Thuringian entrepreneur fights against AfD - shocking threats unveiled!

Thuringian entrepreneur fights against AfD - shocking threats unveiled!

Saale-Orla-Kreis, Deutschland - The Thuringian election campaign for the state election reaches a critical point, while the citizens decide on their political future on September 1st. The focus is particularly on the AfD, which is currently heavily cutting in surveys. The political climate is partly tense, which can be felt, especially in the Saale-Orla district, where the party received almost 38 percent of the vote in the last European elections. This shows a tendency that the election behavior could change.

Especially in such an charged environment, an entrepreneur dares to publicly take a position against the AfD. Silvio W., who runs an electronics shop in the region, reports what happened to him and his apprentices in this situation. In an interview with the ARD magazine "Report Mainz", he describes his experiences and the negative consequences that have arisen from his attitude

experiences of the entrepreneur with the AfD

Silvio W. is not willing to hide his critical attitude. "I can't help it," he explains when it comes to the inhumane slogans of the AfD. At the beginning of the year, he prostested with a signature campaign against an AfD candidate, with his apprentices supporting him. But this support did not stay without consequences for his employees.

The tensions were obvious when his apprentices recently got unexpected and threatening visitors. "It turned out that the two received a visit a few days later," explains W. "from some running boy, even young people. And they were verbally put under pressure." This aggressive approach shows how extreme the atmosphere in the election campaign is and how much it concerns people who are publicly related to the AfD.

The consequences for the apprentices

The apprentices mentioned not only contacted, but they were also threatened to specifically: "It was asked that they immediately remove their signature from the list, otherwise something would happen," reports W. His words underline the sad reality that threats and intimidation in the political argument can be the order of the day.

The action is highlighting the emotional pressure under which there are many people in the political arena today. In a super election year like 2024, aggressive rhetoric, which is often used by extreme right groups, could increase, which endangers hope of a factual and respectful debate in politics.

The incidents that Silvio W. experienced are a worrying example of how heated the election campaign in Thuringia is. The entrepreneur is convinced that society should be able to deal with arguments and not to deal with intimidation. "Sad, the spit stays away," he expresses his disappointment with the current situation. These events show not only the intensity of the current political argument, but also what consequences a commitment to the AfD can have in an environment dominated.

For a detailed view of the case, the article by www.thueringen24.de Further information. The entrepreneurs' experiences are symptomatic of the challenges with which many who turn against right -wing extremists are faced with.