, civil-rights organizations will all be far away.
Some private operator will get rich off running an internment camp. An airline will get rich off the flights there.
Germany is part of the EU, Germany is part of the Schengen agreement that is supposed to guarantee free movement within Europe, and Germany should help the EU as a whole succeed. The latter includes integrating refugees into the society.
How do people that just live and go to work hurt the system? (I.e. the vastest majority of undocumented and overstaying immigrants in the US.)
The US is currently doing a bang-up job deporting family father of 3 with no priors while not getting ahold of people who actually are criminal. (Iirc, 90% of the nameless, supposed “worst of the worst” gang members recently deported from the US had no priors.)
Normally, law enforcement capacity is scarce and normally, you should prioritize the cases that actually hurt society.
Incidentally, on a much smaller scale, so is Germany: Deporting the easy people, the people who show up to appointments and live at their registered place of residence.
Possibly because these people likely are a net positive to society, have built a life, have friends, have integrated to a degree, just normal humaning.
Cool story.