The New York Times: Judges found Björn Höcke, a leader of the Alternative for Germany party, guilty of knowingly using a Nazi slogan in May. On Monday, he will go on trial in the same court for using the same slogan, again. To his critics, the right-wing ideologue is a threat to German democracy.

Judges found Björn Höcke, a leader of the Alternative for Germany party, guilty of knowingly using a Nazi slogan in May. On Monday, he will go on trial in the same court for using the same slogan, again. To his critics, the right-wing ideologue is a threat to German democracy.

The Man Softening the Ground for an Extremist Germanywww.nytimes.com Björn Höcke has done more than take the far right into the mainstream. He is tilting the mainstream toward the far right.

“To his critics” Can you fucking people even hear yourself?

Apparently not.

I mean, this is the same newspaper that said Hitler won't be a problem. So it tracks. bsky.app/profile/numb...

I also like how accurately New York Times predicted the future in 1920s. Real Nostradamus stuff.

Same energy: www.nytimes.com/1939/08/20/a...

HERR HITLER AT HOME IN THE CLOUDS; High up on his favorite mountain he finds time for politics, solitude and frequent official parties. HERR HITLER IN THE CLOUDS (Published 1939)www.nytimes.com Heart of Darkness; filming plans

We know the threat Nazism has to democracy. We fought a world war over it that cost 10s of millions of lives. If your organization can't outright condemn fucking Nazism what are you even doing?

“To his critics, the right-wing ideologue is a threat to German democracy. His supporters agree.”

Pretty impressive that NYT has consistently managed to be a fascism accelerant for over 80 years

I find this journalistic tone and voice of disinterested objectivity as jarring and annoying as valley girl speak or bro talk. It’s a very weird affectation and it has no basis in deep history. It’s just some weird form of mid century humble brag.

It’s laissez-faire capitalism.

Oh so we're at the point of both-sidesing what the brownshirts engraved on their daggers. Ok then.

those pesky antinazists!

Germany also being ruled by Nazis (again) would make their favorite‘s job easier.

They can’t hear themselves over the kitten murder machine is my guess.

"His critics claim that his Blow-Up Democracy, 4th Reich Party threatens democracy."

Fair-minded people are wholly incapable of learning any facts about the political arena…..

I know. “We mustn’t offend the nazi”? Jeez.

Rude

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Which answer is scarier?

You expect them to read what they write?

‘To his critics’? You mean to those who aren’t Nazis?

Thank you.

It had to be said 😊

His critics are people that think saying nazi slogans are bad, by the way

They are also forbidden by law in German, and as a history teacher Höcke knows this. And the NYT knows all of this and yet licks the boots of modern day nazis.

You guys really are Nazi bootlickers through and through.

The New York Times has an extensive history of providing cover for Nazis.

To his critics? Anyone who knows history and has read and listened to the plans of his party (AfD) knows that he is a threat to German democracy. As much as Trump is for the American.

For his critics? A court has ruled that the man can be called a fascist - because he is a fascist. Read his despicable book and you'll understand why you shouldn't make the same mistake again after Hitler's "Mein Kampf". Hopefully the man will be locked up.

And for god sakes don't let him write a book in there!

@nytimes.com Germans have a proverb you may have heard about ten people sitting at a table joined by a Nazi, to whom no-one are the table objects. What do you have at the table? Eleven Nazis. Now why would I mention that proverb?

He's a fucking nazi you stupid cunts

The paper of record simping for Nazis yet again

Always.

The NYT just loves fascists it seems

To his lame-ass critics, Adolph Hitler could potentially cause unrest in Europe.

What a quandary. A German politician using Nazi slogans is clearly a threat to German democracy. But NYT is desperately trying to get Trump re-elected, so they can't start calling out actual threats to democracy, can they? But how about the "some say," or "to his critics," weasel phrasing?!

The New York Times editors are bad people.

Talk about softening the ground for overthrowing democracy. Ace job, NYT, bothsidesing an actual Nazi threat.

When you "both sides" absolutely everything, it's no longer coming from a desire for fairness. It's sociopathy.

W take!

Oh, they don’t “both sides” everything… just fascists. It’s not blind neutrality, @nytimes.com is actively working to put fascists in a better light.

He was found by a court of law to be a threat to German democracy. That is not "to his critics"

It was very critical of the court to follow him guilty. Just like Trump.

Will you people just grow a spine & start calling nazis nazis? The man literally was found guilty in a German court of using nazi slogans & you’re being mealy-mouthing about it?

Why do you publish an article showing dangerous extremism in positive light?

That is what The New York Times has always done.

Oh for *ucks sake NYT!!!

"To his critics, the right-wing ideologue is a threat to German democracy." Hey, New York Times, fascists and Nazis are generally acknowledged as threats to democracy, yes.

"The man softening the ground for the extremist right in Germany" is actually this man: Thilo Sarrazin (formerly SPD, Social Democrats)

Framing the threat of fascism to democracy purely in terms of partidan criticism is softening the ground for extremists, actually.

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