Many globalists who support open-door migration (illegal migration included) irrationally claim that it is “anti-Democratic” to oppose their policies and try to defend free society and the rule of law. Such is the case in Germany now.
In a symbolic ruling last month, Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled that Interior Minister Horst Seehofer breached neutrality rules when the Interior Ministry accused the AfD of “subversion,” which was a victory for the AfD. But now, the domestic intelligence “agency’s spies can start tapping AfD officials’ phones and monitoring its activities, placing it on a par with extremist groups long viewed as a threat to German democracy.”
In Germany, repeated jihad attacks have terrorized citizens, while violent antisemitism perpetrated by Muslim migrants has tormented the Jewish population, as was admitted by Angela Merkel.
The AfD is not remotely on par with Islamic terrorism. It is under surveillance because it is the only political political party in Germany that opposes mass migration and declares that “Jew-hatred as inseparable from Islam, and says out-loud that Islamic religious dogma is incompatible with the German constitution.”
Instead of wasting resources on surveilling the AfD, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency needs to step up its work to counter the proliferating jihad ideology.
“Germany to step up surveillance of far-right AfD: Report,” Al Jazeera, March 3, 2021:
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency will step up its surveillance of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on suspicion it espouses “extremist” positions that threaten democracy, Der Spiegel Magazine reported.
A spokeswoman for the BfV intelligence agency declined to comment on the unsourced report published Wednesday.
If confirmed, this would be a setback for the party before an election in September in which polls forecast a loss in support over its opposition to lockdown measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
A decision by the intelligence agency to monitor the party nationally would entail the surveillance of all its leaders and lawmakers in the Bundestag lower house.
“We have not been informed of any decision to increase surveillance activities against us,” AfD lawmaker Stefan Keuter said. “But should this be the case, we will fight it in the courts.”
The AfD entered Parliament four years ago, drawing voters angry with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 2015 decision to welcome more than one million refugees and migrants; it also has lawmakers in all of Germany’s 16 regional assemblies.
It has been ostracised by other parties, which say its rhetoric contributes to an atmosphere of hate that encourages political violence.
AfD co-leader Joerg Meuthen wants to purge the party of members suspected of harbouring sympathies to hardline far-right groups and make it more palatable to a broader section of the German public. The Central Council of Jews in Germany welcomed the news.
“The AfD’s destructive politics undermine our democratic institutions and discredit democracy among citizens,” it said in a statement. “The domestic intelligence agency took the right and necessary step.”
Domestic spies started a review of the AfD’s political programme and speeches in 2019 with the goal of establishing whether more surveillance activities like tapping the party’s communications and scrutinising its funding were needed….
Frank Anderson says
Anti-Christian and Anti-Jewish ideology is the basic, standard, core, orthodox principle of islam. islam cannot change. Any thought of change or reform is heresy or apostasy, punishable by death at the hands of any vigilante who wishes to win favor. There is nothing unusual among believers except those who want to kill now and those willing to wait and kill later or let someone else do the work. Between 250 million and 1000 million people have been killed in 1400 years of conquest, and more daily.
Michael Copeland says
The AfD is under surveillance because it … “says out-loud that Islamic religious dogma is incompatible with the German constitution.”
This view is not unique to AfD.
“Islam and democracy are contradictory and absolutely incompatible.”
Mazin AbdulAdhim
Imam of Iraqi descent in London, Ontario
https://angloamerica101.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/canadian-imam-islam-and-democracy-are-contradictory-absolutely-incompatible/
Islamic dogma, teaching, has another name: Sharia.
“sharia is incompatible with the fundamental principles of democracy”.
European Court of Human Rights,
Welfare party case 2003
Michael Copeland says
Could the German government consider these muslim placards?
Democracy go to Hell
Democracy is Hypocrisy
Muslims reject democracy and secularism!
Freedom go to Hell
Liberalism go to Hell
Freedom of expression go to Hell
https://gatesofvienna.net/2019/06/the-lamentable-shortcomings-of-some-english-judges-and-senior-lawyers/
Michael Copeland says
“…the call for secularism among Muslims is atheism and a rejection of Islam.
Its acceptance as a basis for rule in place of Shari’ah is downright apostasy.”
Yusuf al Qaradawi
https://knowing-islamic-doctrines.blogspot.com/2010/12/secularism-vs-islam-Jly 2020qaradawi-says.html
PRCS says
Dear Ms. Douglass-Williams,
While I enjoy reading your posts, please:
There is no “jihad ideology”.
There is Islam, of which jihad is a core component.
EYESOPEN says
+1.
medforth says
German court temporarily blocks observation of AfD party – A defeat for the Merkel regime
A German court on Friday temporarily blocked the country’s domestic intelligence agency from putting the Alternative for Germany party under observation due to suspicions of extreme-right sympathies, as a legal appeal is heard.
The Cologne state court said the party, known as AfD, could not be classified or treated as a “suspected case” of extremism until a decision was made on an emergency brief submitted by the party, after it alleged the intelligence agency broke a court order not to make such a classification public.
https://medforth.blog/2021/03/05/german-court-temporarily-blocks-observation-of-afd-party-a-defeat-for-the-merkel-regime/
Michael Copeland says
In case the German government need any more corroboration……..
“By the will of Allah, we will not stop until the Shari’ah rules over the whole world and the Muslims live in a state of glory while you, the Kufr, live in humiliation. Islam will rule over the whole world. The word of Allah will be uppermost and the word of those who disbelieved will be lowermost.”
Ahmad Al-Muhajir, Kenya
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2021/02/o-allah-kill-the-disbelievers-jihadis-in-kenya-release-video-of-raid-on-us-base-vow-more-attacks-on-us-targets
“Islam is not here to integrate, Islam is here to dominate. There is no room for compromise within Islam!”
Speaker at Khilafah conference 2016
https://barenakedislam.com/2021/02/08/straight-from-the-camels-mouth/
PRCS says
The German article is rife with nonsense terminology:
*radical Islamist group–as opposed to what, a moderate Islamist group?
*a young and very radical jihad Salafist” association–as opposed to a moderate jihad Salafist seniors association?
*supported Islamic State ideology–that being straight up, no excuses Islam
*the resolute fight against violent “extremism”–violent; yes, extremist; no.
*propagated “a martyr cult”, rejected the German constitution and called for sharia as the sole legitimate law, severe anti-Semites who are calling for the death of Jews, to teach and pray and spread the group’s ideology–as with all above, Islam. Just Islam. As written.
Michael Copeland says
There is a reason for these obfuscations: the article is from Al Jazeera.
PRCS says
The post’s “proliferating jihad ideology” line linked to a Reuters (Berlin) article.
https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/world/germany-bans-salafist-muslim-group-556506/
Sorry for confusion.
Michael Copeland says
It is interesting that the word “Islamism”, invented to deflect attention away from Islam, is given a definition in the 9/11 Commission:
“Islamism … according to the U.S. 9/11 Commission Report, “is defined as ‘an Islamic militant, anti-democratic movement, bearing a holistic vision of Islam whose final aim is the restoration of the caliphate.'””
Abigail R. Esman
https://www.investigativeproject.org/8755/macron-is-right-islamo-leftism-is-a-threat
There is, of course, no difference between this and Islam, ordinary basic Islam.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Michael Copeland- No need for placards.
All of these sentiments are contained in the compact containers of Islam’s ‘holy books.’
Perhaps the excerpts detailing its anti-semitic and anti-Christian beliefs can be printed on a single sheet and sent out to all of the German adults in the country and made required reading for all public school children. This will help shed the light of truth on Islam’s evil nature. Islam can only prosper in an environment of ignorance.
Michael Copeland says
Good idea. Start with the members of the Bundestag.
Michael Copeland says
Perhaps a German speaker could translate the leaflet “Kill Them”, and bring it to AfD’s notice, and to Bundestag members.
https://gatesofvienna.net/2020/11/kill-them-muslims-explain/
Hugh Fitzgerald says
Your country is your home. You have a perfect right to decide whom you wish to enter, and to remain, in your home. You have a right to protest when others presume to tell you whom you must take into your home. The pusillanimity of the German government, displayed in its ts persecution of AfD, is revolting,
gravenimage says
Hear, hear, Hugh!
gregbeetham says
They are trying to prevent people from making a connection between Islam and Jihad and terrorism; they want people to continue on with fabrication that there is no connection. If the authorities are forced to admit that terrorism is systemic within Islam then they would be discredited and their previous position would amount to a dereliction of duty to their own people. As it stands right now they are cowardly weasels and should all be arrested for treason along with anyone associated with the previous propaganda and its repercussions.
Will Tyson says
The information is outdated, the decision has been suspended by the court
https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-suspends-surveillance-of-far-right-afd-for-now/a-56785125
Jim says
Perhaps actions against AfD are meant to shore up the power of the CDU to control German immigration policies and steer it in the open borders direction. The Dems use similar rhetoric of defending the constitution and democracy to justify their efforts to bias the elections permanently, pock the courts and eliminate barriers to oligarchic Dem rule. It is the usual virtue signalling, self-important rhetoric used to hide the anti-democratic movement of leftists toward domination of the country.
gregbeetham says
You will be assimilated, resistance is futile.
gravenimage says
Grimly apt.
Yogi says
How much more this traitors in Bundestag will threatening and damage in the same time this country!!!?? AFD is a only party ( patriots) who want save this insanity with this Muslim invasion and Merkel&CO communist, keep fighting AFD, otherwise game is over ..
Infidel says
AfD in Germany is getting the same treatment as Republicans in the US. Both need to aggressively confront the fascists in both places – be it the Social/Christian Democrats in Germany, or the anti-social Democrats in the US
gravenimage says
Germany steps up surveillance of anti-mass migration AfD for ‘extremist positions that threaten democracy’
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Ah…right. Just ignore the Jihad terror and go after those who dare oppose it.
Crusades Were Right says
[democracy]
Two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch. I’ll take a Christian republic over a democracy any time.
Crusades Were Right says
Ever noticed that “election time” is increasingly “violence on the streets time”?
Or that elected representatives in Western countries increasingly represent the interests of the ever-increasing numbers of Third World “newcomers” in those countries?
Democracy… include me OUT!
Andrew Blackadder says
Is it just me or has the Planet shifted slightly off its Axis while the World was sleeping?.
gregbeetham says
For globalists to claim it is ‘anti democratic’ to oppose their agenda is a fascinating convolution of logic when the globalists aren’t elected by anyone to pursue globalization in the first place.