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German far-right politician beaten unconscious
Jan 9^th, 2019 at 1:42pm

German far-right politician Frank Magnitz of Alternative for Germany party beaten unconscious

This is an appalling attack. I hope the perpetrators are found and prosecuted.

I don't care that this is a far right politician whose views I disagree with. Violence is not the way to resolve disputes. The proper way is rational debate.

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Bias_2012 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10305 Gender:	Re: German far-right politician beaten unconscious Reply #1 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 4:05pm Leftwing progressive brown shirts did it
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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: German far-right politician beaten unconscious Reply #2 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 6:12pm Bias_2012 wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 4:05pm: Leftwing progressive brown shirts did it That's speculation, not fact.
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20223 Gordon Gender:	Re: German far-right politician beaten unconscious Reply #3 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 6:20pm Apart from him opposing unregulated open border immigration (which makes him rational) what exactly makes him right wing?
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Mr Hammer Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 25212 Gender:	Re: German far-right politician beaten unconscious Reply #4 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 6:29pm Isn't this a left wing terrorist attack? It certainly fits the description.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 131477 Gender:	Re: German far-right politician beaten unconscious Reply #5 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 8:09pm Gordon wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 6:20pm: Apart from him opposing unregulated open border immigration (which makes him rational) what exactly makes him right wing? Well, he's a member of the AFD - a right-wing populist political party.
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Reply #6 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 8:52pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 8:09pm:

Gordon wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 6:20pm:

Apart from him opposing unregulated open border immigration (which makes him rational) what exactly makes him right wing?

Well, he's a member of the AFD - a right-wing populist political party.

What's wrong with right wing, shitehead? With populism?

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Re: German far-right politician beaten unconscious
Reply #7 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:02pm

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 8:52pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 8:09pm:

Gordon wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 6:20pm:

Apart from him opposing unregulated open border immigration (which makes him rational) what exactly makes him right wing?

Well, he's a member of the AFD - a right-wing populist political party.

What's wrong with right wing, shitehead? With populism?

Gordon asked why he is regarded as right-wing.

I answered his question.

What part of that don't you understand?

I'm curious.

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Reply #8 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:04pm

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 8:52pm:

What's wrong with right wing, shitehead? With populism?

I'm not sure how extreme their anti-immigration views are, but the party should be rigorously opposed and condemned for this position alone:

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The party has a platform of climate change scepticism,[101][106] and therefore criticizes the energy transformation policies (Energiewende) that have promoted renewable energy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany#Ideology_and_policies

That puts them in the "extremist" category in my book.

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Reply #9 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:05pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:02pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 8:52pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 8:09pm:

Gordon wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 6:20pm:

Apart from him opposing unregulated open border immigration (which makes him rational) what exactly makes him right wing?

Well, he's a member of the AFD - a right-wing populist political party.

What's wrong with right wing, shitehead? With populism?

Gordon asked why he is regarded as right-wing.

I answered his question.

What part of that don't you understand?

I'm curious.

Afd - what makes it right wing or populist, slimeball?

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Reply #10 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:09pm

polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:04pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 8:52pm:

What's wrong with right wing, shitehead? With populism?

I'm not sure how extreme their anti-immigration views are, but the party should be rigorously opposed and condemned for this position alone:

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Environment
The party has a platform of climate change scepticism,[101][106] and therefore criticizes the energy transformation policies (Energiewende) that have promoted renewable energy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany#Ideology_and_policies

That puts them in the "extremist" category in my book.

Why is it a good thing to condemn anti-immigration?
Why is it right wing to be sceptical about man made climate change?

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Reply #11 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:18pm

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:09pm:

Why is it right wing to be sceptical about man made climate change?

Thats a great question. It shouldn't be, but it is. For some bizarre reason all the right wing loonies rally behind the climate scepticism flag. Buggered if I know why. True conservatism should be all about protecting the environment.

I've never heard of a lefty climate sceptic - have you?

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Reply #12 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:23pm

polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:18pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:09pm:

Why is it right wing to be sceptical about man made climate change?

Thats a great question. It shouldn't be, but it is. For some bizarre reason all the right wing loonies rally behind the climate scepticism flag. Buggered if I know why. True conservatism should be all about protecting the environment.

I've never heard of a lefty climate sceptic - have you?

Lefties/progressives are mindless. To expect them to think is stupid.

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Reply #13 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:25pm

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:23pm:

polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:18pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:09pm:

Why is it right wing to be sceptical about man made climate change?

Thats a great question. It shouldn't be, but it is. For some bizarre reason all the right wing loonies rally behind the climate scepticism flag. Buggered if I know why. True conservatism should be all about protecting the environment.

I've never heard of a lefty climate sceptic - have you?

Lefties/progressives are mindless. To expect them to think is stupid.

And yet unlike climate sceptics, they seemed to have actually used a brain cell or two by agreeing with what the science says.

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A resident Islam critic who claims to represent western values said:
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Outlawing the enemy's uniform - hijab, islamic beard - is not depriving one's own people of their freedoms.

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Reply #14 - Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:55pm

polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:25pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:23pm:

polite_gandalf wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:18pm:

Frank wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 9:09pm:

Why is it right wing to be sceptical about man made climate change?

Thats a great question. It shouldn't be, but it is. For some bizarre reason all the right wing loonies rally behind the climate scepticism flag. Buggered if I know why. True conservatism should be all about protecting the environment.

I've never heard of a lefty climate sceptic - have you?

Lefties/progressives are mindless. To expect them to think is stupid.

And yet unlike climate sceptics, they seemed to have actually used a brain cell or two by agreeing with what the science says.

Oh? What does the 'science' say? What exactly are the progs agreeing with?

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