Quote:
I am German and I do not want to accept that our beautiful Germany, our freedom and even our humanity goes to the dogs. And she will go to the dogs if we don’t drive this gang that holds the state in its claws and torments the people to the devil. When the government locks the people up. Then the people must lock up the government.
Source:
speech on April 15, 2021 in Berlin.
Author Bio:
Jürgen Elsässer (born 1957) is a journalist, publicist and activist. In 2009 he founded the “popular initiative against finance capital”, one of the most powerful circles of the New Right. Since 2010 he has been editor-in-chief of Compact Magazin, one of the most important media for the New Right.
Context:
In 2014 and 2015 he appeared as a spokesman for the Pegida movement, in 2020 and 2021 for the lateral thinking movement. He openly represents cross-hostile, racist and sexist narratives and regularly uses conspiracy myths in his arguments.
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Year:
2021