Berlin. Out of the EU, back to the mark. What the AfD calls an economic concept brings moderator Klamroth’s group to a boil.
“I would like to give another hint,” interrupted Louis Klamroth at a particularly incomprehensible point the confused voices of his guests. “We all have microphones. We don’t have to shout like that.” Actually, this statement from the “Hart aber Fair” moderator alone is enough to summarize the mood in the show. The studio was buzzing.
One of the invited guests in particular heated up tempers. Because I sat in the program entitled “What helps against the extreme right: listen, demonstrate, ban?” Leif-Erik Holm also an AfD representative who had a lot planned.
Shortly before the start of the broadcast, the member of the Bundestag announced on
“Dismantle the nonsense”
Im Studio The discussion then quickly became heated. While Holm continually insisted that everything the people present said about his party was fundamentally wrong, his discussion partners found clear words for how to deal with the AfD.
“You really have to dismantle the nonsense,” pleaded, for example Mario Voigtstate chairman of the CDU in Thuringia, for a substantive debate with the AfD, while lawyer and podcaster Ulf Buermeyer spoke out in favor of a ban.
This way you can get extremist material from the ranks AfD collect and enter into a discourse with people about it.
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AfD brings “no economic security”
One woman in particular was remembered as the organizing voice of the evening: Hildegard Müller. A few days ago, the President of the Association of the Automotive Industry called on all German companies to position themselves more clearly against right-wing extremism.
“Especially in times of great change, populists try to exploit people’s uncertainty and fear of the future for their own purposes,” she explained.
At “Hard but fair” She repeated her call: “The people who are now worried about many developments must not run after an ideology or a program that at the end of the day brings exactly the opposite for them, namely no economic security.”
AfD fanaticism Dexit: Would be “a catastrophe”
About the suggestion of AfD leader Müller just shook his head in horror at Weidel’s decision to leave the EU. “A Dexit would be a catastrophe for Germany and the German economy,” she emphasized. As a result, Germany could lose around 400 billion euros in economic assets and, as a result, around 2.2 million jobs by 2035.
“The European internal market has brought growth, prosperity and many, many jobs to Germany,” she explained. This should not be jeopardized carelessly.
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Back to the D-Mark? “Doesn’t open at the back or front”
Also from the one called for in the election manifesto Reintroduction of the D-Mark The economic expert thinks little. Companies would benefit greatly from not having exchange rate fluctuations but rather a stable currency.
“We have always gotten along well with the German mark,” Holm contradicted at this point with conviction. Citizens also benefited from it, they were able to go on holiday cheaply and it is still a good solution today, argued the AfDler. “Going back to the past is never a good solution,” countered Hildegard Müller taff.
The world has become a lot more complicated and stable in recent years Currency, which can compete internationally, is more important than ever. Instead of ego-centered individual courses, she demanded: “We need community.” This is the only way to shape the future.
Also CDU politicians Voigt Müller jumped in. “Their concept doesn’t work at all,” he criticized Holm and emphasized: “What they are planning means that citizens will end up with less money in their wallets.”
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