Talk by BarLast (Studis gegen Rechts)

In recent months, the AfD and the CDU have increasingly become the focus of attention when it comes to the migration debate and have been rightly criticised.
This is why hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in recent weeks to speak out against the current course, and that is right and important!   
However, what is often neglected: It is not just the CDU or the FDP that have torn down the "Brandmauer" (fire proof wall). No, other parties are also playing their part - including the BSW, the SPD and yes, even the Greens. That's why we want to take a closer look at the policies of the Greens today. Habeck calls for the following in the so-called ‘10-point plan’ on ‘internal security’:
‘A broad security offensive is needed in Germany. The terrible murders in Aschaffenburg, Magdeburg, Solingen and Mannheim, as well as other acts of violence, are the latest examples of this. We need to increase security in the country for everyone - whether they have a history of migration or not.’

What is so problematic about this?

Mr Habeck's statement legitimises the claim that people from abroad pose a threat to security in Germany. As much as this assertion is already prevalent in the media and politics today, it is still not substantiated. Such statements do not come from science, but from years of targeted agitation by the AfD.
The "Brandmauer" did not just come down when Friedrich Merz made a pact with racists a two weeks ago, but already when politicians decided to take up these issues at the level of the AfD.

But instead of continuing to normalise hatred and hate speech, we should look at the actual causes of crime:
As long as people live in poverty, as long as they have to fight for their right to exist on a daily basis and as long as they are systematically oppressed, crime is no wonder. We must therefore start with the causes of these problems: Creating equal opportunities, advancing social justice, fighting capitalism or dismantling toxic gender roles, for example, are constructive approaches.  
A femicide occurs every third day in Germany. The patriarchy alone kills around 100 women every year, and this year there have already been seven. And yet nobody would think of deporting all men, even though the perpetrators are exclusively men.  This is because such acts of violence are not particularly easy to instrumentalise for election campaigns. That shows: The current discourse is not about security, but about legitimising racist policies.
And we demand that the democratic parties do not use this narrative. There is no room for more right-wing politics in our society!

However, we are here today not only because of the shift to the right, but  (also?) because of the climate crisis: we have been watching for a long time as natural disasters increase in frequency and intensity. How fires are spreading and how entire island states are sinking into the ocean. Climate change has long been a reality - and climate protection is an issue that has long been part of the political discourse. But it is also an issue that causes incredible despair because, despite years of campaigning and protests, far too little is still happening. 
 It is an issue that once defined the Greens. And now it is being almost completely ignored in the election campaign. But the government of the next four years will inevitably have to deal with the climate crisis - because turning a blind eye is no longer an option. There is no future without climate protection, and certainly not without policies that consistently protect the climate.
That is why we are calling for parties like the Greens to refocus on their actual goals instead of allowing racist narratives to take centre stage. We are also weakening right-wing agitation by focussing society as a whole on the really important issues. We need a fact-based and solution-orientated discourse and appeal to all parties to please return to this.  And that also applies to you, Mr Habeck!