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Bundestag member Alexander Radwan from Rottach-Egern also has a migrant background.
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Alexander Radwan, who has a migration background with an Egyptian father, speaks in an interview about the AfD's plans for mass expulsion.
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- The mass expulsion plans that became public after a meeting in Potsdam, which was also attended by AfD politicians, frightened many people.
Since then there have been demos with hundreds of thousands of participants all over Germany.
The plans are particularly frightening for people with a migration background.
CSU Bundestag member Alexander Radwan from Rottach-Egern also has this, as the son of a German mother and an Egyptian father.
What did the plans trigger for him and how do you meet members of a party who would like to expel you?
What did you think when you heard about the mass deportation plans made at the Potsdam meeting?
Alexander Radwan:
My first thought was: Oops, they actually want to get rid of me too.
It wasn't just about foreign citizens, but also explicitly about those with German citizenship.
My next thought was that we'll probably be discussing Aryan proof again soon, because only those who want to completely undermine our society make such plans.
Just take a look around the district: How empty would our shops be if we were to expel people with a migrant background?
In Munich, a third of the owners of all craft businesses would be affected, the Chamber of Crafts President has calculated - not to mention maintenance.
But it goes much further.
All industries would be affected across the board – right down to the best software developers who come from India.
Has the way the AfD is treated in the Bundestag changed?
Radwan:
No, not much has changed, rather a lot has been confirmed by the announcement of the plans.
I always had contact with members of other parliamentary groups.
I was on a committee with a member of parliament who is a communist through and through.
But despite this political distance, people could drink a beer together in the evening and laugh together.
That doesn't work with the AfD.
How is that possible with someone who gives the Hitler salute in a Whatsapp group?
The AfD attacks the foundations of our society, the inviolability of human dignity, our Christian worldview.
Nationalism is the cause of wars, and what the AfD is doing is dangerous to peace and destructive.
Radwan expects further radicalization
Nevertheless, she is performing well in election polls. Where will all of this lead?
Radwan:
To further radicalization.
This is a development that concerns me.
The refugee problem is escalating, and there are groups that take advantage of this bad mood and profit from it.
Of course, I would also like to see more from the federal government when it comes to asylum policy.
But the whole thing must not lead to mayors pitting themselves against each other in the search for asylum accommodation and only looking for suitable locations in neighboring towns.
But I am also concerned that respect for politicians, especially local politicians, is decreasing.
The tone is frightening and disturbing.
You just have to look at how the Miesbach district administrator approached the planned Warngau asylum accommodation at the citizens' meeting.
The Tölz district administrator knows this too.
Where does this lead?
We want politicians to come from the middle of society, especially in local politics.
There are local elections in two years.
I think it will be even more of a challenge to motivate people to run if they have to be prepared to be approached like this.
How do you see the many demonstrations for democracy and against right-wing extremism?
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Radwan:
I think it's good for society when people get involved against extremist tendencies and currents from the right and the left.
And that's why I support all demonstrations that are held against radicalization, for human dignity and democracy.
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