The golden rule in German politics is that he who dares to put mass immigration and Islamisation on the agenda is outlawed. The political elite, backed up by the mainstream media, does everything in its power to frame those as far-right extremists. Politicians from Alternative for Germany (AfD) experience this daily. Despite using the same tactics as neighbouring countries, the electorate no longer buys it. The AfD is on course to win the upcoming state elections. “It is five minutes to midnight, and the people have had enough,” said Dr Alexander Wolf (58), AfD member of the early days and German Bundestag since 2025.

By Arthur Blok 
Like its surrounding countries, Germany is bowed down by a dysfunctional immigration system, which is characterised by unenforced laws, fraud, large-scale illegal immigration from Islamic countries, with unprecedented social-cultural demographic and financial implications for the country.

In cities in western Germany, veiled women determine the street scene; it has become ‘normal’ for native Germans to be intimidated by North African and Arabic fortune seekers, and young females are being harassed while the police are working overtime to keep the situation under control. The security situation has deteriorated to the point that Christmas markets are heavily protected against potential Islamist terrorist attacks.

As it continues to escalate, the political establishment (which created the mess) looks the other way and spends overtime naming and shaming those who dare to stand up and point out the sore spot. A similar modus operandi to that in the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

Politicians and public figures who oppose the ostrich behaviour of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU), or the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), to name a few, are being attacked and framed as racist and a danger to democracy. At the same time, the core of the problem, the mass migration and Islamisation of cities, is ignored.

To make sense of it all, The Liberum’s chief editor visited the German capital, being a guest at the Sheraton in the famous Tiergarten district located a stone's throw away from the headquarters of the CDU. Ironically, it was the CDU that, through various coalitions in recent decades, is responsible for the current situation in Germany.

Symbolic of that perspective is the role of CDU’s Veteran Chancellor, Angela Merkel, who in 2015 publicly declared "wir schaffen das" (we can do it), thereby opening the door to migration. Merkel allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees, mainly from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, to enter.

A trend that never stopped.

For sceptics, the following anecdote can put things in perspective. A taxi ride from the Sheraton to the Reichstag building, picked up by Ali from Syria with a long beard and Islamic verses playing on the radio. Ali was unable to communicate in German, despite being in the country for almost five years. He found the language schwierig (difficult) to learn, just like English. He spoke only Arabic. He did not yet have all his papers, but he found it not difficult to bring all four of his children to Germany to study. At the expense of the German taxpayer.

How is that even possible?

“That's the question everybody is asking,” said Dr Wolf from his office in the Reichstag. “Since 2015, several million people have arrived here, usually not applying for immigration but invoking asylum, which implies open borders and that people are accepted. Almost no one is sent back once it becomes evident that they are not genuine refugees. Close to a 100 per cent stays in the country, without consequences whatsoever.”

As in the Netherlands or Belgium, it’s the old political establishment that blocks their right-wing counterparts from participating in the national and regional government(s). Instead, they provide lip service to the electorate, boldly stating that these individuals must return to their country of origin. While in reality, this never happens.

Asylum seekers are framed as victims, with no obligation to adapt to the German society and culture. Soon after their arrival, they start receiving Bürgergeld (benefits), a social benefit system that is subject to widespread fraud. Approximately half of all “Bürgergeld”-receivers are non-Germans, and it is quite common for them to hold a second job, which is not permitted. If that is not enough, they often go on vacation to the country from which they allegedly took refuge.

In the last elections (2021), the AfD almost got 21 per cent of the vote, translating into 151 seats out of 650 in the federal parliament. Dr Wolf became active in the AfD one year after its inception in 2013. For ten years, he was a member of the Hamburgische Buergerschaft (Hamburg State Parliament); since last year, he has been a member of the Bundestag (Federal Parliament). He is active on various international committees.

Dr Wolf: “We are unable to decide quickly whether they are right to apply for asylum in the country or not. Even if they are not, in practice everyone stays here on so-called “humanitarian grounds”. While the social system is designed to integrate and let them work, it fails. It is not understandable with common sense; it is stupidity.”

By saying that, the 58-year-old lawyer born in Leipzig hits the nail on the head. The demographic situation in former Western Germany is untenable, and the German treasury can no longer cope, despite naming, shaming and exposing remaining largely a taboo.  

Prominent AfD members who dare to do so, led by their charismatic political leader Alice Weidel, are framed by the (radical) left as well as by the mainstream parties as far-right. They are often wrongly accused of being racist, xenophobic, and Islamophobic. It even goes so far as to make Nazi comparisons.

Dr Wolf, who has an impressive CV, including a year at the prestigious University of Oxford, explained that this disproportionate reaction has its origin in their complex relationship with German history.

“To illustrate, I was in France, and discussed it with various people, including scholars, and they all said, ‘You can't talk with Germans about any problem in their society and not end up in the third or fourth sentence at Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich’. They call it la névrose allemande (the German neurosis).”

He added, “It is used by globalists as an argument to have open borders because of what theNational Socialists did in the past instead of addressing our contemporary problems. It's a collective trauma that prevents looking at things with common sense. These globalists would rather leave Germany behind and become European or world citizens.”

What is the solution?

“Remigration, of course – that is simply enforcing the law. We do not want strange things; we would like to say ‘Germany first’, just as it is legitimate to say ‘America first’. This does not mean we hate other people – so often the accusation brought forward by the left – but we simply have to pursue the interests of our people. I think it is legitimate to say that the Germans should have the right to keep their culture and their way of life, and not to become a minority in their own country, as is happening now in many large cities.”

The only exception to rapid demographic transformation is the former East Germany, where the AfD in 2021 became the largest party in several states, including Saxony and Thuringia.  

“The motto of people there is, we do not want situations like you have in Western Germany, in particular in some cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. And they're right. If we want to change the course, we need to secure a majority of votes and lead a new coalition government. That is our most imminent challenge this year.”

The solution to the migration crisis is simple, emphasised Dr Wolf. “We must implement the rules that we currently have in place. It's not even rocket science; it is common sense. Merkel set aside the law; she even broke the law and decided to implement certain measures selectively. “

A comparison can be made with the work of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Democratic politicians and opinion leaders have launched, with the help of the left mainstream media, a witch hunt on their trail, an arrest and deportation strategy framed as something scandalous.

Dr Wolf: “It is correct, even cogent, to implement the rules that are already there. If someone is illegal, they have no right to stay. It is as simple as that. This does not mean I am an uncritical supporter of everything Trump does; ultimately, he does what he said he would. He does not make promises and does the opposite, as our German chancellor.”

Dr Wolf advocates similar policies, but in a more moderate (European) manner: “We could have a softer approach in order not to create a similar media circus. We must make it clear that we have rules and regulations and intend to implement them. We must work to dispel the negative connotations associated with the principle of remigration. Who can reasonably be against that?”

As an AfD politician or staff member, you need to have an elefantenhaut (thick skin) and are often declared an outlaw. Some café and restaurant owners in Berlin even go as far as to shut their doors, fearing reprisals from the militant far left that is active in the capital.

Despite anticipating significant media opposition, the only way to counter it is to remain calm, pragmatic, and repeat the message. “As a result, people with common sense will follow you. We need a long breath. This is a process that does not take months, but years. It’s five minutes to midnight, and the people here had enough of looking away from the problems.”

“Nevertheless, we should not radicalise ourselves. That would be detrimental. Sometimes party members have the feeling that we should, due to the abundance of absurdities and the stoic acceptance of many Germans towards societal downfall,” he added.

Dr Wolf concluded that radicalisation would not lead to success. “We want the people to understand what is going on and to invite voters to us. Those who, for many years, voted for the Christian Democrats or the Social Democrats are our primary target groups. It's a process where they must come over a bridge, and we have to take them by the hand and bring them to us and to common sense.”