Yes, the German right is moving into xenophobia without bring pushed by electoral gains by the extreme-right. I tend to see it as an attempt to pre-empt the scenario with a xenophobic party in parliament. The question is if they will succeed or if it will merely boost the existing neo-nazi parties.

Game theory aside, it shows that humanitarian values are no cornerstone if they can be abandoned like this.

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