German political elites are freaking out as the AfD continues to poll high, boosted by the perfidious Musk. Clamping down on "unfiltered opinions" that undermine "democracy" has become the latest obsession, says Eugyppius.
In the latest effort to deny reality, the Leftist German word police have announced that a standard term for ethnic German is "racist and antidemocratic". Can we no longer even acknowledge our existence, asks Eugyppius.
Elon Musk's Twitter rants have Germany's political class clutching their pearls, with cries of election interference, treason and a national security crisis, says Eugyppius.
In the Daily Sceptic, Eugyppius dissects the row that's erupted after Welt am Sonntag published an op ed by Elon Musk, urging Germans to vote for AfD in the upcoming elections. Includes Musk's editorial in full.
German democracy, which is somehow shaken to its foundations whenever anybody holds a TV debate with the wrong person, is once again on life support after Elon Musk tweeted support for AfD, says Eugyppius.
Eugyppius recounts the sad story of Doris van Geul, a 74 year-old pensioner fined for incitement after a Facebook post critical of migrants, with her conviction threatening to bankrupt her for the rest of her life.
Eugyppius wonders at the irony of a Green Party member's progressive ideals clashing with the reality of mass migration, as a tiny Bavarian village faces a proposed migrant housing facility that would shatter its peace.
The world is closer to nuclear war than at any point since the Cuban missile crisis. And to what end, asks Eugyppius. Merely to "send a message" to North Korea, it appears.
A police raid on a pensioner for calling a Green Cabinet Minister a "moron" online has shone an overdue spotlight on Germany's repressive speech laws that ban insulting politicians, says Eugyppius.
With the collapse of Germany’s "traffic light" coalition, Eugyppius explains how we got here and why the political gridlock will persist, no matter who wins the upcoming elections.
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