Given Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, and thousands of victims of Western drone strikes... in light of three interior ministers in a row who thought Islam does not belong to Germany... in light of NSU and Hanau, to speak of "underreaction," one must really want to do that. (translated)
The FAZ article is very enlightening and corresponds with most observations. The fundamental dissatisfaction of the voters has to do with social conditions. The election of the AfD is almost exclusively related to the topic of migration. (translated)
Those who wonder with what fervor people in Germany try to prevent a far-right party from coming to power will find a clue in the comments and quotes. Fortunately, there are still other people here. Otherwise, this country would truly be lost. (translated)
Anyone who wants to gain distressing insights about the users of this platform, the readership of "Welt," or the rampant anti-Semitism in our country is welcome to read the comments under this announcement. It is just bitter. (translated)
The headline is simply insane. The text itself contains some good approaches and at times even good ideas. The fundamental problem seems to be of no concern to the authors: The assertion of the singularity of the Holocaust is being increasingly diluted. (translated)
That some politicians loudly call for the fight against Islamism in the morning and then invite the Taliban to the office in the afternoon to maintain de-facto diplomatic relations, is just another supernormal state that obviously disturbs no one here. (translated)
After the murder of party friend Lübke, Horst Seehofer took 16 (!) days to address the public and express a right-wing extremist motive. This does not prevent the CDU leadership from having concealed the right-wing extremist motive for years in memory of the murder. (translated)
The man is the grandson of a CDU chancellor, a member of the CDU leadership, and a CDU member of the Bundestag. The CDU governs at the federal level and in Berlin.
It may be permissible to ask why Volkmann and his party do not change the conditions they lament so loudly. (translated)
It is simply about whether one is able to identify Islamism as a threat to our society. Some can, some cannot. It is disrespectful for those who remain silent and downplay Islamism after such an attack. (translated)
Grandson of a former chancellor, member of the governing party and representative of the German Bundestag is resigned and obviously does not know what to do with his mandate, his office, and the nearly 20,000 euros of taxpayer money to change the circumstances. (translated)
Remarkably a lot of clandestine joy and satisfaction on this platform, after at least one person was killed and many others injured. Whoever wants to read a thoughtful initial assessment instead should read what @PeterRNeumann writes. (translated)
The same people who yesterday mocked "wokeness," queer minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community are today lamenting the homophobia of German society. This is quite remarkable. (translated)
My texts from the past 8 years vs. the headlines from the past days.
- Employees of the Axel Springer publishing house are working on the rise of the AfD.
- CDU politicians are circumventing laws that they themselves have enacted.
- Climate change is causing unbearable heat in Germany. (translated)
Julian Reichelt insinuates solely based on a photo that the man in the picture is a foreigner.
For better context: An ideology that denies people with dark skin their German citizenship is ethnonationalist and thus a core element of right-wing extremism. (translated)