Btw some crazy points from their program:
Abolish any inheritance tax
That not seems that crazy. I mean, someone lost his beloved one and in addition to his grieve he has to pay a tax. Right....
You lost your parents and you pay the state for the privilege to keep their inheritance... Sounds good this way ?
(and no, to the rich people it change nothing)
βLandwirtschaft: Mehr Wettbewerb. Weniger Subventionenβ Which translates to βMore competition and less subsidies for agricultureβ and still they manage to claim the farmer protests for them.
On this I have a double feeling. On one hand I have seen the disasters of the subsidies to the agricolture like the milk quotas and the farmer paid to not cultivate the field while importing product from outside, on the other hand this make sense only if you eliminate the unfair competition from outside and make everyone play by the same rules.
Kinds born in Germany should not have a chance to German citizenship if the parents do not have it. Regardless if they live their whole live here.
Stupid idea, I agree.
Ignore EU policies when convenient, reimplement border controls (or in other words, leave the EU)
As long as they are prepared to be ignored by the others... and no, border control does not means to leave the EU. It means check what and who enter in your country, because I don't see the problem with border controls that keep the illegal people and goods out of my country.
But I see what they mean and I agree with you.
Only grant asylum to people which can fill job roles where there is a provable gap in demand and local workforce.
Mmm... asylum should be granted only to people in danger for some serious reason, in other words it should be an exceptional case, not the norm. I agree it is really stupid to tie it to fact that who ask for it should be able can cover for a local workforce gap.
So yes, they have some very stupid ideas, but other does not seems too bad and I am sure that if some other parties would propose them in a better language they would be approved by a large part of the population.
But as long as the people (and who is in charge) don't understand that afd and all the parties like it are a consequence and not a cause the problem will be never solved.