‘Door dit geheime plan is de bangheid terug in Duitsland’

De Telegraaf

22 Jan 202405:52

Summary

TLDRThe script discusses secret plans made by German far-right groups and conservatives to deport millions of migrants to North Africa. This sparked large protests across Germany, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets in cities like Berlin, Munich, and Cologne. Many Germans fear the country is returning to its pre-WW2 past. The far-right AfD party denies the accusations and demands party funding and rights. More protests are expected as unrest grows among broad segments of German society who want to defend democracy and see the AfD as an extremist, pro-Russia threat.

Takeaways

😲 Secret plans were made during a meeting of far-right extremists to deport millions of migrants from Germany
😡 The plans have sparked large protests across Germany, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets
🤫 The meeting took place in Potsdam and included members of the far-right AfD party and the CDU
💭 The goal was to deport millions of migrants, including Syrians, Afghans and Ukrainians, to North Africa
😠 Protesters fear the plans signal a dangerous shift reminiscent of the Nazi era in Germany
😤 The far-right AfD party is unsatisfied with immigration since 2015 and wants the migrants expelled
😨 Germany's intelligence service considers parts of AfD to be a threat to the democratic constitution
😒 AfD denies the plans and accusations, demanding party funding and dismissing protests
🙏 Protesters come from across society - families, disabled, environmental and labor activists
🌈 More large scale protests are planned in Berlin and other cities in early February

Q & A

What was the secret meeting in Potsdam about?
-The secret meeting was about plans to deport millions of migrants to North Africa, discussed between far-right conservatives, AfD members, and Austrian neo-Nazis.
Why are so many Germans protesting?
-Hundreds of thousands of Germans are protesting because they are alarmed by the far-right plans to deport migrants, which they see as a threat to German democracy.
Which parties were involved in the Potsdam meeting?
-The meeting involved far-right conservatives, members of the AfD party, and members of Angela Merkel's CDU party.
How many migrants have come to Germany since 2015?
-Since 2015, around 1.5 million Syrian, Afghan and other migrants have come to Germany.
What is the AfD's stance?
-The AfD is unhappy with mass migration since 2015. They want the migrants deported because of terrorist attacks and the cost to the treasury.
Is the AfD considered dangerous?
-Yes, Germany's intelligence service considers sections of the AfD to be dangerous and undermining to German democracy.
What is the AfD demanding?
-The AfD is demanding full party financing, rejecting attempts to ban its youth wing, and 80 million euros funding for its political foundations.
Why are Germans worried about the far-right?
-Germans remember the Nazi past and are worried about far-right extremism threatening democracy, like before WWII.
How is the AfD responding to the protests?
-The AfD says the protests are nonsense. They claim to be a democratic party and say their rights are being infringed.
Will there be more protests?
-Yes, hundreds of thousands are expected at protests in Berlin in early February, and unrest continues in cities across Germany.