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Feb 5Liked by epimetheus

Sellner's recycled lecture is also on Rumble.

He is an activist, and I do not like activists. That said, if it were just activists on both sides hacking at each other (each following the Alinsky manual), I would bring out the popcorn. But the German state is openly supporting one side, and that is a serious problem.

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Same old, same old here.

As I wrote earlier, I don't subscribe to Mr. Sellner's views, and I share your concerns: the gov't is supporting one side only, pretends they don't, and lie about it constantly.

I'm so disgusted by this.

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Thanks for the translation, I had also caught this at NZZ. There seems to be more and more reporting/interviews coming out (though rarely in mainstream outlets).

It remains breathtaking how effectively the establishment and MSM have swept a wave of demonstrations across the country on the back of this Corrective narrative, while the farmer's protests and historically low support for the government has been pushed from the front pages.

Note, I have attended/observed 3 demonstrations in my provincial Bavarian town over the past 2 weeks - I did not participate but wanted to substack about it - and the speakers invariably explicitly reference the Corrective reporting, however I haven't met any attendees (as opposed to activist/organisers) who have actually read the piece!

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The reporting that comes out is also concentrated in non-Germany-based outlets, such as the NZZ (note that the Swiss have a quite different understanding of state, society, and the individual, to say the least).

It is quite a sight to behold, I agree, esp. since it was the gov't that called for protests that demonstrate against the AfD's rise in polls--as if the government's own actions didn't contribute (cause) the AfD's rise in the first place.

Your point about protesters attending and referencing the Correctiv piece is well taken; I've long suspected this to be the case (it's too long for 'casual' reading), and my own experience within and outside academia boils down to one axiom: 'the further on the left, the less these people read their side's text' (the corollary to this is, of course, that if one wishes to have a more or less decent conversation about left-ish politics, you'd better talk to right-wingers).

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