Yanis Varoufakis Banned from Germany as Berlin Police Raid & Shut Down Palestinian Conference

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As Germany intensifies its crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices, we speak with Greek economist and politician Yanis Varoufakis, one of the planned speakers at a conference in Berlin last weekend that was forcibly shut down by police. The Palestine Congress was scheduled to be held for three days, but police stormed the venue as the first panelist spoke. Germany's Interior Ministry had also banned some conference speakers from even entering the country, including Varoufakis, the Palestinian British surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah and the Palestinian researcher Salman Abu Sitta. "This is not about protecting Jewish lives and Jews from antisemitism. It's all about protecting the right of Israel to commit any war crime of its choice," says Varoufakis. We also speak with Varoufakis about freeing Julian Assange and his new book Technofeudalism.
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[@googlespynetwork]

A sign that says "Jews AGAINST Genocide" is forbidden in Germany. Let that sink in.

[@franzradinger2306]

Das kann man nur mit unendlicher Dummheit erklären!

[@antithesizer4606]

Yes, let that sink in ....

[@davidgreen6490]

So is a sign saying "Muhammad was a child molester". Its crazy how facts are banned these days.

[@agnikollias6678]

Exactly

[@ernstthalmann4306]

The irony is overwhelming

[@randywatson1615]

Fascism on behalf of Jewish fascists is still fascism, Germany

[@boyblue3270]

Guess they have to "figure that out.".....

[@jensboettiger5286]

We know. Polling in Germany has overwhelming opposition to the government response to this. 28% pro Israel and 60% pro Palestine. It's just that the government doesn't care about public opinion.

[@anastasiaburr3959]

Germans were the killers of the Jews and not the other way around!

[@prismpyre7653]

in fact the history is even clearer than that-- do you know who the FIRST nation was to recognize the government of West Germany? A government made up of basically a bunch of former NATCs? It was Israel. Israel 'absolved' Germany in the name of *ALL* Jewish people (even though they were not the victims mostly) in exchange for an endless stream of money and guns, and the German NATCs got to carry on and rebuild, having simply outsourced their 'work' to the Levant.... having granted German Jews their status as part of the 'ubermenchen'--- that is, as long as they get their hands bloody and tow the party line. Otherwise....

[@pinkman1k-kr2hv]

Fascism may be one way that cowards learn to live with themselves Haavara Agreement shows The Secret Relationship Between Nazism and Zionism the Zionist movement and its leaders were "fundamental partners"

[@TomRivieremusic]

When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals.

[@ThomasVWorm]

The crime is the war against Israel, which the Gaza strip started and which the Gaza strip refuses to end, which is why they keep on fighting though they could end it immediately by surrendering. And the purpose of this congress was not to expose this crime but to conceal it behind victim blaming.

[@jamesmedina2062]

OMG so true and ironic

[@katong1953]

Germany is such a disgrace. How a country could sink so low for the sake of another country is beyond me.

[@morcego3451]

truth, ... and thank you for telling this, i m sensured by YT for telling the truth..

[@lenilenape]

Excellent Tom !!!!

[@plaubelmakina8916]

"If you are not careful, the newspaper will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” - Malcolm X

[@user-vr1np2mo6h]

True." The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Gill Scott-Heron.

[@paxwallace8324]

​@@user-vr1np2mo6hwell that's the only thing the one saving grace is that Israel's crime of Genocide has an international audience.

[@casawi1986]

An European citizen is banned to enter an European country for the sake of Israel. Go figure out.

[@raziablanchard2711]

Israel Allies

[@pinkman1k-kr2hv]

not for Israel for a bigger more destructive projects in Europe and stupid gulf countries

[@klompb]

Money talks

[@casawi1986]

@@raziablanchard2711 I have no word to describe them. This is more than one brain can take sadly.

[@Stop-and-listen]

Zionism is Nazism

[@Tom_Quixote]

The lesson Germany should have learnt from WW2 is that genocide is always wrong. Not that Jews are always right.

[@juttaspeaks]

It is guilt and old laws that govern Germans.I felt the guilt from childhood on for 50 years,but no more.This is a genocide happening in Gaza

[@hanshandkante5055]

@@juttaspeaks I am from germany and it is NOT guilt that governs germany. Our media hardly reports at all about Israeli war crimes and human rights violations, but it's not just us Germans who believe Israels propaganda. I recently searched on Google about the Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy. For 20 pages, only posts about Iran's attack on Israel were suggested, even though I was EXPLICITLY looking for the Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus. No wonder - just look up who the two founders of Google are! And it was NOT Germans who helped intercept the missiles from Iran, it was British, French and US Americans - none of whom were involved in the Holocaust and STILL unconditionally serve Israel's interests. Germany's attitude towards Israel has nothing to do with guilt or the Holocaust, but just like the attitude of the USA, UK and France, it has economic and political reasons. Nobody wants to mess with Google or Blackrock.

[@billithekat2742]

This analysis is so correct! I am German and my government is so stupid when it comes to Israel. When you say anything against the Israeli policies, your are immediately called an antisemite. No criticism allowed..

[@faniarethas2716]

@@hanshandkante5055 You are so correct. AIPAC has bought the majority of politicians in US and media in the west!

[@Ganpignanus]

well said.

[@gulliva20]

i feel shame to be german in this moment. FREE PALESTINE!!

[@macdacsky2701]

‘No one can get up much enthusiasm for a Government which puts you in jail if you open your mouth’…. George Orwell

[@186gravity]

Again, Germany is on the wrong side of history.

[@davidzieglmeier1020]

As always, but this time we are with the us, so we wont pay any price for our fascism...

[@Semirouser]

Wrong history? Says who? The Israel hating hamas sympathisers? Jog on mate.

[@semsemeini7905]

Germany gave Iran billions. So did the European Union and the US Obama / Biden Administration. So complaints by Hamas supporters seem possibly unreasonable. Germany maintains an Embassy in Tehran; Lufthansa fly to Tehran and Iran Air fly to German airports.

[@monipenny408]

only this time, Germany is backed by U$UK!

[@antithesizer4606]

@@davidzieglmeier1020 Almost right, but: 1) Germoney does not gain anything from it, of course 2) we will pay the final price. Who is easier to blame than Germoney? See how all those people here jumped on the train before it even started rollin?

[@aguas6961]

Germany being fascist.. nothing new.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - When Censored,Criminalized for calling a State as Nazi - Whose policies are Starvation,Death Camps,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Pogroms,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Living in Free World or Nazi World?

[@subtitelingyou]

EUROPA being Fascist... Nothing new.

[@subtitelingyou]

@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings Thus is EUROPEAN colonizers using "Sanctions". failed civlization.

[@kak42]

Afterall, the nazi officials in west germany barely got replaced after the end of WW2 (unlike in GDR)

[@ernstthalmann4306]

Lol 😆

[@littleboy437]

German Government has lost their mind

[@paulmcgrath3835]

Guilt ridden!

[@Geril1969]

Sie halten sich für die Guten. Die Demokraten. Was dem nicht entspricht ist „ein Nazi“.

[@grash4435]

No the government is brave...

[@african_forum]

color me shocked. a german government losing their mind?

[@AdolfsGirl]

i hate this world

[@celyt176]

Germany didn’t learn anything from their past history

[@Geril1969]

Es sind nicht die Menschen. Das kommt von ganz oben …. orchestriert und durchdringt in subtiler Weise …

[@paulgirard3093]

Absolute shame on this so-called socialist government.

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

Lol

[@alanwarner8489]

Germany didn't learn anything from South Africa's past history.

[@osloreal7042]

Don't try to understand Germans or Jewish just expect unexpected. If you belive in their politicians as face value your screw be ready they are bord with peace get ready.

[@aaat4873]

Still behaving like fascists! Way to go, Germany!

[@davidzieglmeier1020]

True, but nearly the complete western world is getting more fascist every month...

[@themostbestwizard]

They aren't behaving like fascists; they ARE fascists. Less than a century after one genocide, they are aiding and abetting another.

[@antithesizer4606]

Like that is germans fault. Should not have helped the allies brainwash them for almost a century. Considering you did, it is astonishing how many are actually rather on the right side of history. But then, you know nothing, apparently. Like who is running Germoney for example.

[@MA-sk4fg]

It might be genetics .

[@antithesizer4606]

@@MA-sk4fg You are apparently German then.

[@4imagesmore]

This is so disgusting. Ordinary Germans should be appalled.

[@manubande]

Germany... you should really be ashamed of yourself.... Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah is a doctor that did risk his life to save as many Palestinians children and women... what are you doing ?!?! This world need a radical change... for the better.... Free Palestine !!! Free the world from the Fascists Israelis warmongers !!!

[@KlausJLinke]

We are. Unfortunately, the unconditional and unthinking support for Netanyahu crosses all democratic party lines, and even extends to the anti-democratic anti-semites on the far right (AfD). Social media comment sections are closed down, since the public disagrees more and more with politicians and media. It's not sustainable, and we will see what will come of it.

[@jensboettiger5286]

Google the polling on it in Germany. Germans are appalled. The government just doesn't care.

[@jpknijff]

I do not hold German citizenship, but I live in Germany. I am appalled.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

they are appalled

[@TheToltec]

I was in a German history group for over 5 years on Facebook and they started new rules last week that you can't bring up any negative German history. I quit the group right then and there. .

[@okyfernandez3672]

The same has been done since WWll in favour of Jews!

[@okyfernandez3672]

Could you speak against the jews in that group? Or only against germans? How come? And now you complain? How nice!!

[@TheToltec]

@@okyfernandez3672 i doubt it.. but I don't see the problem as the Jews. I see the problem as "Corporate Zionism" that hides behind the Jews

[@Tawahaj]

Germany pretty much takes the stance it takes because the country is hyperfocused on negative german history. What you are refering to is definitely not a relevant problem. German identity today is driven by a sense of ethnic guilt and debt towards israel. If you think germany is becoming some kind of nationalist country without any secpticism towards it's own past you can relax.

[@TheToltec]

@@Tawahaj interesting how the Nazis came out of Germany and now they support Zionism as Nazism... Guess old habits... Well you know the rest

[@sarahpengelly8439]

Germany will regret this...yet again! They never learn

[@conveyor2]

Like all white people

[@johngerles842]

No, never

[@diuqsward9067]

@@conveyor2 How unbelievably racist you are without realizing it

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

@@conveyor2 How is being racist helping you fight racism? Just asking...

[@Jagar_Tharn]

No, they made the right call here.

[@SarahYounes-il9gk]

This is just disgusting ! Germany is once more on the wrong side of History !

[@johndyer4406]

NOPE IT'S NOT GOD BLESS ISRAEL AND THE IDF UK STANDS WITH YOU

[@Semirouser]

By banning Jewish hating conferences in their country? I don't think so. No voice should be given to Hamas sympathisers.

[@eriklarsson3188]

@@johndyer4406 Asiatic non Semitic Kazhar converts sailing under false colors.

[@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts]

The UK most certainly does not!! We're all in the same boat, have been for years. What d you think happened to Jeremy Corbyn??? All the 'anti-semitism' that was never actually quoted. I was there, I saw the 'anti-semitism' that the BBC spent a day of conference reporting...a man at a Palestine Solidarity Campaign meeting, wearing Jews for justice for Palestinians 't-shirt got up and said that as a Jew he wanted to say that not all Jews supported the state of Israel. That was it. That was endlessly reported the next day as an anti-Semitic incident. This is going back several years. It's not new

[@Anonymus-qp2mb]

They CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES. THEY ARE PROUD OF WHAT THEY DID IN WWII.

[@kpopfan1125]

Shame on Germany for silencing the truth of what is happening in Gaza

[@semsemeini7905]

To some it's the twuth. Not to all.

[@BlackLight180]

Truly? What is happening in Gaza? People are enjoying life there..

[@Alex-kj5cv]

you are right. Germany is reproducing israels policy 1:1. It is a shame what germans politicians do.

[@Tyiion]

They are terrified that they will be successfully accused of genocide again. So they are doubling down on the genocide denial, which is what every nation that commits genocide always resorts to.

[@beth1979]

​@@BlackLight180are you mad or living in a propaganda bubble? Look a bit further, the internet is full of proof, closing your eyes and denial won't change the truth.

[@DD-vf9ow]

This shows how the rulers will use the “hate” laws against those struggling for freedom.

[@adamowen6226]

Germany is on the wrong side of history again.

[@libertine40]

That's what cowardice does...

[@kerim.s8801]

History does not have sides. You want to create sides to make someone a hero and an enemy.

[@jonz23m]

​@@kerim.s8801 so then there is no right and wrong by your logic.

[@Biru_to]

​@@jonz23mThat's exactly why this conflict hasn't been resolved. Israel and Hamas want other things, and there's no one truth.

[@drexelmildraff7580]

As usual.

[@lenilenape]

Germany bans "hate speech", but allows those who promote and act out hate actions?

[@bobbydennis8333]

It isn’t like the world wouldn’t know why Germany would ban “hate speech”…

[@farrahirrgauss2599]

"Hate speech" is a phrase woven by zionists into the American political system to inhibit free speach right

[@lenilenape]

@@bobbydennis8333 Who decides what is hate speech? This designation can be used as a censoring process.

[@lenilenape]

@@IsaacGoldstein67 It surely needs to be called out.

[@beth1979]

The problem is German logic. The lessons they learned from their defeat were :don't hate Jews and don't k+ll them, and don't follow National Socialists. What they should have learned is not to scapegoat a people, not to k+ll the innocent and not to follow facism. It's like they have to relearn the lessons of history with each separate group of people they intend harm upon, because their system of logic is too specific to understand how to extract a common theme and apply it to new situations.

[@klompb]

As a european, this is so surreal to me. A veil is really being lifted.

[@deannaann1922]

I feel the same way but I'm from the US. I truly had no idea about everything that Isreal has done with the backing of the US. I found out about all the stuff happening in Palestine 2 years ago from a documentary about the settlers. Then after Oct 7 it truly hit me in the face. Especially since Isreal had been giving money to humas to help keep the Palestinian people under control. Then it blew up in their face.

[@Viewer820]

As a European, I completely agree with you. I find it difficult to get my head round it. It's terrifying.

[@allencollins6031]

Frank Zappa quote: "The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."

[@antithesizer4606]

As a german I have seen this coming miles away.

[@chiarayavhnoska966]

Same. ...being an Italian already ruled by a sort of more clownish fascists, who barely want to look almost civilized, this is the kind of move that give bad ideas to others... Or in other words , like when we thought we were sane : how such crass suppression of freedom of expression and assembly has come to pass? freaking barely blue American states get around this kind of shit.... But German democracy can't?!

[@GKo2024]

A German citizen who attended it needs to raise this in a German court. I am sure constitutional judges will not look kindly at this governmental and state overreach.

[@keithbessant]

Very disturbing. I once enjoyed going on holiday to Germany, but now I think that anyone in their right mind should be wary of going there at all. Yes we know the Germans once committed the most horrifying genocide themselves. But how warped and absorbed in their own guilt they must be, to think that no other country is capable of committing it.

[@Hauke69]

As a German citizen I also find this an 6 violation of the right of free opinion. The police action to stop the congress(!) and the unbelievable banning of Yannis Varoufakis of entering Germany! You don't need to be against Isreal to find these state actions outrageous. The same has been going on with a new law basically forbidding all criticism of the government with pejorative language, however this will be interpreted (subject to legal actions but anyway disturbing). Also the second strongest opposition party is under constant surveillance of the German "constitution protection service" (Verfassungsschutz) - the political secret service. And why? Because to be anti-immigration is declared to be anti-human right, therefore must be unconstitutional. However the party is just for enforcement of border controls and valid immigration laws by the way. Did any court approve this gevernment view? No. But mainstream media does what they can to support the government view and discredit the opposition. - Now we see the same type of efforts trying to discredit any critics of Israel by our current government. In Germany the dissatisfaction with our repressive left wing government and msm is growing stronger and stronger.

[@keanaw2]

Germany....Shame on you

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - If a Semitic People - Engage in Apartheid/Occupation - To speak,act against it - Is Anti Semitic or Pro Freedom?

[@caro1606]

Every day Germany sinks deeper - a German citizen

[@fuckbankers]

Sorry.

[@omoharry2173]

Really ! Then why are Muslims running to Germany .. I would rather say the Arabs nation is sinking becos of their hatred

[@urbansetter1]

Im austrian my dad was right there a child in WW 2. In the war at 14. Germany with its past should be ansolutely neutral in this. Austria learned germany did not. This is fascism. This is very bad whats going on. Germans are a mess

[@KlausRiede]

​@@urbansetter1ja schade. Neutralitaet waere die Loesung spaetestens nachdem unsere "Freunde" NS2 zerstoert haben

[@CDiefenbach]

Es ist einfach nur lächerlich, was in Deutschland passiert. Eine absolute Schande.

[@VivalaryMan]

The irony of all this is just beyond my comprehension at this point. Seriously. To pick the wrong side of history twice in front of the entire world and THEN go full 1939 to defend it is just.. wow.

[@almutlanger7978]

Ich bin sprachlos. Was hat man aus unserem Land gemacht? Schlimm.😢

[@LiveInLove33]

Germany seems incapable of being on the right side of history.

[@dadasmp]

so true

[@djamillakhdar-hamina3824]

What a shit country

[@weedterminator]

the leftist here are so performative it makes me sick. dekades of marginalisation just fly passt them. they go out to "demonstrate" for 2 weekends and think they defeated racism.

[@pinkman1k-kr2hv]

Fascism may be one way that cowards learn to live with themselves Haavara Agreement shows The Secret Relationship Between Nazism and Zionism the Zionist movement and its leaders were "fundamental partners"

[@Lordoftheflatbush]

Again….

[@agnikollias6678]

Shame on everyone who is pretending that their is no genocide happening in Palestine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Sub2GamerWizard]

It’s not genocide , it’s killing of terrorist but yes what Hitler done was genocide , what Saudi done to Yemin is genocide what Muslims Turkish done to Armenians was genocide. 15000 civilians died in palistine is not genocide as they have weapons and they attached first and well few thousand also died but Hams should have thought before attack.

[@4514LU]

Be careful or else they will silence you for spreading "misinformation"

[@user-je7fg8lu9p]

Aryans and white Jews are the only humans!

[@augustusomega4708]

censored into indifference

[@katong1953]

Looks like Germany is reverting to its bad old days. Shame.

[@user-hf6fc5nw5s]

Yanis Varoufakis was due to give a speech at the Palestine Congress in Berlin on Friday 12 April, when German police raided the venue to break up the 1930s-style event. Judge for yourself what kind of society Germany is becoming

[@etniks69]

BECOMING? rather what GERMANY IS!!

[@Biru_to]

One that doesn't approve of anti Jewish hatred, I suppose. In any case, Israel is having a war, not Germany. So complain to Israel, in Isreal. Germany is not involved in this conflict.

[@comradeshmoo]

@@Biru_to How many times were you dropped on your head as a child, exactly?

[@rosemarysantana8758]

Absolutely shocking. Shame on Germany government

[@AdolfsGirl]

unreal

[@catringuenther9435]

the irony on this is that most Germans dont share the opinion of their government, so I am getting the impression that "my" (actually it is not mine! but I am still German ...a real dilemma here) government works against its own citizens!

[@morcego3451]

truth, ... and thank you for telling this, i m sensured by YT for telling the truth..

[@osloreal7042]

Don't be sorry be ready the pandora box its open sied with Jewish will be as always Has been.

[@DDDD-pv7fw]

Germany always on wrong side of history !!

[@antithesizer4606]

Against it, we are wrong, for it, we are wrong - are you a woman by any chance? Also, if you knew history, you would not be surprised.

[@ramongonzalezdiaz9511]

Yes before under the thumb of Hitler and now under the thumb of Natenyahoo..

[@ninersnation3298]

they are so messed up. didn't they wanted to eliminate all the jewish people in germany back in the days??

[@cherylsmith8274]

Or under the thumb of City of london frankist sabbatean cabal with bibi

[@vaitgabalhag]

study WWII. search well. not what they tell you

[@ITreasureMEAromatherapy]

Germany upholds Palestinian genocide???!! Disgusting! Why is the truth taboo?

[@MuantanamoMobile]

They do the same for the Nambian (Herero and Nama-Genocides) and another that they also carried out in Tanzania.

[@Anonymus-qp2mb]

Germany COMMITTED genocide of 6 million Jews in gas chambers in WWII. Did u know this HISTORY? THEY haven't CHANGED, NOW it's the PALESTINIANS

[@mikeharvey9811]

Thank you…yes how to bring about change? Barb love and peace. Support Yanis and Corbyn.

[@user-un8tv1pp8m]

@@MuantanamoMobile Bullcrap? Both of those events have been publicly confessed to and reparations been paid. Officially, by german governements. (to much domestic critique I might add) Completely different than the official view on the near east confict.

[@antithesizer4606]

@@MuantanamoMobile I am wondering. How many african countries and tribes have paid reparation? Is that a thing?

[@JaneSoole]

I find this deeply serious and terribly troubling.

[@thinkingaloud5379]

So much for freedom of speech and human rights in Germany!

[@0isay]

These are long gone. Also in UK, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, even Denmark and Finland. Canada, NZ, US, you tell me.

[@MarcOlivermusic]

As a German I am deeply ashamed about what is happening here. These are international groups who control their weak german puppets, But at least they are now out in the open, the hypocrazy for al to see.

[@derherrdersinne]

The vast majority of the German public is against what is going on in Gaza and demand a permanent cease fire. Unfortunately the government is not aligned with their own people and their actions are against the will of the people. Appalling!

[@LaplacianDalembertian]

all Germans are being manipulated into war, when links are severed it means They are preparing a war against Iran

[@isobelmiddleton6353]

Same in Britain. Our government do not speak for the majority

[@guya5352]

Who said Germany is an independent country. Germany is a puppet regime can't even go to the toilette without permission

[@MrGeorgewf]

Germany will be Muslim soon.

[@SuperStrik9]

As a metalhead I've known for decades about Germany's love of censorship. It's pathetic.

[@ravenblack7052]

But they're all pointing their fingers at Russia! Just glad Germany is finally being exposed for what it really is.

[@Sadworld2024]

That’s awful man but governments rarely work for the people unfortunately. They lie to us to think we have freedoms and democracy but we slave for them and their interests

[@milahu]

yeah, nothing new, german tribes were conquered by the roman empire 2000 years ago, and since then, the empire has been in control, first in shape of the roman-catholic church, now in the shape of "democracy". so the roman empire did not collapse, it just moved from italy to germany, and kept spreading via england and the usa. so this always has been a "police state", or a military dictatorship, aggressively spreading slave morality via forced schooling. so of course the empire is trying to ban my hypothesis on tribalism by calling it "hate speech"...

[@osloreal7042]

Get ready EU never expect anything better from them when they engineer crisis with Banking Cartel. Its what they want its what they need for war crime and industry always the same SLAVery and dictatorship.

[@utep3]

Germany never met a genocide, it disliked.

[@hokroeger]

There was a time in which the "European Garden" claimed that China didn't allow freedom of speech, while in Europe freedom of speech was a constitutional right. But already the Ho....aust issue told everyone that that is a lie. In regard to Germany, and what happens when someone tires to use the right to freedom of speech, see Ursula Haverbeck in Germany.

[@ErnaPachulke]

The mindset here in Berlin is absolutely frightening.

[@prismpyre7653]

germany was never really reformed after WWII, only the top people were ever held to account, and the NATC culture never changed most of them went right back into government in 1949

[@NahuelSilberstein]

​@@prismpyre7653 That's why Berlin now looks like a third world Palestinian ghetto with Lebanese, Syrians, Pakistanis, Afghans, Turks, Kurds, Iranians living in it? You're tripping brother.

[@adriftinaboat3452]

@@NahuelSilbersteinBlame German Colonialism

[@whizzie3928]

@@NahuelSilberstein What berlin do you live in? Just say you are racist so we can really talk.

[@NahuelSilberstein]

@@adriftinaboat3452 Germany colonized Syria? Afghanistan? Iran? The British and French colonized 25.000.000 square miles of land and gave it away to all kinds of people. Read a book or two, the Germans were the only ones supporting the Arabs during the world war because they knew that the Zionists will bring all their radicalized Islamists into Europe.

[@philipcarter8511]

Yanis Varoufakis is a shining light in this hour of darkness.

[@ewamalecka3204]

🙏👍, Yanis Varoutakis! You the great voice for human rights! You the way and the truth.... Stay strong! The world NEEDS You!❤✌️🤞🌏.

[@pcno2832]

As "hate speech" laws were spreading across Western countries over the past 30 years, libertarians warned that such laws give those in power the right not only to censor hate speech, but to define at any given moment what constitutes hate speech. They warned that it was only a matter of time before said laws would be turned on those who initially promoted them. Germany is perhaps the most advanced example of this; a few years ago, Angela Merkel tried to prosecute a comedian for making fun of her then-ally Recep Erdogan; more recently, the current government passed a law (or maybe an amendment to an existing law) making it a crime to "insult" public office holders, on the grounds that any "insult" could incite violence. So, the fact that they would persecute those opposing cooperation the state that cannot be mentioned is not at all surprising. In 1977, the ACLU, despite most of its members being Liberal democrats, defended followers of the German dictator that looked like Charlie Chaplin, who had been banned from marching in Skokie IL. Back then, it was common to support the rights of people without liking them or their views. The world needs that kind of respect for free speech today. The right to speak is more important than the feelings of those who are easily offended.

[@pp38pp]

The laws on "hate speech" are just the Trojan horse through which freedom of speech has been taken away from us by the fascist governments of Europe. Unfortunately in the old continent fascism never died, but was hidden in the "moderate" parties waiting for the time to ripen to resume its true face. And today here it is again in all its black violence, made up of militarism, war and extermination.

[@nomorewar4189]

As an ex German I am disgusted with them yet again on the wrong side of history - sickening

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

Lol wut? There is no such thing as ex germans

[@rickjames5998]

​@@user-ve7hn2dh8heither he is trans-racial. Or... maybe he means German as a nationality, not race. He could be Chinese but lived in Germany. maybe.

[@robertholland7558]

@@rickjames5998overthinking much.

[@junebrilly5302]

​@@user-ve7hn2dh8hignorant.

[@junebrilly5302]

​@@rickjames5998sick eejit

[@robynbaptiste2956]

Atoning for one genocide by supporting another is either insanity or evil.

[@Anonymus-qp2mb]

EVIL

[@cromana5574]

It's about money. Lobby groups, trade.....$$$$$$$

[@antithesizer4606]

I'd argue for insanity. Because, when did you care in the past about germans being brainwashed for almost a century?

[@squidishtendencies1523]

The Germs will take a dash of insanity with a sprinkle of evil.

[@squidishtendencies1523]

Just came back by to say my COMMENT WAS DELETED, AGAIN. This platform sucks.

[@MurrayLake]

The Germans are almost back to pre-WWII form. Together with Israel and the US, fascism is on the march.

[@stevenmontplaisir3541]

When in history did the food and water needs of the aggressor in a conflict somehow become the responsibility of the nation that was attacked? The very notion is peak insanity.

[@Angelsbobbi]

Shame on Germany!

[@michaelabramovich984]

Shame on you 😅

[@bdleo300]

@@michaelabramovich984 hasbabots have no shame... or a brain.

[@caro1606]

Here in Spain every day I see a new 🇵🇸 flag on a balcony, new stickers, etc 🙏🙏🙏

[@floukadz5376]

Wonderful ! 🇩🇿 ❤ 🇪🇸

[@aviava7097]

❤

[@kleard2]

And that's a good thing? Why would i want to see another nation's flag in my country?

[@lah6739]

@@kleard2 It's called solidarity.

[@thomasjosullivan9179]

There is a saying "the door only swings one way" Once people wake up to this Genocide and these evils of occupation they cannot go back to being neutral

[@MarkNiceyard]

As a German I have no words about my government. I can only apology for my country going over the edge of totalitarianism again. I have no words. :(

[@athanasiakalapodi642]

If we start apologizing for our government we will never finish. I feel the same for the Greek one but honestly we cannot be responsible for their actions. We can only demand better ones.

[@MarkNiceyard]

@@athanasiakalapodi642 My apology should have told you that I am opposing the whole thing and there are a lot more German citizens that doesn't like what is happening. And that apology isn't all. We try to correct that as soon as possible. Politics seem to be influenced by global oligarchs, though. It's a big problem - and not only in Germany!

[@mariakudryashova7610]

Absolutely shocking! It’s so absurd that it’s difficult to believe. Yet, from history we know that this absurd is very dangerous for the whole humanity.

[@RawMaterialENT]

Germany doing the thing again

[@antithesizer4606]

Yo, us blue eyed and blond, wait ... ooohh - I guess you did not care when those got replaced. Tough luck.

[@robertholland7558]

What do you mean “ again”? Did they ever stop?

[@rlopez11-11]

What? Where?

[@claudemagnan4043]

Thank you Yanis Varoufakis and Democracy Now! FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸❤️🍉

[@theresasodar267]

free palestine from HAMAS

[@user-je7fg8lu9p]

Aryans and white Jews are the only humans!

[@thomasjosullivan9179]

@@theresasodar267 Hamas now represent the idea of resistance...The orphans in Gaza will all be lining up to join that resistance. The world is now acutely aware of the horrific treatment of the Palestinian people at the hands of the brutal Israeli occupation. It explains the brutal events of Oct the 7th.

[@artn2950]

There is no Country of Palestine!! They are tribes in an area!!! They gain from all the improvements Israel has brought to the region- schools, hospitals, infrastructure

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

@thomasjosullivan9179 so those children _are_ combatants, and it _isn't_ a genocide?

[@turkish-englishlife5722]

Since when asking for peace is crime?

[@ambakaro]

In Australia a street painter painted an image of a Russian soldier and another Ukrainian hugging and the government made him delete it, without a doubt in the West peace is seen as something negative

[@warmperson2007]

I am Jewish and my admiration for Germany became immense after I heard that Varoufakis has been banned ! Antisemites like him should not be given a space to speak !

[@Chiton10]

Germany never fails to disappoint humanity !

[@kresimirzex2720]

Nah ur got it all wrong. Its in the reverse. Think about it.

[@leoncardinal2035]

Great move by Germany!

[@Cibimemes]

Iran too🤣

[@augusto3208]

You are 💯 % right

[@user-wd5pb3up4r]

@@leoncardinal2035 Close your Holof-k museums already. Global jew-y is dripping with the blood of the innocent.

[@MrArtconnection]

I am speechless Yanis and Ghassan and deeply ashamed as German!

[@dm5129]

Thank you, that is exactly what I said, I am ashamed for my country in this.

[@nezantak]

Me too! Es ist ein Skandal!

[@LaplacianDalembertian]

they are preparing to send Germans to die in Israel-Iranian war; probably they already sent Germans to die in Ukraine, I had information from good sources that some Leo tanks were having German soldiers, on secret orders of Scholz; sadly I am not professional and can't verify anything

[@IceBox666theone666]

But you are not the ones doing it! its the politicians, not the German people! So dont be ashamed of Germany, but be furious with your politicians. And as someone in this comment section already wrote, Germany is not its own master but sadly more a puppet of the US.

[@churblefurbles]

this is what they mean by protecting "our democracy"

[@tanvirhisham6374]

I used to think Western people as a whole are far more careful about human rights than we (Asians) are.. Shame on me..

[@yousreyakhalil5238]

I also feel cheated because I really believed the so called civilized countries were for freedom and justice!!! What a disgrace that they ended my dream knowing that freedom to them means only for their choice of people and justice really does not mean much shameful and sad Disgusting

[@jellyfishi_]

no, they are just more prideful beliving they are better than anyone else.. they do what we Asians do.. just not in front of the public and in a more sophisticated way...

[@sensualmunching8056]

😂😂 why would you think that you should study history of humanity they run this show.

[@supahsmashbro]

Yeah, a lot of people think that. Truth is Europe committed unspeakable acts for a couple centuries which people don't know 10% of, and then America for the past century up to now. But America was the big winner of WW2, dominated everything including media, and portrayed themselves as the human rights defenders, world police, etc. It's all nonsense, but as they say, it's the winners who write history. People need to wake up

[@MA-sk4fg]

😊Julian Assange will never be silenced .Truth will always prevail.

[@netizencapet]

It hasn't and it doesn't.

[@kimlee4010]

@@netizencapetBut it will! 🙏❤️✊✊✊

[@netizencapet]

@@kimlee4010 Liked your answer so I thumbed up it. Now there are 2 of us in Eleanor Roosevelt's "small group of dedicated individuals [who want to] change the world."

[@kimlee4010]

@@netizencapet lol, absolutely! Keep the Faith my warrior friend 🙏❤️✊✊✊

[@emmanuelk.tambwe2628]

Absolutely Yanis is so right....

[@almostthere6098]

❤ you both! Thank you. Blessings and may GOD protect you.

[@fasteddie9055]

The entire police operation reminds me of the political police activity of the 1930s .

[@winfriedbanzhaf1067]

I'm deeply ashamed of my country!

[@antithesizer4606]

Can't make this up, a German being ashamed for his country. Maybe that is why it s u x that bad.

[@dinoturn]

Me too, in Australia. Pathetic hypocrites!

[@icoachmyself9980]

@@dinoturn Same here, also being a German.

[@thomasjosullivan9179]

Hi Winfried, what % of the German people support the Israeli actions in Gaza?

[@winfriedbanzhaf1067]

@@thomasjosullivan9179 hard to say.

[@PixelProlo]

As a German citizen I say: ”Not in my name!” ✨❤️🍉🎨👨‍🎨✨

[@hatooma1000]

I'm sorry, but not enough of you. But that's not your fault.

[@Tawahaj]

@@hatooma1000 The majority of citiziens in germany are literally against all of this. Polls clearly show this.

[@rogerreverence4737]

It is everyones fault for keeping silent.

[@judithneisse3990]

You should have said it to your fellow Nazis

[@ausendundeinenacht1]

genau!

[@IYAMNI]

I didn't recognize the Berlin police without their brown shirts.

[@stefanhoffmann5281]

As a german i support the ban. As far as hamas is an official terrororganisation its forbidden to allow people, who are part of hamas or have strong ties to hamas, to act freely. And this speaker has openly said he would be part of the massacre on jews if he were younger

[@ruthmcniff7973]

This conference attended by Palestians and Jews. The Berlin police arrested both Palestinians and Jews! Amazing. History repeating itself

[@katong1953]

Germany talking about hate speech. How about the hate acts going on in Gaza?

[@thomasjosullivan9179]

True Ruth our future is terrifying with such warped policing at the heart of Europe

[@Mayhzon]

Wait, they jailed both? Now that's even more clown circus territory.

[@organboi]

Time for a German boycott. I was going to visit this summer, but not now.

[@antithesizer4606]

Like any german politician will be bothered by this. Germoney is getting economically destroyed, literally and actually. I mean the rest of the west too, but whatever - do you think they care? If you come with passport you don't matter bro.

[@DRUNKBEATZ]

good decision! thanks from berlin and tell your friends and family. Germany needs to be held accountable

[@miaa7097]

I have been boycotting them for years

[@miaa7097]

​@DRUNKBEATZ Unfortunately, white Europeans don't know what accountability sounds like

[@freepalestine7687]

I'm German with "Migrationshintergrund"... I have never felt truly at home in Germany and now it makes sense. The moral highground only exists only against non Europeans who don't kiss their feet for letting us work here. You just can't be part of this society, if it doesn't fit their agenda 😕

[@Lynnek8]

I really like the modern Orwellian world, it’s getting wacky, and convoluted and paradoxical. It bodes ill, and the slide into dystopian trepidation, is some cause for alarm. Genocide, anti genocide, preventative preemption, nobody knows what to do or what they’re doing.

[@Lexomm1]

If the EU lets this happen, after giving crap to Hungary and Poland for their policies, then the EU is finished.

[@marioncarroll8994]

They will, with Ursula Von Der Leyen pres of Comm? She’s one rotten woman!

[@chuletaization]

About time.

[@Chrioracticmalta]

All the players have been exposed. There is no freedom and humanity. Shame on this farce. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sheilaroddick5853]

I hope Germany don't have nuclear weapons.

[@Anonymus-qp2mb]

ALL SO CALLED DEMOCRACIES & OTHER B.S. ARE DELUSION & exclusive to Germany but worst there. There has always been THESE positions in play "UNDER the desk" sort of speak in every country. ONE WORLD ORDER IN THE MAKING FOR SOME TIME.

[@antithesizer4606]

@@sheilaroddick5853 Germoney still has nuclear weapons from the cold war, I _think_. If so, I don't think they are quickly readyable. Also the US has nuclear weapons stationed in Germoney - and a bunch of other bases around the world ofc.

[@humbertosequeira1536]

I can’t believe any democratic country takes such actions… this just makes things worse for any human being that dreams with peace, prosperity, freedom, reason and justice for all…

[@pp38pp]

And what does Germany have to do with democratic countries? And France is certainly not a "democratic country" in which the trade unionist Jean-Paul Delescaut was arrested and sentenced to a year in prison for having written that "Hamas' attack is the response to the horrors of the occupation" Just as Italy is not democratic, where the police charge and beat students who demonstrate in favor of Palestine, but allow hundreds of fascists dressed in black to chant Ussolini by raising their arm in the Roman salute. Israel brought fascism and Nazism back to Europe. WWIII is coming.

[@Antoward]

I hope he sent his lecture to the conference freedom of speech is freedom of speech and its worth starting up for free Palestine respect from Dublin 🇮🇪

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

It’s not hate speech to show what’s happening to babies. It is not hate speech to tell the truth. What BS

[@kak42]

"Hating bad things is still hate", or something

[@ShankarSivarajan]

Oh no, laws against hate speech are being used against the people who supported them while they were used against their enemies. Who could have seen this coming?

[@citronski]

Keep your conflicts in your country. Why should Germans import your problems? To what end?

[@ramatgan1]

I saw a video of a 8th year old boy in a Gaza Hospital whose parents were killed in a israeli air strike and who lost both his legs as they were amputated. The hospital is existing on diesel generators as the occupiers shut down the electricity. We are living in very dark times.

[@dicksimo76]

I've seen far worse....Free Palestine 🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇴

[@ubergeraldine]

Meanwhile I know very wealthy Jews in England whining they aren’t safe from their lovely home in the deep Sussex countryside, S of England. My heart doesn’t bleed for them.

[@thomasjosullivan9179]

And we must remember the horrific death poor little 6 year old Hind Rajab received at the hands of the IDF We must remember the two brave medics that went to rescue her and were also murdered. This is draining to live now and know this evil

[@kimeldiin1930]

I might be criminally blue eyed , I thought Germany ,of ALL COUNTRIES , would be AGAINST genocide !!

[@guppyduppy1897]

That was naive

[@822esma]

Hvala Vam Gosp. Varoufakis, svako dobro Vama i svim dobrim ljudima❤✌🏻🇵🇸❤️✌🏻

[@theabsurdist3071]

the question is, after the Palestinians who's next?

[@tinaanastopoulos9242]

Exactly this!

[@Stop-and-listen]

This is why today, we are all Palestinians.

[@mariamam544]

So true..this is at the forefront of my mind 😢

[@LancesArmorStriking]

In the case of Israel? The Lebanese. Multiple Knesset members have already claimed the entire country as belonging to 'ancient Jewish homeland'. In terms of globally? I don't know. Maybe Haitians. Or Cubans.

[@beth1979]

​@LancesArmorStriking whichever country has a lot of oil or natural resources

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Oh Deutschland, einst auf der falschen Seite der Geschichte zu stehen, hat doch nicht gereicht, oder? Du musst den gleichen Fehler wiederholen? Erbärmlich 🤦‍♂

[@zaneenaz4962]

Man muss erkennen was alles dahinter steht. Wie es alles dazu gekommen ist. Wie das Land u. Ihrer Menschen mit de-nas izerung, u. anti-sem, u. razismus u. so viele anderen Uebelheiten steht beschimpfe wird. Das Kultur, die Menschheit, die Geschichte, der Moral, die Gerechtigkeit ist uns entzogen worden.

[@PixelProlo]

So ist es. Aus der Geschichte nichts gelernt…

[@antithesizer4606]

Wer? Die Politiker? Oder haben die Leute immer noch nicht verstanden, das Wählen nix bringt und die da oben machen was sie wollen? Wer ist "Deutschland"?

[@citronski]

Die Palis und Israelis können ihre Konflikte gerne austragen, aber nicht in Deutschland. Warum sollten wir deren Konflikte importieren und bei uns erlauben?

[@lilaoliva793]

Once?! 🇩🇪 has two genocides under its belt in the 20th century alone.

[@abdulrahimi6092]

You’re a great man mate. Human being is not speaking loud human being is in deed.

[@neovxr]

who dictates what has to happen in europe, by having laws written for particular interest?

[@parveensheikh9346]

That’s despicable,shame on Germany

[@fredschnerbert1238]

*This is the whole EU, they don't have 1st Amendment, and DAVOS WEF say THAT is a GOOD thing!* *They fear the US because they can't ban or criminalize speech in the US*

[@joblo6394]

Police apprehending a young Jewish man with a small sign that said “Jews against genocide”, turned and asked them “would it be better if it said “Jews in favor of genocide..” can’t make this shit up.

[@zainabkhatieb5957]

applaud u young man

[@joblo6394]

Apparently germany is also anti-ironic.

[@dicksimo76]

Yeah they arrested him for being antisemitic

[@ajasen]

do we know he was Jewish? Anyone can hold a sign.

[@Ganpignanus]

@@joblo6394 anti morality

[@beatriznovo2550]

THANKS MR, VAROUFAKIS, FROM GUADALAJARA, MEXICO !! WE DENOUNCE THE GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE !!!!!!!!!!

[@00TomFoolery00]

Yanis is an incredibly thoughtful man, showing in no uncertain terms how we are once more becoming serfs in the techno age.

[@resurrectedone7463]

Germany is complicit in war crimes and crimes against humanity!

[@Aziz-ulQuayum-bo7nl]

What's New?

[@KlausJLinke]

As are all western countries.

[@johnl405]

@@KlausJLinke Germany is providing 30% of the weapons to Israel

[@microbe_rz31]

Ortega was using drones against Sandinistas a few years ago. Read about Dora María Téllez aka Comandante 2.

[@KlausJLinke]

@@microbe_rz31 It does not follow that the ICJ case has no merit.

[@nidodson]

How is Germany always on the wrong side of fascism?!?!

[@christie883]

Yes, strange is it not?,,,

[@puclopuclik4108]

poor judgment

[@Tarubini1]

Think of the holocaust, Genocide in Namibia and now supporting Genocide in Gaza

[@kak42]

Firearms industry, I guess

[@antithesizer4606]

Maybe should not have messed with the german state of affairs before the first war. Also, if you want to know how, you should research it.

[@JaneSoole]

What on earth is GERMANY up to???? This is very very sinister, in my view. Jane Soole, 80 years, Dorset, England.

[@mfromaustralia1]

Thank goodness for channels like this.

[@MinooBabe]

Much love and respect for your wit, wisdom and decency, from Iran 🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷

[@danielfunari1992]

Germany living up to it's legacy

[@Christmas-dg5xc]

Truth always wins, because if it didn't, it wouldn't be the truth.

[@ollyr_3710]

Oh such a SHAME! SCHANDE SCHANDE SCHANDE Thanks you so much for your work. But at the moment the craziness seems to overwhelming 😢😢😢 I had to stop the video, I couldn't take it.

[@terrylovesenegal]

My hero Yanis Varoufakis "Yassas" one of the few men with integrity around Europe*. Thank you DM for inviting him! *George Galloway is also among the few

[@prismpyre7653]

what an insult that you would put Yanis in the same breath as that unprincipled, corrupt shill Galloway

[@alpercetiner949]

As a foreigner living in Germany, I started to stop expressing myself too much. I guess, I just discovered the borders of free speech here.

[@muhannadobeidat]

Varoufakis is the real adult in the room. When he speaks, everyone should listen.

[@adamothman6520]

Yanis is a master communicator.

[@esthellakomerl8084]

Has Germany learnt from its past?? I think not.. Still a fascist state.

[@iSkyline1]

A very simple take to a complex issue

[@robertholland7558]

@@iSkyline1K.I.S.S. complexity is always a secondary concern.

[@iSkyline1]

​@@robertholland7558 "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." Albert Einstein

[@robertholland7558]

@@iSkyline1 that sounds contradictory

[@watching99134]

@@robertholland7558 It's not (reduce to its essence but don't oversimplify).