“You should Firewall open up a bit,” said Müller in an interview with the news portal t-online, with a view to the other parties in the Bundestag. This could “bring to light the party’s incompetence.” The previous strategy tends to lead to the AfD “be able to develop further in a beautifully contained manner”.

Basically, Müller sees Germany on a politically and socially problematic course. “We are on the way to a fully comprehensive state,” said the former top manager. Many citizens hide behind state security and take on less and less personal responsibility.

Müller warns of “GDR 2.0”

“We are a nation of egoists,” said Müller. He reiterated his earlier warning: “We are on the way to a GDR 2.0.” Without comprehensive reforms, Germany is at risk fall further behind economically. But: “Our politicians are overwhelmed by this,” said Müller.

Müller also criticized the treatment of non-governmental organizations. In recent years, the state has outsourced tasks to NGOs that it believes it should take on itself.

Organizations such as German Environmental Aid or BUND can therefore be integrated directly into the environment or economics ministries, says Müller.