It’s so annoying to read all these takes about not banning that German right-extremist party because that would only make things worse.

No. They need banning.

In a democracy we agree on rules and ways to renegotiate those rules. Use them to change what you don’t like, but if you attack the system in dishonest ways, you break the rules and are not allowed to play.

NOW is the time to end the destructive behaviour – in a completely democratic fashion, built into the system.