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Germany’s economy minister came out with some of his strongest comments to date about the rising popularity of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), saying the party is “poison for Germany” that would destroy the country’s economy. “If you take these crazy fascist plans that they have announced seriously – that is deporting all people who are not German according to their definition – then you can count the number of restaurants, tradespeople and haulage companies that this means. Then the location is dead,” he told Welt TV in an interview on Tuesday. Habeck, who is a member of the Gree…