The district government is naturally concerned that there will be a re-escalation of the active protest around the Gerhard-Hauptmann School. Dr. Davis is surely aware of this. Her question is i presume rhetorical, and a witty provocation.

What does not get stated clearly, and i find this regrettable, is that what the refugees and their supporters are calling for is nothing less than the complete reorientation of EU domestic policy and global economic politics. The refugees are asking “Why can’t we live and work in Germany?” and the most obvious answer is: “If they could live and work anywhere they pleased, it is very likely they would not be refugees at all.” There will be no solution to the problem under the current circumstances. Prof. Davis has been saying that for generations. That there are members of the German Green Party who are unaware of who Prof. Davis is and significance of her life’s work, says more about the state of the Green movement (if it still is one) than about anything or anybody else.