AfD ideologue: Poland is a good example for Germany, with no Afghan or Arab ghettos

Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, an Alternative for Germany lawmaker in Saxony-Anhalt, points to Poland as a model for Germany, arguing that the country has avoided the Afghan and Arab ghettos he associates with failed integration.

“Our entire culture and our entire tradition are rooted in Christianity, not Islam,” Tillschneider says. “Islam is foreign here, that is a statement of fact.” He rejects the idea that Islam belongs in Germany, saying those who make that argument are trying to make it part of the country.

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Our entire culture and our entire tradition are rooted in Christianity, not Islam. Islam is foreign here, that is a statement of fact.

Tillschneider is considered one of the architects of the program the AfD would seek to implement if it formed a government in Saxony-Anhalt after the Sept. 6 election. He says he wrote the sections on culture and integration, education, science, democracy and civil rights, as well as a lengthy introduction. He stresses, however, that the entire program is not his work.

The election could determine whether the AfD forms its first state government. The interview presents the party’s position on Islam and integration as a central part of that possible governing agenda.

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Those who say that Islam belongs to Germany want it to belong to Germany. But we, the AfD, do not want Islam to belong to Germany.