Here’s another batch of rhetorical eloquence from Gottfried Curio, a member of the Bundestag for the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland, Alternative for Germany).

Many thanks to MissPiggy for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:

Video transcript:

00:00 Now Gottfried Curio for the AfD.

00:06 Dear Mr. President! Ladies and gentlemen! This past weekend, the GroKo (Grand Coalition) parties held their

00:10 Pseudo-workshops to fool voters. It was like watching the SPD and CDU have a group therapy session

00:14 for the traumatised: The SPD glancing to the left, with their social policy watering can; for which citizens are milked

00:20 to raise their poll percentages. The Union [CDU+CSU] gazing to the right, attempting a collective reprocessing of the Merkel

00:26 migration catastrophe. It was just a “one-off exceptional situation” they claim, but the now permanent state of

00:32 law violation will remain. Their grand coalition simply anticipates hundreds of thousands. Our borders are

00:39 deliberately kept open — 13,000 coming in monthly. They assure us that they have done nothing wrong, and will

00:46 never act like that again. — That sounds convincing! What a spectacular performance, ladies and gentlemen!

00:54 Just a load of symptom-doctoring instead of revoking the authority from those big names on the side here who

00:59 are responsible and absent today. The elephant in the room is dismissed. His gigantic trunk — the problem of

01:07 opening the border — remains ignored. His huge ears — the nonfunctioning European “plan” to distribute migrants

01:12 — disappears. And their analysis has a focus strikingly similar to that of the AfD: Correcting the cause of the

01:19 migration flux, the magnitude makes that impossible. Agreements with countries of origin and transit countries:

01:24 a hopeless endeavour. Taking action in our own self interest, meaning integration: a failure due to the

01:29 growing numbers and cultural alienation. According to current law, these migrants shouldn’t have come to

01:35 Germany at all! Fleeing from war ends in the neighbouring countries. Even temporary protection does not make them

01:41 eligible for integration or the subsequent migration of remaining family members.

01:45 They are just being practical and suggest some minor mending, some window dressing including intentions

01:51 and vows of commitment for the election campaign in the East. A splash of AfD demands, ineptly thrown in,

01:56 like thin blue make-up on a pitch black background.

02:00 “Practical” — what’s that supposed to suggest? We’re talking about a few minor repairs here. Not IF this

02:09 policy should be continued, just about HOW it should be continued. They’re just making minor adjustments so they

02:15 can continue on with business as usual. How about not allowing unauthorised people to enter Germany in the

02:21 first place, that way we don’t have to remove them later? That would be practical, ladies and gentlemen!

02:29 We continue to hear the meaningless phrase “Strengthen Frontex”, although it is unabashedly admitted:

02:33 “Border management does not mean secure borders.” How true! Officials working there just wave them through.

02:40 The frustrated doormen of the EU. Protection looks different! The German version of asylum, unique in the

02:48 world and a special provision, is still being glorified, despite being abused many hundreds of thousands of times

02:53 and causing the German judicial system to collapse. Let everybody in, come hell or high water, that’s how a

02:58 hyper-moralizing Germany kills itself. Ideology is more important to these people than a functioning government.

03:08 Your approach of papering over the cracks has come to an end. Granting temporary work permits to illegals?

03:12 Creates new incentives. Secondary migration? Create some more new procedures. Are the prospects for

03:16 remaining in the country bad? Never mind, create decentralised accommodation. Anchor centres?

03:20 Don’t work. A “national push” to tackle deportations? Two-thirds of attempts fail in Baden-Württemberg.

03:26 Dublin regulation transfers? It creates a revolving-door effect. There are even welcoming parties for people

03:30 who return shortly after being deported. After ten days, 90 percent are back.

03:36 Welcome to Merkel’s Looney Bin Germany, year 13.

03:43 In the light of this devastating self-analysis by the Union (CDU), we demand all the more clearly:

03:49 Stop dismantling our sovereignty — immediately! Return to the rule of law — now!

03:54 Border se-cur-ity. Which includes turning people away! For criminals and those practicing identity fraud,

04:01 all asylum claims are forfeited — deportation! For those who hide from or resist deportation — stop their benefits!

04:08 That, ladies and gentlemen, is what will bring back people’s confidence, not a staged discussion circle.

04:17 But wait! Mrs. Widmann-Mauz wants to integrate everyone without regard to residence permits.

04:25 The values of our constitution will be taught in kindergarten. That will work out great!

04:31 The youngest stay among themselves, speak their own language, hinder the learning of all students and

04:36 later even bully German children. But keep your eye on the prize: To become German citizens as soon as possible.

04:42 Because giving it away will create a sense of commitment to Germany from these people, they say.

04:50 Translation: Continue on the warpath against your own citizenry. Euro, immigration, German army, diesel, energy.

04:56 This Merkel car wreck is a total loss, a write-off which isn’t worth the trip to the repair shop. It needs a reboot.

05:03 Citizens know it, more than ever. What we need is a real alternative.

05:07 An alternative for Germany, Ladies and Gentlemen!