The good of my life. Also coming up the politics of extremes on sunday voters in the heartland of germany go to the polls after a campaign thats included Death Threats arson and nazi slogans the far right edgy take and the un had to is considered the top candidate. Of the party and john its too but can his constituency accept an opinion but it does. Point. Well to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the violent culture of bricks at a new study of british voters poses questions about the u. K. s departure from the European Union and it makes for very uncomfortable reading because of what people say theyre prepared to accept in order to see their version of the. Rics it come to pass in a poll in titled the future of england a majority of voters believe that a breakup of the u. K. Would be worth it to take back control and a majority both for and against breaks it agree that the u. K. Will become substantially poorer after it is no longer a member of the European Union the polls suggested breaks it as come to represent much more then a political and economic divorce for most voters its about identity who belongs and who does not which brings us to perhaps the most alarming find of this poll among supporters and opponents of brics it a majority of voters say the possibility of violence against members of parliament is a price worth paying if their version of breaks it is delivered we begin tonight with a report on british lawmakers and the brakes it bulls eye that they are living with now every day. If i go. I dont know if. Theres a crowd outside the palace of westminster every day made up of both angry leavers and remain or else the police often have to intervene m. P. s arriving for work place verbal abuse and sometimes even physical attack. Nigel for raj leader of the bracks it party had a milkshake thrown at him earlier this year a relatively harmless incident compared to what other politicians have experienced. I have threats of violence including a death threat ive certainly had threats on social media and in other ways not a civil Death Threats civil prosecutions by the police so i sat in a meeting recently with some other bricks of his senior colleagues and somebody said look around so does anyone not a death threat and the answer was weve all had Death Threats. Including tom brake. The liberal democrat is a staunch opponent of bracks it. One Facebook Page contained comment suggesting he should be strangled. Varies from low level abuse to Death Threats i suspect probably every other member of parliament in the house comes as had threats and theres no doubt that these things have got worse since the referendum mediately after the referendum there was a very clear increase. In these m. P. s have little personal security they hold surgeries in their constituencies where anyone can meet the Politicians Face to face time breaks offices are only locked at night. One of the important roles that a british member of parliament has is being accessible to the public and providing a Service People come to a member of parliament about any issue from a difficulty securing a school place for their child through to poor quality housing and if were not accessible then when are actually able to provide a very good service for people. That leaves them very exposed 3 years ago labor m. P. Joe cox was murdered on the way to a constituency surgery her attacker has links to a neo nazi group. Members of the opposition also blame the Prime Minister they say his talk of capitulation and surrender is fueling hatred just hearing from the baby had to have an easy life sometimes Death Threats and abuse and they think this guy that they tell the primaries to quote is months so i have to try and try to have i dont have to meet with motivate how lonely it has to come from the time just dont know yes. But pm Boris Johnson merely dismisses threats of violence against m. P. s us humbug mr speaker all i. Have to say to just be crime never had such a home but you know my life. These are the sorts of threats that m. P. s receive every day usually via facebook or twitter there are references to hangings and firing squads civil war and gunning for blood theres no way of knowing if some of these users might perpetuate violence in the real world. Scottish m. P. Lisa cameron has been sent images of rapes and the capitation shes lobbying for new legislation that would put an end to online anonymity. The police would say to me were you know we went to see the person and the lead you know quite a usual life there. But its almost like sin is the one line they feel anonymous they feel that there are no barriers to anything that they have to terms of all that you saw in line we need to have thought regulation tom break believes that the political culture also needs to change. The way back is for i mean i think in the u. K. To resolve the issue brett said i think until this is dealt with one way or another then we will continue to see this level of aggression the is this other language news. For now the brics a crisis remains ongoing and that makes all m. P. s potential targets wherever they stand on the political spectrum. Well how to make sense of brics when its consequences seem to be since was an even dangerous one person who was qualified to analyze what has and is happening in the u. K. As my colleague barbara visa will she joins me tonight in our Brussels Bureau good evening to you barbara let me ask you just for a personal report 1st barber youve reported many many times weve talked many times with you there in the thick of the brics it chaos have you ever felt unsafe have you ever been threatened with physical violence now i have in fact brant never felt unsafe but the reason for that mainly is that we had quite well protected there because reporting from in front of westminster we have behind fences and there is security so nobody can really get at us and theres been of course for weeks and months at the height of the bricks at battle being tremendous and yelling and shouting in the background that after a while you sort of get used to that and just blend it out and then if you move as a single camera team through london or so people dont really show a lot of aggression against you personally so it seems more like a collective thing and that is that you feel the aggression in the background we used to hear breaks that means break i said at the beginning of the program breaks it means break it now are you surprised that so many voters are willing to accept violence against him peace in order to get their version of breaks that done. That i find absolutely shocking and it shows how fast this Development Moves how quickly a country can move from a place where you think the majority of people is extraordinary polite you know they line up in front of bus stations they will say sorry if somebody runs into them in the street people where violence becomes sort of a daily daily thought something that people think belongs in their lives now and it seems like that 3 and a half years off talking about brecks it and the divisions in that country have deepened to a point where incredible aggression has risen on both sides of the divide and that seems to be one of the Main Findings and that people it gets normal violence get not its normal is so quickly that it seems like a complete breakdown of political culture tradition history everything in britain that you can watch sort of in slow motion at the moment and its interesting to study says this applies to both leavers and mainers and so it tells me that breaks it means something much more than just bricks it the bricks that Withdrawal Agreement which part of it approved this week you know there was almost a carbon copy of to resubmit use deal which was rejected 3 times by parliament so for the m. P. s this has to be about something more i think its about who gets to define who we are do you agree i mean were talking about identity here. It is about identity and it has long since left the realm of reason i mean you just said you know since the deal is relatively similar to the one the trees may had some say Boris Johnson is even worse but that doesnt matter anymore this is not about politics anymore also i mean one of the main problems of the civil debate has been that its just been set by lies and this is just ongoing constantly bar since the Prime Minister tells people lets get breakfast done and then we can sort of turn it turn back to normal life and continue talking about schools and hospitals but it breaks of will not be done and Everybody Knows it because negotiations for the future trade arrangements and other arrangements with the e. U. Will carry on for years so it wont be done i mean this is like a slow working poison in the in the body of politics in britain and it is about identity it is it has become like a religion like a religious text and its been leavers on both sides and the believers like crusaders you know going out they hate each other and they are obviously even now sort of willing to do each other violence so it is a Shocking Development to see in a country that used to be proud of its a political culture and civilization and i think this is something that were seeing on both sides of the atlantic we saw this week republican lawmakers in the United States storm a high Security Chamber on capitol hill where dissed depositions are being given in the impeachment inquiry i mean one observer said this is the closest thing to mass civil unrest that hes ever seen so on both sides of the atlantic the worlds of politics and even society in general they seem to be teetering do you you have the feeling that we are just a breath away from losing it. It seems so it seems so theres sometimes theyre encouraging signs if you look at elections like in hungary for instance where suddenly a liberal mayor is was elected in budapest i mean they seem to be those tinies folks of hope but on the whole front in general yes were very close to the abyss and sort of tumbling into violence and complete dissolution of the rules that kept us together and kept us sane and kept us safe in the past its a sad state of affairs we have to say. In brussels barbara we appreciate your experience your insights and stay safe thank you. Were here in germany. Go to the polls in the german heartland in the state of turin go this weekend its an election that is shaping up to be a crucial test for chancellor Angela Merkels conservative c. D. U. Party the far right. Now that party has been polling strongly and it could overtake the conservatives as the states number 2 party behind the post communist left party the regio was part of the former east germany before rediff occasion in 1900 its the only german state with a governing coalition headed by the left party our very own reporter on your call who returned to her old hometown air fort to gauge the mood ahead of sundays vote. Oh no they did brick house this and merrill and the waste just like in fairy tales. Small Medieval City front our will known and loft and the eastern state of the ranger. That was my home for a long time i spent most of my youth in syringes and went to effort to study. When i lived here people didnt argue much about politics they couldnt they if they didnt even exist but now they are likely to win at least 20 percent of the road and i wonder whether they have changed the region. Leftist off right thats often what people here want to know is politics dividing the state into. I try to talk about it with former classmates but then i noticed that most of the people i was friends with have moved away to big cities just like i did i was right back saying its a delicate topic society i hear its bitterly divided but no one wants to talk to me about it on camera. To get an idea of whats going on now i go to an and if t. Campaign event the far right edgy take is considered the top candidate here he insults other parties and journalists too but cant his constituency except of opinions with those who are. Or. If you have more i always look for an arena where i could influence people and if there is someone who doesnt want to accept this and then im sorry they consider the next table and drink his beer alone. When we have a family celebration sometimes we start arguing my wife keeps the arguments from escalating by changing the subject. I need to withdraw to handle he has been the state premier of 3 for the past 5 years hes the only left party state premier in germany many think hes down to earth and hes pragmatic but while he was in office the a. F. D. Succeeded in expanding its base so why couldnt the left party keep the f. T. In check and to put it i try to keep them in check they began polarizing the constituency i want to talk to the people on the streets and i want an end to this polarization and i want to let the people know where we stand and where were headed or know if they can vixen via the only problem is that the range is becoming increasingly polarized thats what left Party Supporters keep telling me. This a small rebellion but its not as small as wed like it to be. Some people irreconcilable if that speech is harsha more vicious and dimwitted my old hometown seems withdrawn and i fear of the state elections might make things worse. According to a poll on the left party with the board over im in or the more full port but might not succeed in forming a Coalition Government since no one wants to work with the a. F. P. The federal and state is the drift of the political deadlock which would further deepen the social tensions. Sometimes when i go back home i feel like a stranger. A stranger in our own home to argue about that and more im joined now by our chief Political Editor bill keller. First talk about the polarization that we saw in that report was there so much polarization for that city what the big 10 parties who would like to see both ends of the spectrum also debate under that tent like the social democrats are so in crisis and the city you are trying to find out so did the i mean one thing is quite clear that in theory and you know what we actually have really good data of people favor of democracy at the same time their favor of having a much firmer grip on politics and much far behind so theres a lot of potential there physically for the far right if t. To tap into that and its an interesting direct standoff between the left and far left and the and far right this is unique and you know its the politics of extremes almost how one would you see it is that the far right if you could become part of the Regional Government after the election it simply wont happen because the major parties doubt going into any coalition with the far right if t. And this raises the question what else could happen and the left party the unable to form a coalition im going to michaels conservative c. D. U. Party has also ruled out going into coalition with the party so the math simply dont add up they will have to be creative and if anything this is proof that the far right if tea has severely minus to shake up i dare say disrupt the usual way. Politics in particular done here and its an important point because their takes is the next level why does this what does it matter beyond the range of what is why does it matter on the National Level and why should german chancellor Angela Merkel why should she be concerned but shes a lot less concerned than she was just a couple of months ago i mean we see her socalled grand coalition with the social democrats politically pretty much on the rocks and the only thing thats holding them together is that they know if they were to call fresh elections which is not easy here in germany would need a long lengthy process and they both have a lot to lose rather than anything to gain so the ring is yet another test of how bad things are for the big tent parties and typically how bad things can still get for the social democrats because as you know of time you know we talked about this earlier this is the 1st election in germany that weve had since the attack on the synagogue in hollow which is north of that far away. Do you think thats going to have any impact on this election well if it will be interesting to see whether its has certainly it has seen a lot of statements from politicians who have also been threatened by far right circles. Basically calling for no extremism but beyond the most far right extremists politician within the far right if tea leaves the f. T. Into these elections and they look like they could become the 2nd Strongest Force it doesnt really look like thats made much of a difference right our chief Political Editor mcculloch as always thank you. Well dont say you have not been warned moscow is watching that is what critics here in germany are saying about the social democratic partys decision to use electronic voting to choose a new party chair now this election is an important one for the party it comes when support for the s. P. D. Is at a record low so in a move to rejuvenate the party and to give more people a say the s. P. D. Is asking its Party Members to vote for the new chair that includes almost 200000. 00 electronic ballots evo doing as its known here it ends on friday but the controversy surrounding it it is only just beginning. One of those sounding the alarm over electronic voting and joins me tonight here at the big table Christopher Lauer christopher was elected to the Berlin Parliament back in 2011 as a member of the pirate party a party which at the time was considered a Political Force of disruption known for its support of more democracy made possible by technology its good to see you here my Health Things have changed you write in an article earlier this week in a german newspaper that online voting should be stopped the headline reads which social democrat will Vladimir Putin vote for do you think the russians would could would try to manipulate a german partys vote is of cause because the s. P. D. Made clear in the process of showing off the candidates for the election that not all of them are very happy with the because addition and germanys so maybe if you and friends the unfold in a direction that the. Candidates which are like the most incompetent to disqualify would still or optimum politics. And you think thats. Likely you think that that could theres a good chance that Something Like that can happen we you have a you have a volt over a computer so its always been manipulable and the problem is that s. P. D. Decided to take a company which had problems to count the votes in spain at the local election in may this year and the s. P. D. Decided to make like a secret vote you can vote over the internet as long as everybody sees at the end the ballots of every body else but as soon as you decide that there should be like a. Secret and. So on and so on you cannot be sure thus the computer count the votes riot is the result the correct result and you have no way to control it i mean you are kind of a specialist in this and what do you know that the leaders in the s. P. Did dont know i mean should they be concerned about this this is not this is not capitalistic secret knowledge i have this is like when you were studying maybe informatics or you read some articles about online voting you know that the way the us that is doing this online voting now is the way you should never do it if you got no reaction from the s. P. D. Because you were also a member of the s. P. D. And youve left the party i mean do you think that there is programming itself or not some type of bad result or a on the plate no no they are just hoping that mobility talks about the. When i 1st interviewed back in 2012 you were almost like the poster child for. The pirate party but for the future of democracy through high tech. Youre not saying that anymore have you had an epiphany you know like. Have you had an epiphany or are you a disillusioned techie no i think that social media is a great danger for democracy. In the what you shoulda bought Great Britain about the breck so thats horrible we have the same effects in germany we have the same effects everywhere social media is available so i think somebody should do something about facebook its in danger in our democracy and i think that is a high potential in involving constituents on every level in online voting but not in secret online voting because it is a computer it has its limitations everybody has to be able to understand it and therefore you can just make an open vault so you can control the results ive got 15 seconds do you think that the solution at least for now is to return to paper ballots yeah all right Christopher Lauer its good to talk with you and lets see what happens with this vote when the ballots are counted we may want you to come back on because the our thank you thank you very much are the day is almost done the conversation continues online youll find us on twitter either at u. W. 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