Look at the history of CDU/CSU interior ministers, both federal and in the states. They are authoritarians, and their party line regarding interior politics is authoritarian.

As for calling them Nazis... well, when one looks at the events regarding former Verfassungsschutz chef Maaßen, instituted by HP Friedrich and protected by successor Seehofer until it was no longer tenable, who is accused of having protected the AfD during his term: it's not that far to at least imply ideological support or tolerance toward far right political positions.

It's not. Modern CDU/CSU are basically where the social democrats were about ten years ago.

> Modern CDU/CSU are basically where the social democrats were about ten years ago.

relevant?

That too. But I was mostly referring to political positions.

You are confusing social politics, economic politics and interior politics.

No, I don't.

Spineless, aimless and dysfunctional?

Precisely!

Yet more proof that "Conservatism is progressivism driving the speed limit". And the speed limit seems to be rather generous in this case. But for some it's never high enough, they'd pull down all of Chesterton's fences at the merest whim.