Opinion: Berlin's Election Issues Are Extreme
Vote for the wrong party in this election and your party might be over - for good! If you live in Berlin, hail from the EU and are registered at your home address, you will have received a funny little orange and white voting form, recently. It's one of the little upsides of all the bureaucracy in this city: they remember to include you in things like the municipal elections without you having to beg for it. Lots has been written about the conventional party choices - SPD, CDU, Linke - so I won't be covering those in this piece. Besides, it's not only fair but also kind of the mandate of this whole blog to talk about the counter-cultural and left wing issues that are facing Berlin voters this Sunday. So here are the key buzzwords to look out for, and what they mean: A100: Going Nowhere Fast. The A100 is a new highway that will run through Treptower Park, across the Molecule Man bridge, straight down Afterhours Alley (think Else, Magadalena, Wilden Renate ...