A few days before the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia, retailers are also taking a stand. The supermarket chain Edeka published a full-page appeal in the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", in the weekly newspaper "Die Zeit" and on social networks. The ad is titled "Why Edeka doesn't choose blue". This is to be understood as an allusion to the AfD, which has used blue as its party color since it was founded.
The ad features numerous types of fruit and vegetables such as cucumbers, broccoli, bananas, cherries and strawberries. "Colorful diversity reigns in the fruit and vegetable department," the text reads. "Evolution has taught us that blue is not a good choice," it says. "In Germany, blue is already the biggest threat to a diverse society."
The German Retail Association (HDE) also spoke out publicly this week. President Alexander von Preen called on people to vote for democratic parties. "I can only warn all players against shifting the social rules of the game towards exclusion and hatred. This will not lead society and the economy to a positive future, but to a dead end," he said.
