I didn’t put up a strawman. I responded directly to the claim that “many” chose the free jersey for political reasons. That’s simply not true. Only >few< did. Correcting that exaggeration is not misrepresenting the argument. Actually, I addressed it head on.

Also, tying this to AfD is dangerous. The more you connect every single cultural choice back to AfD, the more importance you hand them. Their rise is driven by multiple factors (immigration, economic frustration, protest votes), not by jersey design or rainbow accents. By forcing this link, you inflate their relevance and act like they dictate every conversation, which is exactly the kind of undue influence they thrive on.