Elon Musk

[Ivan Denisovich]

The Afd did not emerge because some peoples (hate) speech was curtailed. The AfD emerged because it created a public platform for hate speech. It emerged because it made hate speech socially acceptable.

I didn't say those laws caused the AfD. My point is that even with those laws in place, those sentiments never went away, they only went underground.

Those sentiments will never go away entirely I'm afraid but driving them underground is preferable to having them in the open. Reasoned, measured speech does not score lasting victories against fascism as your recent elections should prove. If fascism is allowed into public sphere it is one step closer to the triumph and then it will continue to infect the country until beaten back by force. To use another recent example - PM of supposedly liberal coalition gov that beaten former fascist ruling party want to suspend right to asylum and thus also polish constitution and various binding international agreements.

You could say that fascism was beaten back by words and votes, without force. Was it really? Fascism already infected political scene and won't disappear by means of gentle persuasion.