Dilemma
Passing by Marienplatz today, Munich’s main square was being cordoned off to allow ultranationalist party NDP to set up an election booth.
Next weekend, we have parliamentary elections here in Bavaria, and NPD is participating. Not that they stand much chance of achieving any significant results, but I always wonder whether it is worth attributing them any attention at all.
I think the electorate here is clever enough, or economically well enough off to not cast too many protest votes, but that is not the point. What if we didn’t pay any attention to extremist parties? It’s a tough one to call, but it probably makes sense to show up with plenty of security forces, if only for NPDs safety.
Anyway, moved on to the salad bar and left those sad characters to their own fate.
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