Stephan Hebel in Frankfurter Rundschau has nary a word to say about the thuggishness of the Left and the negative implications for a free society of the brutal beating of Frank Magnitz. All he is worried about is that Alternative for Germany (AfD) might benefit from the beating. Hebel is worried about fascism, and is busy working to usher it back in to Germany.
“Inhuman against inhumanity – that’s not how it works,” translated from “Inhuman gegen Inhumanität – so geht es nicht,” by Stephan Hebel, Frankfurter Rundschau, January 8, 2019:
It was a terrible act that happened last night in Bremen: a man was beaten with brutal force until he was hospitalized. And the first statement must be that something like that is deeply inhuman, no matter who the victim is.
In this case, it was the AfD member of parliament Frank Magnitz. So the victim was a representative of a party that represents — for example on the refugee question — inhumane positions. But who actually believes that one can combat these positions by falling below the level of the AfD and even resorting to disgusting, inhumane means?
Thus the moral angle, but there is also a political aspect: this act will benefit no one more than the party of the victim, the AfD….
It was not yet midnight and AfD chairman Jörg Meuthen had already responded. On Twitter he posted a photo of his brutally beaten party friend Magnitz. He was still too “shaken” to comment on the crime; Meuthen wrote that he would do this Tuesday. But Meuthen’s followers anticipated the tone: “Now you know who the Nazis are! Those who are not loyal to the line will be beaten to death!,” wrote one.
In other words, nothing could better confirm AfD supporters in their friend-foe scheme than this brutal attack. In any case, it is part of their political delusions that we live in a “left-green” society in which people are persecuted who are not “loyal to the line.” In the next few hours and days, we will see more often how this deed in Bremen is reinterpreted into proof of this ridiculous idea.
Yes, every Democrat has very good reasons to fight the AfD. Also on the street. It is good if it cannot hold an assembly, a demonstration, or a party congress without encountering massive and mass protests. It is good if your incitement is met with humane arguments, and very loudly.
However, if those who think differently, no matter how radical, are ambushed and beaten and sent to the hospital, anticipate the misanthropy that would prevail in the worst possible way in a society ruled by the AfD — under the unbelievable excuse of fighting that inhumanity.
mortimer says
The idea that economic migrants have some natural right to CROSS THE BORDER of a sovereign state without the APPROVAL of the voters is an ABSURDITY. There is no such natural right to enter another country. Countries today are ruled by the will of the voters.
The Left makes it sound like ECONOMIC MIGRANTS have some MYSTICAL or MORAL RIGHT to enter Germany. THEY HAVE NO SUCH RIGHT.
Anyone who wishes to enter Germany for any reason must do so according to THE LAW and not enter illegally.
The European says
“Countries are ruled by the will of the voters.” I wish you were right. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Take, for example, the Global Compact for Migration which has been signed by Angela Merkel last December in Morocco. According to this treaty Germany and other signatories are obliged to take in people from Muslim and African countries whenever these people wish to enter. Their status -economic migrant, refugee, persecuted for political reason- is irrelevant. We are to accomodate them, to nourish them, to give them clothing,to provide them with money, to give them German citizenship etc etc.. Do you think German voters have ever been asked about this treaty? Do you think this treaty has ever been submitted to public vote? Of course not. In a true democracy, such important things as massive immigration which can change the destiny of a nation would be decided upon by the voters, but in countries like Germany which are run by pluticrats and oligarchs, democracy is something you might come across in history books.
c matt says
Heck, just think of the 60% + approval for building a wall on the US border. If it were up for a vote by the people, the wall would have been built years ago. But since when has a democracy ever been left up to he voters?
somehistory says
How low can one go? This creep is the answer.
The reason for the beating is because the victim was right…the beating demonstrates it. IF people realize that, then his pain won’t be in vain. But, it is despicable that the beaters’ are made out to be the victims…of their own evil actions…in order to keep enabling them. Enabling the thugs will only enable more of them to do more beatings and worse.
Jon Sobieski says
It’s not a left-green alliance. It’s a left-green-islam alliance and their enemy is the German race and culture.
Anjuli Pandavar says
Interesting observation from one commenter: “I find it disgusting to use this cowardly assassination attempt as an opportunity to continue in the usual way to disparage this party’s delusions, hatred and racism, etc. Although they condemn the deed itself, they assume that the AfD will exploit this act politically for themselves.” In other words, Stephan Hebel of the Frankfurter Rundschau is getting in there first to exploit the assassination attempt before even the AfD can, that is, if Hebel’s insulting assumption is even justified. “Just unbelievable what journalists say these days,” concludes the commenter. Hebel seems to think that by accusing Frank Magnitz’ assailants of inhumanity, he sets himself above them. He has done nothing but pimp their inhumanity for his own ends, thereby rendering himself the assassin with clean hands. He can’t even see that his readers will see right through him. *This* is how fascism worms its way into the quotidian.
WPM says
These idiots want a country of no borders ,it would be like having a house with no locks on the doors when word gets out everything inside the house of value is gone. When all the goods are gone ,they {your Islamic overlords} can rip out the wiring and plumbing and sell it for scrap. This is what the OWG wants to destroy all of our houses rip them down then the masses can be all lead to live in a third world tents every thing in our lives control by the small number of the world leaders. If you want locks on the doors{a separate country ruled under elected leaders governed by the same rule of law for all citizens} and voice your opinion ,you lose your job, your freedom, and can be beaten to death by thugs armed with two by fours in a public street.The MSM media would say it was your own fault for not loving your Islamic overlords enough.
Salome says
Nicely put. Before the house is looted of everything, you’ll be waking up to find that they have been sleeping in every room and expect you to prepare breakfast for them.
The European says
According to the victim’s testimony, three masked men approached him; they hit him on the head with a squared piece of timber, causing his head to bleed profusely and leaving a deep flesh wound there. Frank Magnitz passed out immediately and some witnesses watched the three attackers kicking his head as he was lying helplessly on the ground, until a construction worker chose to intervene, dispelling those brutal cowards. This looks very much like attempted homicide to me. But let’s see what the mainstream media and the prosecutor make of it. According to them, there is a video showing one of the attackers jumping on the back of the victim, thereby causing his downfall; and the squared timber as well as the kicking against his head have been disappeared as if by magic. Where does this video come from? Who made it? The Antifa, their sympathizers, or the thugs themselves? How credible would such a video be? Could this ever be a piece of evidence in a courtroom? I think it will be, because justice in Germany is nowadays biased and has been hijacked by leftists. These thugs will never be charged with attempted homicide and they will get away with light sentences- if there will be a verdict at all.
don vito says
Herr Hebel, you also can get the same sympathy the same way, for your political party, try it, your party needs as much sympathy as possible.
Clive delmonte says
Mrs Merkel behaved in exactly the same way when she allowed uncontrolled immigration of Muslims in the first place. Already she has been forced to say when she will step down. How much damage can one leader do in peacetime and how determined she must be to refuse to learn anything from that experience !
gravenimage says
German columnist worries that brutal beating of conservative politician will benefit victim’s party
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Apart from that is he good with it?
tedh754 says
Eventually he and other lefties will feel the wrath of the Muslims. What a shame.
infidel says
It is ISLAM and MUSLIMS who have exacerbated the RIGHT LEFT divide in Germany as Muslims do this everywhere. This attack is the sordid result of that almost unbridgeable divide today. Islam makes the RIGHT and LEFT MORTAL enemies and it rides this enmity all the way to the Sharia bank.
Logic&Reason says
Bingo!
The Left are the West’s soft underbelly.
To them, Muslims are always “victims”, while people like Magnitz “deserved it” on some level because they preach bigotry and supremacism.
It’s the other way around, Lefites….only you can add misogyny, Jew-hatred, homophobia, and more to the list. Read their playbook. Examine their ideological software…while you’re still free to do so.
FYI says
The Red-Green-Dhimmi Axis
The {Red} Left foolishly assist the {Green} islamists to gain political power.
The islamists,when they gain such power ,will turn on the Left{as they have done in EVERY islamic theocracy from Iran onwards…they always do…the Left are persecuted:jailed,exiled or killed…If you are on the Left,look what happens to the Left in any islamic theocracy…..}
The Dhimmis: Quisling politicians,naive Christians and their blind Church leaders{including a pro-mass islamic immigration,globalist,marxist,”catholic”,defender of islam “pope” in Rome}etc,Dhimmi Jews, who pander to islam and parrot the falsehood of islam being “the religion of peace”{If you are a Jew I suggest you look up Sahih muslim 6985.That’s the plan for the Jews…}
Above all that again is the NWO and the UN Globalist Compact which appears intent on systematically destroying Nationalism:the best way to promote Globalism and undermine a Nation’s sovereignty is to flood it with people who won’t be part of that nation.You can see how the Eu{-SSR} PRETENDS to be a democracy but in fact is increasingly Totalitarian and ruled by a kleptocratic Brussels who cannot be trusted.
{Christians ….would believe there is another level above that again{If you think Biblical prophecy is all nonsense-look away now!!}:forces attempting to destroy Christianity(islam and the Left and the Dhimmi panderers for a start),a false pope promoting Heresy and Apostasy,preparing the way for the coming to power of the one referred to in 2 Thessalonians 2 who rules for a short while.People don’t want to know that but it cannot be prevented.The survival of christianity is guaranteed but all prophetic teachings refer to a time of trial so that the wheat can be separated from the chaff.That “Many people would abandon the faith” in these times(Matthew 24)was predicted by Jesus Christ.Biblical prophecy will make no sense to those who don’t understand it:Just as cuneiform writing cannot be understood without knowing cuneiform.Authentic Christianity will not be destroyed..it is not on the way out:That’s an illusion.Those who understand Biblical prophecy know that}
Heidi says
The “Frankfurter Rundschau” is nothing that I would use as toilet paper in an outhouse. They are so far left that they are almost on the far right again.
Georg says
Claiming victim status upon beating someone for his political opinion. Only a progressive…
Green Nazis in Germany says
The Evangelic Church in Bremen sayed the AFD made panicmogering.
https://www.idea.de/politik/detail/bremische-kirche-wirft-afd-nach-anschlag-panikmache-vor-107747.html
Also there were a lot of other LEftwing an Green Politicians and Journalists who say things like”Nazis must be fought with all…”
This so called “Nazi” had a Turkish Wife!