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Germany's new 'Ministry of Truth.'
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:14 am
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:14 am
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?It seems that all ideas suspected of being "populist" -- or simply those ideas without the blessing of the elites -- will now be banned in Germany. This restriction applies to criticism of the government (especially regarding immigration and energy policies), of the EU, of Islam, of government officials and of the media.
?As in communist dictatorships, the more obvious the failings of the government, the more aggressively the establishment attacks those who speak out about them.
?Large companies such as Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), BMW, Mercedes-Benz and the supermarket chain REWE obeyed straightaway and promised to place Breitbart on the blacklist immediately, and never to advertise there again.
?A plucky little pizza delivery service responded to the blacklisting demand by declaring that it was "not the morality police". The company was denounced by Der Spiegel as "inept", and after "protests from customers", it ended up capitulating, as the newspaper reported with much satisfaction.
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To this effect, as reported by Der Spiegel, the Federal Interior Ministry, intends to set up a "Defense Center against Disinformation ("Abwehrzentrum gegen Desinformation") in the fight against "fake news on social networks". "Abwehr" -- the name of Nazi Germany's military intelligence agency -- is apparently meant to demonstrate the government's seriousness regarding the matter.
"It sounds like the Ministry of Truth, 'Minitrue,' from George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984", wrote even the left-leaning daily, Frankfurter Rundschau.
Frank Überall, national head of the German Association of Journalists (DJV), bluntly stated: "This smells like censorship."
It seems that all ideas suspected of being "populist" -- or simply those ideas without the blessing of the elites – will now be banned in Germany. This restriction applies to criticism of the government (especially regarding immigration and energy policies), of the EU, of Islam, of government officials and of the media.
The Federal Agency for Political Education -- the information agency of the Interior Ministry – is quite open about it: "Anti-elitism", "anti-intellectualism", "anti-politics" and "hostility toward institutions" are the "key characteristics of populism".
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This post was edited on 1/26/17 at 10:15 am
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:17 am to blueboy
Speaking of Literally Hitler...
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:22 am to blueboy
Literally Nazi Germany.
This post was edited on 1/26/17 at 10:24 am
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:23 am to blueboy
It's ok. Merkel is the Leftists' leader of the free world.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:23 am to blueboy
WE HAVE TO PROTECT EUROPE FROM PUTIN! They're the beacon of freedom in the old world! Putin would suppress freedom!
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:25 am to blueboy
Trumps has lost control of germany.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:27 am to cokebottleag
I guess a surefire way to make sure no one takes away your freedoms is to destroy them yourself before they get the chance
Taking a page out of Russia's playbook with a twist... scorched populace policy
Taking a page out of Russia's playbook with a twist... scorched populace policy
This post was edited on 1/26/17 at 10:29 am
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:31 am to blueboy
i couldn't even finish that b/c i got so disgusted
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:35 am to blueboy
Abwehr means defense. Its not like they are copying some specific jargon invented by the NAZIs.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:39 am to TheSexecutioner
I wore my MAGA hat to a bar/club in Germany the week after he won the election. Some bitch complained and security came up and told me that I couldn't wear it because it was a symbol of right wing extremism or some bullshite.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:39 am to TheSexecutioner
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I wore my MAGA hat to a bar/club in Germany the week after he won the election. Some bitch complained and security came up and told me that I couldn't wear it because it was a symbol of right wing extremism or some bullshite.
we love the protection of basic human rights in Europe, don't we folks?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:55 am to blueboy
quote:But...but...but... the Left is tolerant, enlightened, benign, and not fascist at its core. Right? Oh, wait...
Frank Überall, national head of the German Association of Journalists (DJV), bluntly stated: "This smells like censorship."
It seems that all ideas suspected of being "populist" -- or simply those ideas without the blessing of the elites – will now be banned in Germany. This restriction applies to criticism of the government (especially regarding immigration and energy policies), of the EU, of Islam, of government officials and of the media.
The Federal Agency for Political Education -- the information agency of the Interior Ministry – is quite open about it: "Anti-elitism", "anti-intellectualism", "anti-politics" and "hostility toward institutions" are the "key characteristics of populism".
Posted on 1/26/17 at 11:00 am to blueboy
I hope they keep it up. Merkel is tripling down on this nonsense and we'll eventually see some 1920's style Germany in the near future.
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