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The author wrote that the AfD represents an ethnically based nationalism that makes cultural exclusion the benchmark for political belonging. Furthermore, according to his depiction, the party stands for social cuts, a close bond with NATO, arms deliveries to Israel, and massive rearmament. #AfD #Nationalismus #Politik #DE #IL (translated)

Daniele Ganser wrote that he met Albrecht Müller on the sidelines of the Frankfurt Book Fair and discussed his new book "Battle of the Giants," which was published by Westend Verlag. Müller is a former head of planning in the Federal Chancellery under Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt, as well as the founder of the NachDenkSeiten. Ganser appreciates him for his efforts for decades towards a dialogue with Russia. According to Ganser, Müller criticizes the rearmament under EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius's demand for military readiness. He questions why von der Leyen does not propose disarmament and a dialogue with Russia. Ganser described Müller as one of many voices in Germany that reject the massive rearmament and war rhetoric of Chancellor Merz and Pistorius. #Frieden #Abrüstung #Kriegsrhetorik (translated)

Heimatgefühl called it a scandal that BMW had canceled the contract offer for a service car to AfD parliamentary president Tobias Rausch after his election. The author referred to the role of the company during the Nazi era: BMW had become an important armaments company and had greatly benefited from German rearmament. The company produced motorcycles for the Wehrmacht, especially the BMW R75 sidecar, as well as the standard passenger car BMW 325 intended for the Wehrmacht from 1938 to 1940. Heimatgefühl referred to the AfD as a democratic party and called it absurd to deny her a service car. In conclusion, the author demanded to continue in this manner and used an English slogan that linked "woke" politics with economic decline. #Skandal #BMW #AfD (translated)

Lexa wrote that Friedrich Merz explained on the Tagesschau that Russia is waging war against Europe and Germany. As evidence, Merz cited an "armed attack" on the Leipzig airport on August 4, which he claimed was solely carried out by Russia. Lexa interpreted this formulation as a justification for further arms deliveries, rearmament, and sanctions. The resulting costs, including higher energy prices, the migration of industry, and burdens on the budget, would, in his opinion, be imposed on the citizens. Moreover, people who questioned the evidence or the benefits of continued support for Kiev would be portrayed as opponents. According to Lexa, the EU is also pursuing this course and rejecting negotiations with Moscow as long as the guns are not silent. He wrote that this condition prolongs the conflict instead of ending it. #Russland #Krieg #Energiepreise (translated)

The author described a peace prize for NATO and the simultaneous expectation that Germans should become "war-capable" as an almost unparalleled contradiction. Instead of further armament and war rhetoric, Europe needs a policy that puts diplomacy and peace at the center, in his view. https://t.co/xw9uaAI3fb #Frieden #Diplomatie #NATO #DE #NATO #EU (translated)

Since it became known that Die Linke would govern Berlin, there have been numerous reports of unrest in parts of the Berlin police, LilitThyra wrote. Police officers feared significant cuts; bodyguards did not want to be deployed to protect Elif Eralp due to the clan connections led by Die Linke. According to her contribution, some officials wanted to be transferred to another federal state. The election program of Die Linke provided for stopping the further expansion of the police and reallocating funds, among other things, to street social work, she wrote. She stated that she would also want to be transferred instead of being a police officer, and sarcastically added that social workers would take care of safety. #Berlin #Polizei #SozialeArbeit (translated)

On the Day of German Unity, several thousand people demonstrated in Berlin against military rearmament and conscription, while at the same time supporting Russia and other authoritarian regimes and avoiding any clear condemnation of violence and repression against Israel and in Iran. #Friedensdemo #TagderDeutschenEinheit #Russland (translated)

The article reported that at a rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate, mainly young people protested against war, rearmament, and a planned or possible expansion of mandatory military service. The organizers referred to a linked page. https://t.co/FPgVojHCX5 #Friedensproteste #Wehrpflicht #Jugendbewegung #DE (translated)

In a conversation with Michael Thumann, Paul Ronzheimer analyzes the current situation in Russia after the parliamentary election, where prices are rising, discontent is growing, and the economy is increasingly oriented towards war, without the frustration being fundamentally directed against Putin. #Putin #Russland #Aufrüstung (translated)

Hamburg is benefiting for the first time from federal financial resources to improve port infrastructure, which is intended to serve both the economy and defense, particularly in light of the strategic importance of the port considering current threats. #Hamburg #Aufrüstung #Infrastruktur (translated)

It is of course fascinating that we, as young people in the 80s and 90s, were so fully positioned against war. Who hasn’t had to read “All Quiet on the Western Front” over and over, was encouraged by teachers to participate in demonstrations against armament, and wondered about the few who joined the Bundeswehr voluntarily? And today you turn on the television, and they tell us almost euphorically and in a loop how ports are being made war-capable and investments in armaments are being made, while afterwards documentaries about the stimulating everyday life of soldiers as young people are presented, as if that has always been the case and overall is also a positive development. #Krieg #Frieden #Gesellschaft (translated)

Wird zuviel über „Aufrüstung“ in Deutschland gesprochen und zu wenig über „Frieden“? Darüber habe ich bei Maischberger u.a. mit der Journalistin Sophia Maier diskutiert. Meine Meinung: Russland greift die Ukraine an, Russland greift Deutschland mit Drohnen an, Putin lacht sich schlapp darüber, wie unsere Debatte gerade verläuft. Bald werden die ersten fordern, dass die Ukraine doch endlich aufgeben solle. #Frieden #Aufrüstung #Ukraine

"Dies ist die zweitgrößte Volkswirtschaft der Welt mit einem ziemlich schlagkräftigen Militär, das die wahrscheinlich rasanteste Aufrüstung der Geschichte durchläuft."US-Außenminister Marco Rubio betonte, die Gesprächskanäle zum Hauptkonkurrenten China offenzuhalten, sei ein wichtiger Wert an sich: "Dies ist die zweitgrößte Volkswirtschaft der Welt mit einem ziemlich schlagkräftigen Militär, das die wahrscheinlich rasanteste Aufrüstung der Geschichte durchläuft." #XiJinping #DonaldTrump #Handel