Well, now that it's time to govern, we can finally see them in action. (Though I'm a bit doubtful, since they don't have 2/3 majority and no other party wants a coalition with them...) But if they manage to get a gov't going, they can finally prove to their constituents whether they're worth their salt. And since it's only on the state level, it's still relatively safe. They won't be changing the constitution, or anything, and they will still be bound by federal law. But what kind of government will they offer? Like Orban's FIDESZ in Hungary? Or like Trumps Republicans in the US? Granted, neither option is all too desirable, but if nothing else, they serve(d) as further wake-up calls. This time not for the mainstream, but their own followers.
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Yeah they are limited in what they can do and their program is a wishlist for EU-law things they will never be able to pull off under state law but alone their intentions are scary:
They want to reorient schools around performance and national identity. They want to confiscate cash and valuables like jewelry from refugees entering the country, and to mandate invasive medical age tests. Most of the cultural funding in the state is under their influence and they wanna set up some "citizen watch squad" running around next to actual police (Gestapo-vibes) and much more.
You frame it as "Give them a fair chance to govern and proof what they can" which is the most dangerous take you can make. The NSDAP started like what they are doing right now.
You are right, I have had the same attitude about the Republicans: all these amazing ideas, but they never could implement any of them, they cried, because of the Democrats. Okay then, this time they have it all: the executive branch, both houses in Congress, plus a judiciary leaning in their favor. So what about all those great plans? Never mind, instead they are running the country off a cliff. Sure, it will most likely finish them off, but at what cost?
The other thing I have been in favor of, as a general idea, is to give each way of thinking its own space, provided people are in favor of it. You want Sharia law? Sure, you can organize yourself and implement it in your town for yourself and your supporters. Those who agree with you will follow. Those who don't like it will leave. You want communal ownership? Go right ahead, and practice it with your fellow communists. As long as free movement is guaranteed, and no one tries to impose their ideas on others, this should work... in theory. But again, in practice it may not be this simple.