a prominent groups the concerts motto was we are more it began with a moment of silence for the victim of the attack the prompted the initial protests man who was stabbed allegedly by migrants now in detention. the far right can germany defeat its demons that's our topic this week on quadriga and here are our guests it's a pleasure to welcome matthew carney chik back to the program he's chief europe correspondent for politico and he says germany's demons are necessary and will never be overcome the question is whether germany's political elite is drawing the bright lessons from history the events of the past week suggest they're not and it's a pleasure to have valerie her with us she's political correspondent in the berlin bureau of spiegel online and she's been reporting on candidates the f.t. community is gradually merging with rightwing extremist groups in germany she says