The economy and the protection of the Constitution warn of Image-damage for Germany as a business location. The reason is that extremism of all Stripes. Also in the company itself, the dangers lurking.
“Flaring” in the left-wing extremist circles as a symbolic attack on the hated “System” (archive image)
Burning cars, attacks on railway lines, death threats against the Manager, the Repertoire of extremist bombers is immense. It could deter investors and skilled workers. This concern is on Wednesday as a shadow of the Berlin security conference of the Federal office for the protection of the Constitution (BfV) and the Alliance for security in business (ASW). The program will include lectures on “companies as the targets of left-wing extremist Agitation” or “rich citizens, and even administrators as a Problem for businesses”.
Among the experts of the Constitution, protectors, head of group security and Islam-scientists. What have you to report, penetrates only partially to the outside. Because journalists are only allowed in the morning, as the hosts talk: ASW-chief Volker Wagner and BfV Vice-President of the selenium Sinan. Welcome Wagner quips: “in Front of you, the representatives of big capital.” A nod to commercial words, with those on the left-wing extremist sites rhetoric on the image of the enemy “capitalist” is shot.
Extremists in the hambach forest?
But, as supplemented selenium: could be seen as if under a burning glass, “from thoughts to words and from words to deeds”. The man from the protection of the Constitution talks in this Moment of right-wing extremists, his analysis applies equally for the Left and Islamists. Selenium Horror scenario will result in the sentence: “The brand suffers.” The open atmosphere make for us in Germany attractive, so selenium. Nevertheless, he feared, the good Image could be damaged.
Extremists, the mix among peaceful demonstrators? The protection of the Constitution and the economy, talk of
ASW-chief Wagner shares this concern, and refers to well-known victims of arson attacks: Amazon, Deutsche Bahn and his former employer, Deutsche Telekom. From there he moved to 2018 to the chemical group BASF, where he is for the company. According to his estimates, the boundaries between extremism and citizens are blurred appearing to Protest sometimes. As an example, the partially violent protests in the hambach forest, the wanted, the energy group RWE roden to serve him.
If the mate of the “Umvolkung” rants
It is not only widely visible excesses or attacks, which could prepare the German economic problems, but Wagner and selenium faith. Also in the company itself lurking dangers from their point of view. For example, when radicalized employees traveling in the civil war, to Syria, to the so-called Islamic state (IS). The protection of the Constitution-Deputy selenium also thinks of the “New rights”. Not more would be in “combat boots”, but the “intellectual garb” and alone kidney of the “Umvolkung”.
The protection of the Constitution-Deputy Sinan selenium (l.) and ASW-chief Volker Wagner, worry about Germany as a business location
Extremists can so disturb the peace, that is to say selenium. And he is glad that in Germany there is no motion, such as the yellow West in France. Among the protesters a “rampaging Mob through the streets mix”. The riots had, according to ASW-in-chief Wagner, but quite an impact on Germany: the transport of goods.
ASW-chief Wagner: “It can happen to anyone”
In order to protect themselves from extremism of all Stripes, the Alliance for safety, is cooperating in economic but not only with the protection of the Constitution. Because the phenomenon is cross-border, tried the AWS, the international fight against it. Corresponding agreements have already been signed with France, Italy and the UK.
The German protection of the Constitution sees it in the words of its Vice-President as a “service provider”. You mean: He gives business advice, how can extremists recognize. How the companies react to it is their business. ASW-chief Wagner advises to take warnings seriously. Because: “It can happen to anyone.”