Katja Hoyer & Thomas Fazi: Political earthquake in East Germany

[@robertabrahamsen9076]

Maybe sentencing indigenous Germans to longer prison sentences for threatening foreign gang rapists on Twitter than foreign gang rapists receive for committing gang rape might just provoke a backlash against the establishment?

[@ajs41]

Sounds rather similar to the UK.

[@gehwissen3975]

@@robertabrahamsen9076 "indigenous Germans" 🤣🤣 You don't know much....

[@IIXenon]

Halt deine schnauze ​@@gehwissen3975

[@whoolawoop6817]

​@@gehwissen3975Yeah, well it all started at some point, didn't it? 😁

[@gehwissen3975]

@@whoolawoop6817 Who knows. May be there is no beginning at all... But if you think of the human bottleneck experience...? Some experts say we were not more than 1000 ppl **globally** back then. Seems like we are all bros, didn't we? 🤣🤣

[@stobben]

“Saving Democracy” has taken on a twisted meaning across the West.

[@KennyG-qh8jc]

exactly banning opposition is now democracy

[@christophe346]

Arresting and torturing journalists without verdict..... Spewing propaganda, witch hunting dissidents, politicizing the court of law....

[@andyash5675]

There is nothing to save. Unfortunately now, the task is to recreate democracy in a hostile environment. "Saving democracy" is a diversion to make people believe that if they are patient, it will come back again.

[@JerseySlayer]

"Saving our hegemony"

[@felicitatislibertatisque]

The assumption that voting can never lead to a destruction of democracy is not only stupid, it has been proven wrong by history as everyone that paid attention to the raise of the Nazis in Germany last century or the rise of Russian fascism and the destruction of Russian democracy by Putin knows.

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

How unreasonable of the German people to be sick of the extreme violence repeatedly sprung upon their people

[@felixmidas2020]

What violence? Violent crime is going down!

[@davechapman6609]

@@felixmidas2020 Funny, you are.

[@Francis-m2d]

Example? By that, I mean statistical data.

[@miepmiep3017]

@@felixmidas2020 lmao what Crime is exploding is mostly committed by people from specific countries.

[@wessexexplorer]

@@Francis-m2d - did you write 'example' and then immediately think of the Islamic state attack on the diversity festival where collaborators were horrifically murdered?

[@bob88pct]

Annalena Baerbock of the Green Party said that she didn't care what the German people wanted, I hope she cares now.

[@Smudgie]

The Greens have discovered that bowing to the policies of US Democrats will assure them US political support. Much like the other establishment parties.

[@quentinquentin6752]

Arrogance on full display!! The real threat to democracy comes from the ones that scream their hatred for freedom!!!

[@fredshred5194]

ermmm... short answer, NO !

[@yuriarlequim]

I don't think she needs to care about it

[@AlgernonMoncrieff77]

She is a scholar of Klaus Schwab, she would never ever care about what the people wants. She is a stupid, uneducated authoritarian person who pretends to be the shooting star of German political feminism. There are few politicians in Germany who are more stupid than Annalena Baerbock.

[@johnb.1020]

Step 1 - take a gargantuan dump on the citizens' interests and well-being Step 2 - wonder what went wrong for people to start voting for another party

[@iliketoast-q9b]

It's one thing to be unsatisfied with current and past policies, that's the majority actually here in Germany. But to vote for an obviously far-right, anti-democratic party is like drinking toilet water because you don't like the beer at the bar.

[@offshoretomorrow3346]

WHAT is "undemocratic about them?

[@iliketoast-q9b]

@@offshoretomorrow3346 Prominent AFD politicians have explicitly stated their policies regarding freedom of the press and rewriting the human-rights-portion of the constitution, among other things. Also AFD members and voters share sentiments of extremist right-wing organisations with alarming frequency and AFD politicians often walk alongside such groups in public demonstrations.

[@marie-joelleraussou]

@@iliketoast-q9bWhat are you talking about? who is NOW restricting the expression in the press and manipulating opinion? Did the story about Marc Zuckerberg Facebook , and his government in the C period pass you by without you noticing? And this is just the most prominent exemple…

[@iliketoast-q9b]

@@marie-joelleraussou What does your whataboutism have to do with this? I'm german and it's CLEARLY visible for everyone what AFD politicians and voters are saying and who they are associating with. That's the funniest part actually. You don't need to watch an interview that could be deceptively edited, all you have to do is go to AFD events and listen to their speeches and what their voters have to say and the picture should become crystal clear. You can't claim to be for democracy and vote AFD, it's that simple.

[@letmeeeentertainyou]

To your guest: actually people DO think that illegal migration is the mother of all problems, because it’s OBVIOUS to everyone with a healthy pair of eyes!

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

Richtig ....😢

[@dagmarvandoren9364]

The cousins get it

[@marcuskelly5768]

Invasion of illegal immigrants into Europe and Germany is completely unacceptable. Just imagine how this would have gone down in 1940.

[@annelbeab8124]

How about some other issues as well as a difficult environment for small enterprises, waste of taxpayer's money and debts, reckless, yet clueless politicians?

[@Dao_Tui]

Belgium. I'm always annoyed that we HAVE to vote and then parties form coalitions in order to not let the party with the most votes take the win. No.. 'oh, if we and you and them form a coalition, we have more votes together than that 1 party.' That, to me, is not democracy. And it is part of the problem.

[@johngalt97]

Countries' different formulations for appointing the government are fascinating to this USA voter. It seems that the principles limiting the government are the most important elements. The USA started out with a leg up on limiting our government, but we've regressed in our fidelity in observing the principles.

[@grannyannie2948]

It happens in Australia too. We actually have a party called the coalition.

[@hirsch4155]

Like what happens in Belgium, I find this ludicrous

[@Coromi1]

The Brits have no coalition. Just two parties who do the same policies. A multi party system is at least more open to newcomers.

[@jonathanwennstromm1578]

I mean If you want a proper democracy you want a majority.. you don’t need a coalition but only with one you’ll usually get over 50%

[@tadroid3858]

These parties are "far right" only if you view them from the "far left".

[@felicitatislibertatisque]

Not really. The AfD belongs clearly to the radical right-wing extremists. Some of its members are openly neo-nazis or share nazi ideology. That's why the AfD is observed by the "Verfassungsschutz".

[@furrykittens9312]

💯

[@Marvin-dg8vj]

It is also a problem telling everybody you want to save democracy but not allowing to people to vote for certain parties

[@peterfrance702]

Which happens to be the establishment and the MSM

[@gloriathomas3245]

You realize that the AfD has actual neo nazi in it's ranks, right?😊

[@openureyes]

Well done Germany 🇩🇪

[@Mman.]

Europe is running out of time.

[@maschinenorganismus]

we must act fast, Europe wide, together as united Antifa against the Nazis. Read the book of Höcke, it is the same again.

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Said the Jew 😂

[@frederiquecouture3924]

​@@Uncanny_MountainWhat is your Name, Coward?

[@Ghreinos]

@@Uncanny_Mountain There is no problem with Jews in Europe.

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

There's 30 countries. You have an extremely one size for all view on the continent.

[@JohnLocal-v6i]

German political establishment has a very interesting interpretation of democracy. It is democracy only as long as they are elected

[@offshoretomorrow3346]

Ditto, USA, UK, France...

[@markkandutsch263]

Same as I n the USA with the democrats

[@Andrew-q2w4f]

Marxists are funny

[@MrD_2112]

Remember that DDR was a democracy, according to themselves. 🙄

[@triggerhappy3034]

Same as what just happened in France

[@Ponchoed]

Its not immigration, its colonization.

[@reginamemoriesforever-vc8ql]

Invasion

[@patricksmith3376]

By the same liars that insist Western Civilization be decolonized. Why? So they can colonize it! I can't fuc*ing believe how people can't see this.

[@harrydeanbrown6166]

@@reginamemoriesforever-vc8ql True enough. One very important root cause of immigration is the old policies of European countries toward "their" colonies. They're reaping the whirlwind.

[@tanler7953]

@@harrydeanbrown6166 too broad a brush. colonial policies were different in each country.

[@sethwilliams4015]

@@harrydeanbrown6166 Too broad as mentioned by others but also, Ive always believes the sins of the father are not inherited by the son, shouldn't that be a cornerstone of any civil rights? "Your great great grandsire did a terrible thing, therefore you deserve it done to you" is hardly just.

[@DecayingWave]

I'm from Germany and found myself watching this because of a youtube recommendation. I never thought about getting informed about german politics in english... it is weird but also kinda fresh. I learned new vocabulary 😅 Your information and reasoning wasn't new to me but still very entertaining. Cool channel

[@Loovalee]

I'm German too and I always got to sources from outside of Germany because our mainstreem media is just making left propaganda those days.

[@annelbeab8124]

Stay tuned. There have been great interviews over the years. It was refreshing to see journalism as we once knew it during the pandemic. Kudos from another German.

[@Linda-gj6kb]

So proud of our young people for waking up and seeing the truth. Truth willAlways break through !!

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

By siding with the establishment that created the issues in the first place Genius Hivemind

[@EightFrancs]

​@@Uncanny_Mountainunfortunately they're very easily led by the corrupt establishment.

[@felicitatislibertatisque]

Voting for Putin-loving right-wing extremists is not "waking up and seeing the truth". It's the opposite of it (sleepwalking into a fascist cult).

[@ricoandrade3123]

@@Uncanny_MountainSays the pally

[@gehwissen3975]

Truth will always... There are a whole lot of religious ppl believing in absurd lies. For example.

[@georgeash4008]

Tremendous episode. Well done to Unherd for producing such a great show.

[@thewrightoknow]

Why shouldn't everything be for Germans in Germany!

[@elektra1968]

Because they have one of the bloodiest pasts in human history?

[@chrisnivo]

​@elektra1968 So what are you saying the German people must be erased because of the sins of their fathers? WTF is wrong with people today?

[@CardinalNous]

@@elektra1968 That does not mean everything should not be for Germans in Germany.

[@goatuscrow4135]

⁠@@elektra1968That conflict(s) is distant past. The US should remove its bases.

[@Galloway8786]

@@elektra1968 Germany lost East and West Prussia, Silesia, most of Pomerania and much of Brandenburg because of WWII, so it is absurdly punitive to argue that later generations should lose what is left of Germany because you are still angry.

[@MichaelMcCausland-pg6qs]

We support you the German people get ou from under the thumb of the insanity

[@youtiger1]

American expat turned German here. I have been living here for over 40 years. Till covid I was a Rachel Maddow fan! My eyes have been opened as to who the anti democrats are all over the world. That the AFD gets at least in Thüringen way higher than the CDU (an obvious Partner for the AFD in a sane world) and the AFD will not be allowed to govern. It's crazy. The Ampel Government has driven this country into the ground. Don't forget, the absolut most important issue for many is the War! AFD and BSW are the only ones that want to have peace talk in Ukrain. This is soooo important. I say give the AFD a chance, and don't ignore the results of a democratic election!

[@marie-joelleraussou]

Same sentiment from a French turned German…

[@lesguil4023]

Don't forget the US, mr immigrant. Nordstream and german deinsdustrialization are on you.

[@peterrezac881]

And the point that you were a Rachel Maddow fan is?

[@JT-rx1eo]

😂 My condolences to any Rachel Maddow fan. She's a Leftwing loon.

[@maramclaine830]

Yes I AM also a former RM Fan. I started to get out of my West Coast Portland Oregon bubble when I was jab injured and then Diagnosed with Long-term Covid19. I had worked with One Chronic genetic illness as a Hospice Death Duola and Dementia specialist Patient Advocate of 30 year. I haven't worked since June 21 and the Jab. My THIRTEEN Doctors and PHDs now say I have FOUR Chronic progressive illnesses. I started to wake up after moving to Oklahoma from Oregon for decent medical care. Perhaps people have no idea how stressed the Healthcare system is. Three years still waiting for SSDI. Literally Syrangers and friends from online who became my careteam I would be one of those living on the street and I wouldn't last long in this shape. Still I AM as Contented as I have ever been. Out of the busy world. My Gaurdian and I travel to wilderness areas like snow birds in between doctors appointments. I Now listen to EVERYONE that I was Indoctrinated to cancel and hate. The Gender centers mess is so incredibly heartbreaking. The medical conversion of Queer Nuero divergent humans by poisoning them with cross sex hormones at as young as 7. It sterilization of the Queer Nuero Divergent for Profit. One child is worth millions of dollars. These places have been stopped in EU UK but still happening in 25 states. I listened to those who were harmed. They are now young adults and speaking out regarding the Social Contagion aspect of this in particular. The CASS report ripped away any respect I once had for my fellow Snowflakes. It's Fascist in the Extreme. And when did it become OK to attack other Queer humans. Especially ones who were horribly failed and mutilated beyond repair. This perhaps is Hypocrisy in its most EVIL.

[@chasbikeravda3933]

The AFD also stood up against the covid narrative and questioned the jabs, basically a party for the freedoms of the people. How dare they behave more democratically than those who "tell" us what democracy is and their version of it.

[@Volkbrecht]

Careful with that assessment. At the moment the AfD is in a very comfortable position: they know that as long as they don't get to 50 % they will not be allowed into power by the establishment, so they can rant and rave against everything unpopular, and promise people whatever they like. You can be very popular with people if you don't have to fear responsibility.

[@pinkharrier47]

Simply don't trust anyone who waves the term "far right" around. It's another branding slogan.

[@JohnColorado3811]

Haven't the term changed to extreme far right now?

[@pinkharrier47]

@@JohnColorado3811 same same. Extreme, far, extremely far. Yawn..

[@jasonleveck8546]

"Far right" apparently means to fear God Almighty and his righteous judgement, pro family values and general logic and rationale. These others are commie sub humans on the "left". Call a spade a spade.

[@joelbuzbee1750]

They don’t say “right”- Because the “right” are really “right”- left means wrong every time !!

[@johndewever1322]

I don’t know German politics, but I have heard AfD politician Christine Anderson’s speeches in the European Parliament, and she is great - particularly her speech mentioning “crimes against humanity” - Christine is courageous and is one of the few who speaks the truth

[@HariVishnudeva]

Telling the truth these days is 'far right'.

[@alicemilne1444]

She doesn't speak the truth. She presents her own view, which is not shared by many.

[@svenhans662]

Germany for Germans, protect the indigenous peoples from colonizers.

[@SeattlePioneer]

The West is being colonized by the third world. And the ruling elites of the left are using immigration to dilute and replace the indigenous voters with populations they see as more pliable.

[@Russkiy_Partizan]

It applies to the USA and NATO, almost all the refugees are because of them. US blew up the Nordstream II, they are enemies of the German people. And the leaders in Germany who wholeheartedly supported this, collabators

[@BrianGreene-rn9uz]

exactly, no white person alive today colonised, only colonisers today are blacks and browns.

[@GGTanguera]

Germans are not indigenous people. Long time ago you came from the Russian steppes and slaughtered the indigenous Europeans.

[@Francis-m2d]

If only Germany had that attitude when it was building an empire around the world, or when Hitler was building one.

[@johnl5316]

All research shows that as diversity increases, conflict and mistrust increase

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

And it's always Jews

[@frederiquecouture3924]

​@@Uncanny_MountainTongue 👅🌊.

[@frederiquecouture3924]

​@@Uncanny_MountainGround 0.

[@iliketoast-q9b]

Source?

[@omegaman7377]

@@iliketoast-q9b Robert D. Putnam

[@makster86]

Everyone should ignore media labels like "far right" and "far left" and just look at their policies and decide for themselves.

[@TheSwedishHistorian]

Germany has ignored issues with crime and integration and investment for decades

[@henrik4438]

Generations!

[@rogerdodger1790]

As has the rest of western Europe, north America, Australia and Japan looks like its about to start the madness too. It's no coincidence

[@ekesandras1481]

A lot of people don't want to hear the word "integration" anymore, because it has proven that the higher the numbers the less integration. So you have to do something about the numbers, not more spending for useless social workers.

[@renatetebbel6954]

Thank you- greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@staticoverlay]

They didn't ignore it, they knew what would happen and did it on purpose because they hate you

[@TiGGowich]

I am SO HAPPY that you have interviewed Katja... she says EXACTLY what so many are thinking and expresses it well...

[@eimsbush05]

She still said a lot that's not accurate. The Green Party in Germany is not only viewed as Antichr by the far-right and the right, but from "real" leftists too. They keep a "leftist" fassade by dogmatically striving for progressive politics in a totalitarian way and defaming opposition as right-wingers even though progressive politics doesn't have a lot to do with leftism. In terms of economic politics the Greens are rightwingers themselves... Not even mentioning their bellicism. And what is especially wrong is that she said there are 3, 4 or 5 options on the left - which is completely untrue! SPD is not "leftist", the Greens are not leftist and even the "Leftist Party" is not leftist since they chum up to the political establishment. They approve weapons deliveries to Ukraine, they don't talk about Gaza and they approved 2-class-society in C and were complicit in defaming the unvaccinated. Then there is the CDU and the FDP - both right wing parties. The only party which can be called "leftists" in a vague way is the BSW. So what is she talking about 3,4,5 options on the left? And what she doesn't mention at all is the fact that Björn Höcke only got 18% in his election district. The Thuringians didn't vote for Höcke, they voted for the AfD and since Höcke doesn't represent the whole AfD but only the extremist wing of the party it's not the same.

[@eimsbush05]

Cool that my comments on all the incorrect statements in this video are blocked. Great platform.

[@kubizdalis101]

She is very eloquent lady indeed.

[@PolaPoplawska]

Katja - Russian ?

[@Bunnyroo7]

@@PolaPoplawska She's German.

[@mariaribeiro7525]

During Covid I used to be in contact with a great friend of mine from Romania living in France. In the height of lock downs, censorship and vaccine mandates, she sobbed in one of our calls and said "Maria, I don't want to go back to communism!" Those who live under the regime can smell it miles away! Well, I haven't lived under that regime, but I remember my parents telling me about right wing dicvtatorship in Portugal before 1974. I also don't want to live under any form of dictatorship. I cherish my freedom A LOT!

[@Ln-cq8zu]

What I believe is actually happening is communism for the ordinary people, but Technocratic oligarchy for the super rich. 😮

[@CrapeCraft]

Why doesn't she live in Romania then if it's not communist anymore? Is it because capitalism has made it broke, depopulated and corrupt?

[@liquidusblue]

Sounds like you were a good friend.

[@mariaribeiro7525]

@@TheThirstyOtter get it! However, to mainstream understanding the USSR and the whole of the Iron Curtain were under a regime known as communism. That’s what I was refering too. But I do undertstand your point.

[@mozejestinaczej8520]

Exactly! The years 2020-2021 were a period of regime in its purest form. The governments behaved exactly like those from the times of Soviet communism, there was no difference. I personally felt like I had traveled back in time, because I come from Eastern Europe.

[@Patrick-ep4sf]

Katja's explaination regarding the unpopular Green party and windfarms popping up in Eastern Germany is an oversimplification. I am sure Katja knows better, however, viewers might not understand. Two imho very relevant examples of Green party policy that alienated a lot of voters: - German citizens pay the highest (or at least in the very top tier) electricity prices in Europe (or even the world?), while nuclear power plants are being closed down. Not even in the face of the crisis in Ukraine and lack of gas supply from Russia, the schedule was changed. Most power plants were even physically destroyed, so they can never be reopened. - German winters can be harsh, so heating your house/apartment is one of the major costs of living in Germany. The Green party forced a new legislation that restricts the options of possible heating systems to electric heat pumps ONLY. For old houses, especially in Eastern Germany, the necessary renovation costs to make such a heating feasible can outweigh the worth of the whole house. The legislation was ammended after all, so the immediate effect is less painful.

[@Patrick-ep4sf]

In other words, the Green policy hits people where it hurts. In their pockets.

[@CrapeCraft]

I think the biggest thing here is that Germany already shot itself in the foot by taking down it's nuclear plants. Nuclear energy has become (and frankly already was when compared to coal) an incredibly safe, stable and efficient way to generate electricity. But the shortsighted German government took them all out and now they're stuck tearing down ancient villages to continue barely subsisting off their depleted coal veins.

[@george-stathopoulos]

Germany called millions of people to enter illegaly in Europe. Greece and Italy have a huge problem with the Dublin 2 treaty

[@Mark-IamNum1]

If it is illegal immigration call it that! Otherwise we will see it in another light - which was the intention of renaming it in the first place!!

[@rachelsingleton2023]

I don't think most people have any issue with Legal Controlled immigration. Illegal immigration and uncontrolled immigration welcoming masses of unknown people - that is THE immigration problem. Let's call it what it is illegal immigration invasion. Sadly not everyone is a good, honest, hard-working person. Screening at least helps reduce the number of undesirables. It's not racist to want controlled immigration but that is the accusation hurled.

[@gehwissen3975]

That's what the fascists likes you to believe....

[@alexanderschneider9121]

Legal immigration by the millions from africa/asia and middle-east? WHY? It's the very same genocide like now!

[@Volkbrecht]

Illegal or not doesn't matter so much at this point. By our rules there are more people in the world eligible for asylum than there are German citizens. What we'd need is a constitutional change to reform asylum from a basic human right to a law of mercy, so we can define maximum numbers. But politicians are scared as hell to touch the constitution for fear of being called Nazis.

[@Xestra37490]

Good for them when your generosity met with terrorism and disrespecting European values. You need to rise up and defend democracy

[@hilding2063]

I am born in Saxony in 1978 and we Saxon saved democracy in the east already once and we are doing it again. AfD is not far right, but common sense.

[@gehwissen3975]

Far far away from common. More close to NSDAP 😂😂😂 80% of all Germans are on my side.

[@HariVishnudeva]

You Saxons are 👍👍👍.

[@hilding2063]

@@HariVishnudeva Thank you, we just try to be common sense folks.

[@marysmik9812]

Exactly. We know how sozialism looked like, precisely like the EU policy.

[@gehwissen3975]

@@marysmik9812 western world is divided. A good thing for the world.

[@Brandon-j2l1z]

I can't wait to read Katja's book about the GDR. I'm the Great Grandson of a Berliner. Many in the former GDR post reunification feel ignored and disrespected. They have been told that their GDR lives don't matter and that their accomplishments didn't matter. The migrant crisis brought to the surface long standing Issues.

[@AlekEnpain-fg7wx]

I think you could be right with your comments on the DDR people and their re-integration (better said integration) with BRD. I worked alongside lots of men from East Germany and I liked them greatly for their genuine politeness and decency. They, as did a number of my Polish work mates told stories of how it was in the cold war, but it was the Germans who felt that they had been mistreated, misunderstood and derided by their family in the west since reunification. I went back to my homeland (well, my previous homeland) Lancashire in north west England 8 years ago, the time before that 5 years, the time before that 10 years. Each time I returned to visit there was less and less of the country that I had loved so much, the last time I went, I decided that it would be the LAST time. This is why I said integration of East Germans in to West Germany, because a person cannot be "re-integrated in to a society that they were never a part of because they had been cut off for so many years. Yes a lot of the East Germans feel hard done by and rightly so for a number of reasons. I have been living for a number of years in Germany (better said Deutschland) and this is my home land, the land where I belong. I cannot stand the Government but I love the people who have welcomed me here with open arms and also retrained me so as I could better support my family (many years ago). I have a customer at work who is always very friendly and calls me Mr Churchill, which makes me smile. When I worked for a short time as an electrician in England many years ago, firstly I was called Adolf which didn't bother me and I would simply reply in a number of different languages with the best insults that they simply could not understand, this upset them and made me smile. Secondly, I was paid less because my electrical qualifications were/are German. Funny thing when a man serves his country for 14 years then returns to work for a while and is called Adolf by plebs who had never done done a single thing for their country. Especially because my Dad fought Adolf's gang in WW2!

[@clangerbasher]

It is a very good book. She is very good writer. Have you listened to her appearance on the Cold War Conversations podcast?

[@natemcfarlane4972]

​@@AlekEnpain-fg7wx Why did they call you Adolf? Didn't you retain an English accent whilst speaking English?

[@Brandon-j2l1z]

​@@clangerbasher yes she is very good.

[@AlekEnpain-fg7wx]

@@natemcfarlane4972 You just made me smile, thanks, ha, ha!!! I had German qualifications, that was enough. As I mentioned, I didn't mind, I simply insulted them in languages they could not understand and this made me smile and them mad as hell. It was lovely to return home to mainland Europe. I felt more like a foreigner in my homeland than I have ever felt in my adopted country of Germany.

[@kayjay135]

28:50 not wanting to be stabbed is not xenophobic.

[@PentaRaus]

Wherever Islam goes, conflict follows.

[@duanewirth273]

Voting speaks volumes. It’s the PEOPLE telling their leaders they want a better future. Asap.

[@AlekEnpain-fg7wx]

I am an AfD voter and the party I vote for was established about 11 years ago, and they have made outstanding progress the last 4 or 5 years, especially because of their views on Corona oppression and so on. However, BSW (Bündniss Sahra Wagenknecht) is taking huge bites out of the AfD swing voters, the voters that would like to vote for the others but simply (finally) know that there is no point, so then vote for the AfD! As I mentioned in another post, I think this although nail biting for me is a very good situation, not only good, but NECESSARY, for our democracy. The other parties (ALL OF THEM) are corrupt globalist puppets. I watch a lot of Sahra and listen very carefully to how she speaks. She is very clever and I have to admit (even though I do not vote for her) I love to watch her drive the other politicians and corrupt msm NUTS! No wonder this intelligent lady is moving her party so quickly up the ladder.

[@randomhuman2595]

They won't fix anything, just like how Meloni did not

[@johndewever1322]

I know nothing of German or European politics, but have heard Christine Anderson’s speeches (AfD politician in the European Parliament) and she is terrific, strong courageous and speaks the truth

[@AlekEnpain-fg7wx]

@@randomhuman2595 That remains to be seen, but one thing is for certain, they would not do a worse than the present government.

[@Coromi1]

The Sahra Wagenknecht Party Takes lots of votes from the Social Democrats and the Greens. Did you notice that mainstream media now name the AFD and the BSW together and compare Sahra to Hitler? Why do you think that is? And when they take away AFD voters, that is their legitimate right. They have a right to compete and former AFD voters have a right to make a better match.

[@guzy1971]

So why don’t you vote for Sarah ? What prevents you from voting for her ? You think she’s not tough enough regarding some issues like Islam or immigration ?

[@BCSTS]

I really enjoy Unherd site in general (and both Freddie & Flo Read) ! I cannot believe they do not get more viewers & likes ! Both of these German guests are knowledgable & I enjoyed learning something about German politics and voters concerns . Thank you !

[@honeybadger5933]

I had to take unherd off the watch list. It's because they still promote a lot of the establishment's propaganda. Even here in this video it sounds like he doesnt understand the origins of this Ukr/Rus conflict. There is no reason the world should support the cia's proxy war.

[@marysmik9812]

Ralph Schoelhammer from Vienna University made good comments on German and European politics. Seen on GBNews.

[@martinstallwood5799]

Finally! Someone that speaks sense. Thank you Katja

[@lucienderubempre6477]

When people are suffering and politicians cannot find solutions to their suffering, they seek the solutions themselves. When suffering becomes urgency and survival, then words become useless. The greater the suffering, the greater the phenomenon. Only those who are in words are unable to understand this.

[@virgiliustancu9293]

Yeah, it is very dramatic when the democracy is working and people elect what they want.

[@michaelschaefer1904]

You assume they are informed.

[@virgiliustancu9293]

@@michaelschaefer1904 after 3 years of Hell they know what they don't want, at least.

[@Daniel-qr6sx]

Same in Sweden, they know what they dont want

[@syntheee]

As a German I'm so fed up with politician living in an alternate reality and ignoring the obvious problems. More than 50% in both Thuringia and Saxony voted for right-wing parties (CDU and AfD). Also in the closing stages ahead of the election the CDU copied many of the AfD's talking points. But while the AfD is branded as right-wing extremist for these positions, this does not apply to the CDU. And as is always the case after an election in the last 20 years, as they say here somewhat flippantly: "The CDU blinks right and then turns left." This means that before election day, conservative, right-wing positions are represented in order to secure approval. After election day, the CDU enters into a coalition with left-wing parties and ignores the pressing problems (welfare state migration, crime, education, energy costs, etc.). The mere fact that the coalition currently governing at the federal level in Thuringia and Saxony only has a total of 11% and 13% of the vote, respectively, should give you pause. It's actually a lesson for left-wing politics, but business as usual is still practiced. Maybe things have to get significantly worse before they can get better. Hopefully we don't miss the point of no return.

[@mimo5853]

@synthee Serious question…….if the CDU pretends to be more right wing and then turns around and joins a left wing coalition why do the German people keep falling for it? Are their just a lot of really stupid people that don’t see them doing this? If people want to vote for a right party to get more right wing policies why don’t they just vote for a pin actual right wing party instead? Why would they repeatedly keep falling for the bait and switch, and then be upset that the CDU isn’t doing what they want them to do? Just vote for the party that will actually do it instead of playing CDU’s games!

[@jasonleveck8546]

@@mimo5853 Why do Americans continually vote for leftist crazies in democrats and so called republicans?

[@tiefensucht]

the afd is not called extreme by the topics it talks about, it is about the real neonazis inside the party that control the east german afd and the whole afd to some extend. funny to see that people again fall for the propaganda and think the enemy is everyone else, but not the extremists.

[@jeffteschner687]

Turkey is for the Turkish 🇹🇷 Morocco is for Moroccans 🇲🇦 and GERMANY IS FOR GERMANS 🇩🇪

[@cecilwilliams8586]

What's Happening is the Media is disconnected from the people?

[@allencoward5282]

And the Question is , Who is behind this Disconnect ?

[@vivig713]

My main concern is how to survive all of these financial and political crisis, especially in light of the US political power scuffle. The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens, and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance.

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[@KennyG-qh8jc]

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[@kevinmaltby4202]

*DISCLAIMER: The following is not intended as a call for riot, violence or criminal activity. Nor is it intended as spreading mis-information. Any statements should be independently checked by the reader.* Because they can be the _wrong_ words....

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Ask your Roman Catholic Masters 😂

[@frederiquecouture3924]

​@@Uncanny_Mountain😂

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

@@frederiquecouture3924 😂 there's a direct link between Scientology, Trump, and the techniques used by the right wing echosphere, who also tie to NXIVM (Elon promoted it) Epstein (Trump's bff for20+ years) and Saville, (who Brand idolised) and the Monarchy who (Shapiro and Piers Morgan defends). Tate dated Peterson's daughter and Elon went to the same Jesuit University as Trump, and Epstein hooked up Elon's brother, just like he did for Trump. Trump's lawyer Alan Dershowitz said he was introduced to Epstein by Lynn de Forrester Rosschild. Scientology is training these people in the tactics of brainwashing, basically what MK Ultra became, and probably run by the CIA, and Opus Dei, which is basically the same thing. Their principle strategy is Gaslighting. Gaslighting, aka Grooming. Accusation in a mirror (AiM), mirror politics, mirror propaganda, mirror image propaganda, is a hate-speech incitement technique where one falsely attributes to one's adversaries the intentions that one has for oneself and/or the actions that one is in the process of enacting. It was used in Rwanda, Guatemala, Brazil, and Burma, each having ties to Mossad. Trump, Barr, Bannon, Cippolone, Gore, Guiliani, Leo, Alito, Thomas, and Barrett are all Opus Dei. Trump trained alongside Epstein and Roger Stone under Roy Cohn, who used kids to blackmail politicians on behalf of Mossad. Cohn trained under Meyer Lansky, who trained under Hoover. Robert Mercer and Rupert Murdoch are both Knights of Malta. Saville, Bezos, Gates, Koch, Rogan, Walsh, Crowder, Kirk, Fuentes, Dore, Knowles, Kulinksi, Ball, Iverson, Icke, Woods, Watson, Cernovich, Abbott, Jones, Robinson, Woods, Pool, Rubin, Peterson, Posobeic, Duke, Molyneux, Yilanopouse, Gionet, Richardson, Tillerson, Greene, Manaforte, Flynn, Ducey, Acosta, Attwood, Stone, Pence, Desantis, Meadows, Trump, Eastman, Black, Kerik, Melania, Barr, Bannon, Hawley, Gingrich, Abrams, Comey, Cuomo, Kerry, Abrams, Gore, Spencer, Blassio, Pompeo, Bolton, McCarthy, Nugent, Cruz, Rubio, Gaetz, Santos, Tucker, Gutfield, O'Reilly, Beck, Scarborough, Devos, Kasich, Mercer, Murdoch, Rosschild, Ingram, Kelly, Lake, Conway, Coulter, Huckabee, McEnany, Hannity, Spicer, Christie, Prager, Maher, Colbert, Corbett, Hayes, Biden, Harris, Fauci, Pelosi, Menendez, Pirro, Manchin, Cooper, Maddow, AOC, Newsom, Uyger, Dawkins, Hitchens, Hancock, Sitchin, Ventura, Morgan, Cowell, Farage, Johnson, May, Merkel, Blair, Cameron, Brown, Blair, Mogg, Benjamin, Trudeau, Putin, Bolsanaro, Stalin, Lenin, Tito, Trotsky, Hitler. All Roman Catholic. Special mentions (adjucants): Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, Miller, Watters, Greenwad, Blumenthal, Maté, Camp, Brand, Loomer, Shapiro, Thatcher, Bush, Obama, Merkel, Greer, Summers, Silverstein, Adelson. Greenblatt. Wexner. Also Hindu Nationalists Ramaswamy, Tulsi, Haley, Hirsi, DeSouza, Modi etc. Edward Snowden worked for Pentagon Comptroller Dov Zakheim and was bought to us by Glen Greenwald, who now rubs shoulders with Jesuit Agent Provocateurs Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan, whose mutual friend with Steven Crowder Brian Callen is the founder of Diligence, a spook Contractor to the CIA. Julian Assange helped Roger Stone and the Trump Campaign in 2016, being the first to suggest challenging the outcome if he lost, and asking to be made the Australian ambassador to the US. Margeret Sunbyrne, the head of the Sun Worship Cult he was raised in was also protected by the CIA in the Australian Supreme Court, on grounds of "National Security" Trump paints himself Orange to represent Apollo. Aleister Crowley inspired NXIvM and Manson, and was a master of mind control, his Protege L Ron Hubbard was the founder of Scientology, which uses the same mind control tactics displayed in right wing media. They were also instrumental in Trump's conception as the Moon Child, born on a Super Wolf Blood Moon on June 14 700 days before the founding of Israel, who he gave sovereignty over the Golan heights on its 70th anniversary, and was inaugurated aged 70 years 7 months and 7 days old. June 14 is the birthday of Osiris, Known as the Day of the Pharoah. Scientology uses the same tricks as Religion and Freemasonry, including isolation through strange acts (rituals/hazing) Gaslighting and intimadation, these can also be seen in right wing propaganda. Peterson's hero's journey comes from the transit of the moon through the zodiac, which is why they're called months. Blame the victim: The strategy is to make the aggressor's feelings the goalposts, everything is oriented around their needs and approval; a war of attrition using subjective language and logical fallacies such as incredulity, which amounts to disbelief, and acting as if this belief is something the victim is responsible for. "Look what you made me do" *In the context of child sexual abuse (CSA) the **_gaslighting_** is often used to convince the victim all the abusive behaviours are fine, normal and an expression of “love” (for eg Patriotism, Christianity, Service). It is used to ensure the victim doesn’t speak out about it and doesn’t fight back. It can also be used in concert with other **_grooming_** tactics like fear and isolation. Ultimately the aim is to legitimise a worldview that is detached from reality, and therefore arbitrary. Now they can call evil good and good evil* *>>Trivializing:* *The victim’s feelings are made to feel like they don’t matter, are **_unfounded_** or they are weak for thinking so.* (woke/ lib/ groomer/ unamerican etc) *>>Countering: This is quintessential gaslighting.* *They **_directly counter the memories and perceptions of the victim._* *>>Repetitive Questions: The abusive partner makes the victim doubt what they think or feel by asking the same question multiple times.* by doing so they preemptively assume the role of an authority by virtue of being rude. The shock value is the whole point, it's the politics of Terrorism. *>>Diverting: The abuser diverts the subject and puts the blame into outside circumstances.* *>>No true Scotsman, or appeal to purity* is an informal fallacy in which one attempts to *protect their generalized statement from a falsifying counterexample* by trying to _exclude the counterexample_ improperly. This is the Core of White Supremacist ideology. *"What Others Say" (Appeal to Populism)* The abuser tells the victim what other people "think" about the victim, the abuser and/or the situation on whole. Also known as an appeal to populism, the basis of Authoritarian Communism, and Cults, "if many believe it then it must be true" (whether people actually agree with the position and whether it is true or not). Bolshevism itself means "the Majority" and is no different to Fascist appeals to a "Moral Majority" Patriotism is a form of Authoritarian Communism. Other than direct contradiction and disbelief other strategies for Gaslighting include Begging the Question, and the use of Strawman arguments; refuting a reframed argument *different from the one actually under discussion* while not recognizing or acknowledging the distinction. Through the exercise of overwhelming a subject with countless contradicting premises and subjective terms a game of Pigeon Chess is played to deter criticism and break down a person's defences, until they no longer trust their own feelings, and rely solely on an outside source for direction. This is clearly demonstrated in the Maga cult, and is repeated in the convoluted dogma and magical thinking of Evangelism, New Age Spirituality, Ancient Aliens, and Graham Hancock. Always alluding to a secret to be revealed, but always in vague nebulous terms and undefined benefits of a far away place with no means to verify one way or the other. "Trust me bro" Effectively they all play the same role of an Enlightened Guru with deep understanding of life matters who can solve all your problems. It's likely no coincidence Reagan emptied the mental health services in the US, over half of those in Jail and living on the streets have undiagnosed ADHD. Auyawasca and Psychotropics are also a staple in brainwashing, as is telling the target they've been brainwashed and that the Guru has the cure, right wing propaganda uses this language heavily by flipping the script and arguing they are the victims, that they're the ones being silenced and cancelled, that they oppose child abuse while also defending it, that the deep State is out to get them, when they're the Deep State and always have been. Aleister Crowley was a big advocate of using Psychotropics to brainwash, just like the CIA, Opus Dei and MK Ultra. Brand and Trump both use hand waving and holding them outspread in a "settle" gesture called pacing. They can also stare at an opponent, "asserting dominance" to put the target on the back foot and unsure how to respond. Peterson does this a lot, along with rapid fire speech, and using an insulting or demanding tone. By using these tactics as well as loaded language (Newspeak) and inference (plausible deniability) only to move the goalposts and reframe when challenged. Trump's Mentor Roy Cohn admitted to using kids to blackmail politicians on behalf of israel, and trained under him alongside Epstein and Roger Stone. Trump's Jesuit mentor was Norman Vincent Peale, a 33rd degree Master Freemason. He was born June 14 during a Super Wolf Blood Moon to Fred Christ and Mary McKleod, he keeps a book of Hitler's speeches called _My New Order_ and uses it verbatim at his rallies. The Von Drumph family come from the same place as Hitler, Vienna Bavaria, Capital of the Holy Roman Empire. He paints himself Orange to represent Apollo; the Dawnbringer of Aleister Crowley's Golden Dawn. Jamal Kashoggi's Mossad brother Adnan sold Trump a Superyacht for Russian Roman Abromavich, who was also paying Boris and Farage for Brexit. Most of israel's govt are non religious Russians.

[@ronson66]

​@@Uncanny_Mountainyour mental asylum online today ?

[@katrinhochreiter9431]

BSW and the AfD want out of NATO and free themselves from the US. I hope the German population appreciates this and votes for peace and reconcilliation with Russia

[@sweetlord3672]

No they're not. East Germany is sending a message.

[@ansc6472]

Islam out of Germany 🇩🇪

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Jews first

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

@@Uncanny_MountainNo.

[@grodesby3422]

Islam back to Saudi

[@grodesby3422]

@Uncanny_Mountain the Jews are an admirable and technically sophisticated people that have managed to build a modern society in the Middle East, while surrounded by deranged Moslem lunatics. Modern Europe has much to learn from Israel.

[@turquoiseowl]

AfD getting same percentage as Labour in UK thereabouts.

[@Hickalum]

In a very high turnout … as opposed to the UK very low turnout.

[@anne-marietwomeyrussell3872]

A higher percentage in overall terms because German turnout was 75%, whereas turnout in Britain was 60%.

[@AlekEnpain-fg7wx]

Not really because the turn out for the vote in Germany was very large, whereas in the British general election the turnout was miserable, which means that Labour probably had less than 20% of the electrate vote (due to bad voter turn out)!

[@westfield90]

Didn’t you guy say the same thing about France and the Uk and we know how the marxists took over those nations

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Must be hard always agreeing with your echo chamber Not sending your best eh 😂

[@PeterQuentercrimsonbamboo]

And in Brazil, too - but, I think it won’t be for long - they are trying here in Canada, as well, but the public sentiment is clearly shifting away from that anti-reality- woke-progressive-postmodern version of anti-human- anti-humane socialistcommiefascistglobalism - it are the numbers on our side that are growing, not on theirs !

[@leevuong8843]

You are confused.. Neo-cons and Globalists are NOT Marxists.

[@eimsbush05]

@@leevuong8843 Very popular misconception that "progressive" politics are leftist. It's actually pseudo-liberal rightwing politics with a leftist fassade. And it has nothing to do with "progression". The world is doomed if the political literacy is that bad in society.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

France is fine, England missed the mark (no pun intended). Marine's party has 160 seats, the most votes (11 millions) and a bright young generation of under 30, after her. I don't understand what happened in England, though : Farage is a good guy, the Brits should have voted for him. Now they have 4 years of-full-on socialism and open-border (they might disappear as a nation, after 10 centuries of success, crazy)

[@tomtom2806]

In Thuringia and Saxony, the people voted for the political programs of different parties with an overwhelming voter turnout. That's what I call democracy and freedom!

[@hisoverlorduponhigh90]

God bless Germany.

[@zehrakhan-owald5675]

I’m going to read Katja Hoyer’s book. Thanks, Freddie!

[@BigPictureYT]

"In a SEMI police state..." Are you joking? East Germany was a TOTALITARIAN police state.

[@tayoukachukwu3105]

Nice to see the people making their voices heard. What I do not understand is why some votes and parties are considered a threat to democracy and hence should not be part of government? This is strange. People have voted overwhelmingly for a party and for some reason the votes are undemocratic and should not be allowed in government? I'm not sure democracy means the same as it used to in the Western world these days. Very concerning

[@felixmidas2020]

Parties can freely decide which other party they want to form a coalition with. That is not undemocratic.

[@forsociopoliticalstuff2629]

@@felixmidas2020seems rather undemocratic when party coalitions take precedence over the voters themselves.

[@NoelleChanHin]

Katja , a good analyse. But you forget thst many German people do not want any war, they want an other approach to Russia and You forget this main point.

[@copisetic1104]

Anything not socialist Marxist or communist is called hard right!

[@freydenker6335]

Excellently observed and explained. I love reading Katjas articles, and now I am seeing her for the first time. Thanks for uploading.

[@ianwright3971]

Interesting (as in France) how smaller parties with less support can rapidly join together to thwart what the people voted for because they don't like the result....'Sorry, we have to ignore the democratic result because of our percieved AFD threat to democracy'..... (which you voted for)

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

Yep, same tactic !

[@snake7197]

Here is the problem: Merz says one thing and caters then to the left. You can't trust the CDU with him as a leader.

[@nicolagianaroli2024]

The current government is called traffic light given the colour of the parties in power (green (grune), red (SPD) and yellow (FDP)). In germany you need to reach 5% in order to get into the parliament. In Thuringen neither green nor yellow has overcome the threshold and in Sachsen yellow has not overcome while green has just made it. SPD has made in both region but the result was appalling, less than 8%. The signal for the government is extremly clear.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

Honestly Olaf Shultz is a terrible leader. No charisma. I'm sure not a single American knows of his existence.

[@rogerhill138]

I think the Yanks blowing up the Russian gas piple line pissed off a lot of Germans. Nato's attempts to blame some Ukrainians adds insult to injury. Thomas's contribution was extremely illuminating.

[@petercollingwood522]

Tough Titty. If the Germans think prostituting themselves to Putin and his crime gang is a smart way to behave they're going to have to grow up and deal with the real world when it come knocking on their door.

[@amandabowers9396]

Yeah, well, it pissed off some Yanks too. What cruelty!! 😡😭 God bless you, my German friends. We must be strong and find our way out of these times. 🙏❤

[@petercollingwood522]

@@amandabowers9396 Cruelty? Are you for real or just being sarcastic?

[@amandabowers9396]

@@petercollingwood522 I'm dead serious. You don't think it's cruel to let countless Germans freeze all winter??

[@petercollingwood522]

@@amandabowers9396 If they didn't want to be in such a predicament they should never have been so effing stupid as to addict themselves tothe good will of a creature like Valdimir Putin.

[@silaslizzie43]

Germany for Germans! It makes sense to protect your country against invaders.

[@conrad152]

Excellent video, very informative.

VOTE SAHRA WAGENKNECHT as the chancellor next year if you want an independent, prosperous & civilised Germany. She is today the most intelligent & highly qualified politician in Western Europe.

[@izzyrov5814]

Can't agree more

[@User-nw37]

It seems that many people in the west would think an apple is an orange if a label “orange” were put on the apple. 😂

[@edpike3292]

Unlike in the east?

[@KillTheFuture42]

I realy like your comment. It puts the finger in this open wound so many people seem to ignore these days.

[@mimo5853]

Many people don’t really believe an apple would be an orange just by calling it one. It’s just that so many people care so much about what people may think about them, or what they might be called, if they stand their ground and say “No. an apple is NOT an orange just because you call it one.” People need to get their spine back. Stand up. Speak the truth. Stop caring about what names someone else may call you. Would you rather speak the truth and save yourself & your country? Or would you rather say “nice” things while your country burns and collapses around you?

[@WeAreTheSaverOfLuminant]

@@edpike3292 no

[@lourdesvelasco9319]

Thank you for a great conversation!

[@AlekEnpain-fg7wx]

Björn Höcke is very popular in Thüringen, so I have no idea who the nice young lady has been speaking too? Höcker simply said in one of his speeches "Everything for Germany"! This man is/was a history teacher for many years and he had never (nobody else I have ever spoken to either) heard of this old 3rd Reich saying. This simply shows that the old parties, or as some now say "Cartel parties" are digging as deep as they can to stop the people voting for this party which is well on the way to destroying them. The AfD is also anti war and pro building friendly a relationship Russia to hopefully restore our Gas and energy problems not to mention many other things, for farming and industrial technology. The AfD is also quite anti EU and objects paying so much money in to have people from other countries telling us what to do, for example, Ukraine money and support, green deal, farming and industrial rules and many others. My hope is that for the next 10 months there will be so much trouble (this starts right now as the latest elections, looks like they have been tampered with to keep the AfD out?) that when we have our General election next year many more people will vote for the AfD because they ARE our only ALTERNATIVE! I do believe that one of the next big protests to take place will be the many people who DO NOT WANT NUCLEAR WEAPONS on our land, in our country or anywhere near us. We DO NOT want a fight with Russia, we want to be friends and trade with them before we completely collapse!

[@eimsbush05]

Höcke is not popular at all in Thüringen. Only 18% of the voters approve Höcke as a head of the government. That means almost half of the AfD voters (33%) don't approve him. And he didn''t win his local election district. They vote the AfD, not Höcke.

[@felixmidas2020]

A friendly relationship with a raping, murdering Russia??? For the gas supply? Shame on you!!!

[@tiefensucht]

So you believe him? The guy that copies the style of nazi speeches, has an neonazi background, is the best friend of the most influential neonazi in germany and even says public that he wants to push the limits of what is allowed in order to change society and bring extreme positions into the mainstream.

[@alx9r]

I’m not German and don’t follow German politics. When I heard the AfD Nazi accusations I just assumed this just was another smear campaign as you described. I’m now more likely to hear a person or organization out after they have been so accused. I’ll make my own decisions about the whether a person is a Nazi.

[@clangerbasher]

I find it interesting how Katja steps back from saying immigration is the most important issue. You can hear her gears grinding as she slews back on to the message for a moment. I hear similar with many commentators on our side. I am not sure whether it societal programming or a self defence mechanism. Similar is when they apologise in advance for saying what they are going to say like they think they are going to commit heresy. Western Europe's economy is for the most part service based. It doesn't need more eating into the slim sections of the economy that are generating wealth. Therefore immigration is an issue. Especially when the vast majority of that immigration is not productive.

[@simondebeer9917]

I think she said it was not the only issue of concern, it's just one of the key issues

[@clangerbasher]

@@simondebeer9917 How many persons are within your border drives everything. Reframing removes any chances of accusations of racism.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

Good observation.

[@alexanderschneider9121]

Migration IS the main reason and always will be, because it threatens the very existence of the indigenous European people. Migration is a slow genocide by replacement and birth rates. What worse is there in existence than to be wiped out as a culture, identity, one way or another?

[@jackburgess8579]

Your suggestion that in contrast to Germany, in the UK people vote centre left is very odd. In the UK's recent election, the Conservative Party was hammered!

[@NorfolkSceptic]

The UK Conservative Party was hammered because they were not conservative: they still aren't!

[@Sandro-ij7te]

Because British gov. Are crazy, like german with Merkel that destroyed europe

[@ashfield1425]

Labour only got in because people voted against the Tories (who aren’t Conservative). Have you seems Keiran’s recent polls? He’s dropping off a cliff already. I thought he would at least get a honeymoon until Christmas. If he carries on as is I believe there will be a lot of unrest across the UK.

[@bimfred]

so young people vote centre left in UK. While they vote on the right in germany. what is odd or incorrect. How have you made a point of any kind here?

[@rod9829]

Young people*

[@nelsonlourenco3781]

We are not against immigration of people from Judeo-Christian countries

[@ToniSegovia]

Thank you Freddie. Good informative analysis by your guests. It is appreciated.

[@nastar62]

Writing from Italy. Mr. Roberto Vannacci ha been voted and elected because many people, those who aren't ideologically driven, share his ideas exposed on his book "il mondo al contrario" (the world upside down). Many people are simply tired of disfunctional administrations and futile politics debates detached from reality of common men and women.

[@culturespot75]

Obviously the reunification of Germany has been a disaster, only helping Berlin and Frankfurt to dominate Europe. Here Fraulein Sahra seems to have the right idea taking Europe out of Washington's sphere of influence and restoring some economic nationalism.

[@vhdlx]

why do you assume america is pushing anything? germany is willfully sending manufacturing jobs to china of its own volition...you think america wants that? what do you think europe is being forced to do?

[@iliketoast-q9b]

She's going to take the country into Moscow's sphere of influence...yay? Also economic nationalism in a global market and declining economy as an export nation is, well, not smart, I'll leave it there.

[@AlekEnpain-fg7wx]

Sahra is still a Communist though! The reason we are in such a mess right now is because of the Communist behaviour of our European governments. Sarah is gaining a lot of votes that would have probably gone to the AfD! This is democracy, AfD and so far BSW are still Democrats, NOT Autocrats! How exactly did the reunification help Berlin and Frankfurt dominate Europe? I am genuinely interested in your opinion on this! Sahra Wagenknecht is NOT a nationalist, the AfD ARE nationalists.

[@culturespot75]

@@AlekEnpain-fg7wx if they follow the current Anglo model then all that green corporatism plus woke cultural politics is just going to produce a Fascism of the Left. Then you'll have the usual Eurofederal authoritarianism doing the neocons bidding.

[@culturespot75]

@@iliketoast-q9b and how has giving up the Russian trade relationship worked out for German industry? Given that her supposed allies destroyed Nordstream too...

[@room2growrose623]

You said something critically important at the beginning of these interviews that you can’t just disregard half of the population or even 1/3 of the population as racist xenophobic homophobic right Nazis. These are real citizens and even as you noted later in the interview some of these people are, migrants themselves or descendents of migrants. The difference is is that they were happy to assimilate. Assimilation is the key and I don’t know why we haven’t looked at history because immigration has been an important part of every country’s growth in population, but it has always been measured and controlled to allow for assimilation so that the pervasive culture, which is the successful one, can continue to flourish. The onslaught of millions and millions of people and then the lack of assimilation to the culture and I’m talking about all western nations by these immigrants has been a dismantling issue hence the backlash so these people; who some are far right but I think the majority are just regular people Who like the nation who like the culture who moved there, if they’re immigrants, for that culture are rejecting the elites proposal which is grounded in some utopian ignorance and honestly ignorance of the community’s experience actually dealing with these immigrants. I myself am of Caribbean descent and we happily assimilated and still maintained our culture, and see the negative results of this migrant influx.

[@annelbeab8124]

Interesting to hear your take

[@dad1ipms]

I certainly see the same happening in other European countries. Why are the current governments so slow in understanding ??

[@erikadalcolleto1472]

Excellent analyses!!! I will follow this show! Greetings from Brazil! ❤

[@guayames]

After spending 14 years in NATO during 1870s to 1880s it was a pleasure to hear your discussions. Great analysis and the realities of todays Germany. Bright people! Thanks!

[@Cyrano-w5x]

Very intersting analysis. The German media suddenly started reporting and discussing knivings and stabbings constantly the past couple of weeks shortly before the elections: beginning with the killing of one police officer in Manheim ending with the stabbings in Solingen. Whether crime rates in general may or may not have soared of late doesn‘t seem to be the real issue, but it gave the mainstream centre parties (CDU & SPD) an incentive to rapidly change their stance on migration shortly before the election. It seems to me that the real issue here is not migration, populism or naziism, but keeping those parties in power that are supportive of US foreign policies. And guess what, the AfD and the BSW are not supportive of weapon delivery to Ukraine, and probably even worse the BSW on top of that doesn‘t agree with Israeli politics either. Honi soit qui mal y pense.

[@Celt-starseed]

Yessss 🇬🇧👌🇩🇪

[@ahsanmohammed1]

This is international KZbin. Start with better overviews, dates, parties, locations, etc, people don’t know which elections, who, how it works

[@aeroglide]

An excellent analysis, Katja! I'm 100% with you (as a Brexit refugee in Germany).

[@rjames3981]

Two very interesting interviews 👌

[@raireva4689]

I hate designations like left and right....I prefere "idealists" and "realists"....

[@MultiBurger1]

Gut gemacht AFD. ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤝🇩🇪❤️

[@axelscharf2415]

The real problem for us east germans is that our politicians since Merkel have no common sense anymore . I genuinely believe we had the worst politicians of mankind in the last 2 decades . I could start with some of the greens .

[@clangerbasher]

Fantastic video. Thank you.

[@georgegale6084]

Why not vote AfD? What does anyone have to loose?

[@andrewsarchus6036]

Let's just face it, people have had enough of the continuous rolling ethnocide of indigenous Europeans.

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Said the Jew

[@ronson66]

​@@Uncanny_Mountain said the 🐫 fkr

[@EightFrancs]

​@@ronson66oi vey.

[@martinstallwood5799]

Must Ronson66 really spell it out? Why has the "said the Jew" message even been posted? Pathetic

[@marie-joelleraussou]

@@Uncanny_MountainThe jews are not an ethnicity, get your concepts right.

[@Swanny212]

What are the feelings about the war Europe and the US have been pushing on us?

[@carpetcrawler79]

The Green in Germany is the most extreme Ukraine supporter. It's no surprise why they lost a lot of support from their base.

[@RB-jl2qb]

@@carpetcrawler79 The Greens are a joke. The supposed environmental party who don’t know what a woman is and who are war mongers. They have been completely taken over by the progressive ( read regressive) left.

[@nunyabidness3075]

What war is that? The war on political grifters? Sign me up if so.

[@MaryEllenGoode]

That’s because of fucking Biden/Harris . Trust me!! Americans want out of this war in Ukraine (we never wanted it !!). Fucktard Biden and the evil CIA !!! Americans are also tired of $ going to Israel as well !!! America is for Americans like me !!! Unity ticket !! A new party here in the states !!! Trump & Kennedy are changing the political landscape here in the United States.

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

​@@nunyabidness3075 it's not identity politics when you're a Patriotic Hivemind of identity politics

[@EddyManfred]

It's long overdue 👍🏻

[@triggerhappy3034]

Excellent discussion, but for such a measured and balanced channel I’m disappointed with the repetitive use of the bogeyman term ‘far right’. Can we please drop it already?

[@duanewirth273]

If those three parties have been around for so long, in charge and such, they’ve obviously failed spectacularly at doing good for the German people.

[@nancienordwick4169]

We got rid of religious and nobility rule. Corporate oligarchies are the same thing. We don't want them either!

[@MLE750]

'Illegal' immigration is becoming a bigger and bigger issue throughout Europe but we haven't seen anything yet compared to what's coming over the horizon due to pressures of population combined with changing climate issues. It's going to be a rough ride.

[@Froghole-gw6xq]

To think it used to be 'Red Saxony' prior to 1933 (and 1918). Also, note that the CDU only did as well as it did because Merz has been adopting policies which echo those of the AfD, which is 'setting the narrative'. There are also strong signs of rebellion against the federal government's Ukraine policy (perhaps also its Israel policy), which helps to explain the dismal showing of the Greens, who have been much the most bellicose party in the federal coalition.

[@Sherlock-py2hh]

When you approach the hard left of the political spectrum anything in the centre appears 'far right'.

[@memoryhero]

The point about the East German government's language policing reminding older citizens of the days of the old East is powerhouse analysis.

[@mabelheinzle2275]

Far right = common sense mostly