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@stillgray - Ian Miles Cheong
You couldn't make this up. An MEP in the European Parliament called for ending the war in Ukraine. So they cut his mic and gave him a lecture about how there's no freedom of speech in Russia. The hypocrisy is palpable. https://t.co/4QOhYTBmeb
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Speaker 0 questions whether they are at war and what the cause and resources are. They claim prolonging the war is not helping Ukraine or Ukrainian people seeking shelter in their own country.
Speaker 1 responds that the parliament has been united in providing military, infrastructure, and financial support to the people of Ukraine. They state that the Ukrainian people clearly want to be part of a free Europe and not part of the Russian Federation, where there is no democracy or freedom of speech.
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Speaker 0: Oh, Thank you very much. Is this some war council? Are we at war? Are we really going to fight for for what cause? With whom?
With what resources? You're not helping Ukraine by prolonging this war. You're not helping Ukrainian people who were looking for shelter Thank you for your question. Their own country and, the
Speaker 1: Well, dear colleague, it wasn't really a question. But let me assure you that this parliament, up until the beginning of this illegal war against Ukraine, has been quite united to make sure that both military and infrastructure and financially support the people of Ukraine, who clearly stated they want to be part of a free Europe and not to be part in the future of of of a Russian Federation where there is no democracy and no freedom of speech. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
Speaker 0: Our next speaker is mister Visterson for Terminix.
@PeterSweden7 - PeterSweden
UNBELIEVABLE The Vice Chancellor of Germany wants to regulate X because Elon Musk supports Trump. What happened to free speech? https://t.co/VQNYK3ICQD
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Die Wissenschaft ist auf X präsent, aber große Erfolge erzielt man dort oft durch Beleidigungen und Pöbeleien. Diese unregulierte Form von sozialen Medien ist nicht mehr akzeptabel. Es ist inakzeptabel, dass Milliardäre, die in den USA Donald Trump unterstützen, mit ihrer Vorstellung von Kommunikation oder chinesischer Technik, die in China verboten oder reguliert ist, den Diskurs in Europa definieren.
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Science is present on X, but great success is often achieved there through insults and abuse. This unregulated form of social media is no longer acceptable. It is unacceptable that billionaires who support Donald Trump in the US, with their idea of communication or Chinese technology that is banned or regulated in China, define the discourse in Europe.
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Speaker 0: Sowas gibt es natürlich auch, die Wissenschaft ist auch bei X unterwegs, aber die großen Accounts, die großen Erfolge, die laufen immer dann, wenn man andere Leute beleidigt oder rumpöbelt oder das Schlechteste in einem sucht. Und ich will keinen Hehl daraus machen, dass ich glaube, dass diese unregulierte Form von diesen sozialen Medien inzwischen nicht mehr akzeptabel ist. Wir können am Ende nicht zulassen als liberale Demokratien, dass Milliardäre, die in den USA Donald Trump unterstützen, mit ihrer Vorstellung von Kommunikation oder chinesischer Technik, die ja in China selbst verboten ist oder reguliert ist, den Diskurs in Europa definiert.
@SkyNews - Sky News
'In Britain and across Europe free speech, I fear, is in retreat' US Vice President JD Vance spoke at the Munich security conference and took a swipe at Brussels, Germany, Sweden and the UK. https://trib.al/xWlxDwz 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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Looking at Europe today, I'm concerned about the erosion of freedoms. In Brussels, there's talk of shutting down social media during civil unrest to combat hateful content. In another country, police have raided homes over anti-feminist comments. Sweden convicted a Christian activist for Quran burnings after his friend's murder, with a judge stating free expression doesn't allow offending any group's beliefs.
Most concerning is the UK, where conscience rights are threatened. Adam Smith Connor was charged for silently praying near an abortion clinic. He was found guilty under a new law criminalizing silent prayer within 200 meters of such facilities. Recently, the Scottish government warned citizens that even private prayer at home could be illegal, urging them to report suspected thought crimes. Free speech is in retreat across Europe.
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Speaker 0: And unfortunately, when I look at Europe today, it's sometimes not so clear what happened to some of the Cold War's winners. I look to Brussels where EU commissars warn citizens that they intend to shut down social media during times of civil unrest the moment they spot what they've judged to be quote hateful content. Or to this very country where police have carried out raids against citizens suspected of posting anti feminist comments online as part of, quote, combating misogyny on the Internet, a day of action. I look to Sweden where two weeks ago the government convicted a Christian activist for participating in Quran burnings that resulted in his friend's murder. And as the judge in his case chillingly noted, Sweden's laws to supposedly protect free expression do not in fact grant, and I'm quoting, a free pass to do or say anything without risking offending the group that holds that belief.
And perhaps most concerningly, I look to our very dear friends, The United Kingdom, where the backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons in particular in the crosshairs. A little over two years ago, the British government charged Adam Smith Connor, a 51 year old physiotherapist and an army veteran, with the heinous crime of standing 50 meters from an abortion clinic and silently praying for three minutes. Not obstructing anyone, not interacting with anyone, just silently praying on his own. After British law enforcement spotted him and demanded to know what he was praying for, Adam replied simply it was on behalf of the unborn son he and his former girlfriend had aborted years before. Now the officers were not moved.
Adam was found guilty of breaking the government's new buffer zones law, which criminalizes silent prayer and other actions that could influence a person's decision within 200 meters of an abortion facility. He was sentenced to pay thousands of pounds in legal costs to the prosecution. Now I wish I could say that this was a fluke, a one off crazy example of a badly written law being enacted against a single person. But no, this last October, just a few months ago, the Scottish government began distributing letters to citizens whose houses lay within so called safe access zones, warning them that even private prayer within their own homes may amount to breaking the law. Naturally, the government urged readers to report any fellow citizens suspected guilty of thought crime.
In Britain and across Europe, free speech, I fear, is in retreat.
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I confronted European leaders at the Munich security conference, criticizing them for criminalizing free speech. I particularly called out the UK, expressing concern that this isn't just an isolated incident but a troubling trend where free speech is in retreat.
@CollinRugg - Collin Rugg
JUST IN: Vice President JD Vance rips European leaders to their faces at the Munich security conference, calls them out for criminalizing free speech. 🔥🔥 Vance specifically called out the United Kingdom for being the worst of them all. “I wish I could say that this was a fluke, a one-off crazy example of a badly written law being enacted against a single person. But no… Free speech, I fear, is in retreat.”
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Across Europe, free speech is threatened. In Brussels, EU officials plan to shut down social media during civil unrest if they deem content hateful. In one country, police raided citizens for posting anti-feminist comments. Sweden convicted a Christian activist for participating in Quran burnings, with the judge noting that free expression doesn't allow offending any group's beliefs.
In the UK, the erosion of conscience rights is alarming. Adam Smith Connor, an army veteran, was charged for silently praying near an abortion clinic. Despite not obstructing anyone, he was found guilty and sentenced to pay thousands in legal costs. In Scotland, the government warned citizens that even private prayer within their homes may break the law, urging them to report suspected thoughtcrimes.
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Speaker 0: I look to Brussels where EU commissars warn citizens that they intend to shut down social media during times of civil unrest the moment they spot what they've judged to be, quote, hateful content. Or to this very country, where police have carried out raids against citizens suspected of posting anti feminist comments online as part of quote combating misogyny on the internet, a day of action. I look to Sweden, where two weeks ago the government convicted a Christian activist for participating in Quran burnings that resulted in his friend's murder. And as the judge in his case chillingly noted, Sweden's laws to supposedly protect free expression do not in fact grant, and I'm quoting, a free pass to do or say anything without risking offending the group that holds that belief. And perhaps most concerningly, I look to our very dear friends, The United Kingdom, where the backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons in particular in the crosshairs.
A little over two years ago, the British government charged Adam Smith Connor, a 51 year old physiotherapist and an army veteran, with the heinous crime of standing 50 meters from an abortion clinic and silently praying for three minutes, not obstructing anyone, not interacting with anyone, just silently praying on his own. And after British law enforcement spotted him and demanded to know what he was praying for, Adam replied simply, it was on behalf of the unborn son he and his former girlfriend had aborted years before. Now the officers were not moved. Adam was found guilty of breaking the government's new buffer zones law, which criminalizes silent prayer and other actions that could influence a person's decision within 200 meters of an abortion facility. He was sentenced to pay thousands of pounds in legal costs to the prosecution.
Now I wish I could say that this was a fluke, a one off crazy example of a badly written law being enacted against a single person. But no. This last October, just a few months ago, the Scottish government began distributing letters to citizens whose houses lay within so called safe access zones, warning them that even private prayer within their own homes may amount to breaking the law. Naturally, the government urged readers to report any fellow citizens suspected guilty of thoughtcrime. In Britain and across Europe, free speech, I fear, is in retreat.
@LauraLoomer - Laura Loomer
Incredible. @JDVance went to the Munich Security Conference and name checked every single European country that doesn’t practice or respect free speech. He is shaming them for behaving like tyrants and control freaks. This is the way. https://t.co/mj5jER5eXx
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Looking at Europe today, it's concerning to see the state of free expression. In Brussels, there's talk of shutting down social media during civil unrest to combat hateful content. In another country, police have raided citizens for anti-feminist comments online. Sweden convicted a Christian activist for participating in Quran burnings, with the judge noting that free expression doesn't allow offending any group's beliefs.
Most concerningly, in the UK, a physiotherapist was charged for silently praying near an abortion clinic. He was found guilty under a buffer zones law criminalizing silent prayer within 200 meters of such facilities. The Scottish government even warned citizens that private prayer within their homes could break the law, urging them to report suspected thought crimes. Across Europe, free speech is in retreat.
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Speaker 0: And unfortunately, when I look at Europe today, it's sometimes not so clear what happened to some of the Cold War's winners. I look to Brussels where EU commissars warn citizens that they intend to shut down social media during times of civil unrest the moment they spot what they've judged to be quote hateful content. Or to this very country where police have carried out raids against citizens suspected of posting anti feminist comments online as part of, quote, combating misogyny on the Internet, a day of action. I look to Sweden where two weeks ago the government convicted a Christian activist for participating in Quran burnings that resulted in his friend's murder. And as the judge in his case chillingly noted, Sweden's laws to supposedly protect free expression do not in fact grant, and I'm quoting, a free pass to do or say anything without risking offending the group that holds that belief.
And perhaps most concerningly, I look to our very dear friends, The United Kingdom, where the backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons in particular in the crosshairs. A little over two years ago, the British government charged Adam Smith Connor, a 51 year old physiotherapist and an army veteran, with the heinous crime of standing 50 meters from an abortion clinic and silently praying for three minutes. Not obstructing anyone, not interacting with anyone, just silently praying on his own. After British law enforcement spotted him and demanded to know what he was praying for, Adam replied simply it was on behalf of the unborn son he and his former girlfriend had aborted years before. Now the officers were not moved.
Adam was found guilty of breaking the government's new buffer zones law, which criminalizes silent prayer and other actions that could influence a person's decision within 200 meters of an abortion facility. He was sentenced to pay thousands of pounds in legal costs to the prosecution. Now I wish I could say that this was a fluke, a one off crazy example of a badly written law being enacted against a single person. But no, this last October, just a few months ago, the Scottish government began distributing letters to citizens whose houses lay within so called safe access zones, warning them that even private prayer within their own homes may amount to breaking the law. Naturally, the government urged readers to report any fellow citizens suspected guilty of thought crime.
In Britain and across Europe, free speech, I fear, is in retreat.
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During the Munich Security Conference, I expressed concern about the rising censorship in Europe. I highlighted the EU's plans to shut down social media during civil unrest and police raids on citizens for anti-feminist comments. I noted Sweden's conviction of a Christian activist for Koran burnings, emphasizing that free expression is increasingly restricted. Additionally, I pointed out the UK's alarming trend of limiting conscience rights, where even private prayer could be deemed illegal. Overall, I fear that free speech is under serious threat across Europe.
@KanekoaTheGreat - KanekoaTheGreat
JD Vance warns Europe against censorship during Munich Security Conference "I look to Brussels, where EU commissars warned citizens that they intend to shut down social media during times of civil unrest the moment they spot what they’ve judged to be ‘hateful content.’ Or to this very country, where police have carried out raids against citizens suspected of posting anti-feminist comments online as part of ‘combating misogyny on the internet: a day of action.’ I look to Sweden, where two weeks ago, the government convicted a Christian activist for participating in Koran burnings that resulted in his friend’s murder. As the judge in his case chillingly noted, Sweden’s laws to supposedly protect free expression 'do not, in fact, grant, and I’m quoting a free pass to do or say anything without risking offending the group that holds that belief.' And perhaps most concerningly, I look to our very dear friends, the United Kingdom, where the backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britain’s, in particular, in the crosshairs. Just a few months ago, the Scottish government began distributing letters to citizens whose houses lay within so-called ‘safe access zones,’ warning them that even private prayer within their homes may amount to breaking the law. Naturally, the government urged readers to report any fellow citizens suspected guilty of thought crime. In Britain and across Europe, free speech, I fear, is in retreat."
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Innovation and creativity cannot be forced, much like thoughts and beliefs. Looking at Europe, it's concerning to see actions like EU commissars threatening to shut down social media for "hateful content," police raids for "anti-feminist" comments, and the conviction of a Christian activist for Quran burnings. Even more alarming is the UK, where a man was charged for silently praying near an abortion clinic, and Scotland warned citizens that private prayer within their homes could be illegal.
Free speech is retreating across Europe. Ironically, the loudest voices for censorship sometimes come from my own country. The prior administration bullied social media companies to censor "misinformation," like the lab leak theory of the coronavirus. In Washington, under Donald Trump's leadership, we will defend your right to speak freely, even if we disagree with your views.
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Speaker 0: The freedom to surprise, to make mistakes, to invent, to build. As it turns out you can't mandate innovation or creativity just as you can't force people what to think, what to feel, or what to believe and we believe those things are certainly connected. And unfortunately when I look at Europe today it's sometimes not so clear what happened to some of the cold wars winners. I look to Brussels, where EU commissars warn citizens that they intend to shut down social media during times of civil unrest. The moment they spot what they've judged to be quote, hateful content.
Or to this very country where police have carried out raids against citizens suspected of posting anti feminist comments online as part of quote, combating misogyny on the Internet, a day of action. I look to Sweden where two weeks ago the government convicted a Christian activist for participating in Quran burnings that resulted in his friend's murder. And as the judge in his case chillingly noted, Sweden's laws to supposedly protect free expression do not in fact grant, and I'm quoting, a free pass to do or say anything without risking offending the group that holds that belief. And perhaps most concerningly, I look to our very dear friends The United Kingdom, where the backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons in particular in the crosshairs. A little over two years ago, the British government charged Adam Smith Connor, a 51 year old physiotherapist and an army veteran, with the heinous crime of standing 50 meters from an abortion clinic and silently praying for three minutes.
Not obstructing anyone, not interacting with anyone, just silently praying on his own. After British law enforcement spotted him and demanded to know what he was praying for, Adam replied simply, it was on behalf of the unborn son he and his former girlfriend had aborted years before. Now the officers were not moved, Adam was found guilty of breaking the government's new buffer zones law which criminalizes silent prayer and other actions that could influence a person's decision within 200 meters of an abortion facility. He was sentenced to pay thousands of pounds in legal costs to the prosecution. Now I wish I could say that this was a fluke, a one off crazy example of a badly written law being enacted against a single person.
But no. This last October just a few months ago, the Scottish government began distributing letters to citizens whose houses lay within so called safe access zones. Warning them that even private prayer within their own homes may amount to breaking the law. Naturally, the government urged readers to report any fellow citizens suspected guilty of thought crime. In Britain and across Europe, free speech I fear is in retreat.
And in the interest of comedy my friends, but also in the interest of truth, I will admit that sometimes the loudest voices for censorship have come not from within Europe, but from within my own country. Where the prior administration threatened and bullied social media companies to censor so called misinformation. Misinformation like, for example, the idea that coronavirus had likely leaked from leaked from a laboratory in China, our own government encouraged private companies to silence people who dared to utter what turned out to be an obvious truth. So I come here today not just with an observation, but with an offer. And just as the Biden administration seemed desperate to silence people for speaking their minds, so the Trump administration will do precisely the opposite, and I hope that we can work together on that.
In Washington, there is a new sheriff in town. And under Donald Trump's leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer it in the public square, agree or disagree.
@SeibtNaomi - Naomi Seibt
🚨🇩🇪🇺🇸VANCE HUMILIATES THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT 🔥 @JDVance shocked the establishment when he accused them of hiding behind defamation campaigns simply because someone might express an ALTERNATIVE viewpoint or even WIN AN ELECTION. Vance is alluding to the massive AfD success❗️ https://t.co/XFFomhDOyv
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Allowing citizens to speak freely makes them stronger. This brings me to Munich, where conference organizers banned lawmakers from populist parties on both the left and the right. We don't have to agree with everything, but when political leaders represent a constituency, we should engage in dialogue. To many, it appears that entrenched interests are hiding behind terms like misinformation and disinformation. They dislike the idea of alternative viewpoints, different opinions, or, even worse, different election outcomes.
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Speaker 0: And I really do believe that allowing our citizens to speak their mind will make them stronger still, which, of course, brings us back to Munich where the organizers of this very conference have banned lawmakers representing populist parties on both the left and the right from participating in these conversations. Now, again, we don't have to agree with everything or anything that people say. But when people represent, when political leaders represent an important constituency, it is incumbent upon us to at least participate in dialogue with them. Now to many of us on the other side of the Atlantic, it looks more and more like old entrenched interests hiding behind ugly Soviet era words like misinformation and disinformation, who simply don't like the idea that somebody with an alternative viewpoint might express a different opinion or, God forbid, vote a different way or, even worse, win an election.
@stillgray - Ian Miles Cheong
Boris Pistorius, the irony-blind German Defense Minister, slammed JD Vance for daring to compare European democracies to totalitarian regimes at the Munich Security Conference. https://t.co/bhwR5wIX4J
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I must address the US Vice President's recent speech questioning the state of democracy in Germany and Europe. His comparison of Europe to authoritarian regimes is unacceptable. In our democracy, every opinion has a voice, even extremist parties can campaign freely. We even allow media that spread Russian propaganda and answer their questions.
However, democracy doesn't mean a minority dictates truth, and it must defend itself against those who seek to destroy it. I disagree with the Vice President's suggestion that our democracies oppress minorities. We defend our countries for democracy, freedom of opinion, the rule of law, and the dignity of all.
Unlike the Vice President, I want to focus on European and transatlantic security. The US is pushing for a quick peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine, expecting Europe to secure any resulting agreement.
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Speaker 0: This is why I cannot just ignore what we heard before. I cannot not comment on the speech we heard by The US Vice President. We fight for your right to be against us. That is the motto one of the mottoes of the Bundeswehr, and it stands for our democracy. This democracy that was just called into question by The US Vice President, not just the German democracy, but Europe as a whole, he spoke of the annulment of democracy.
And if I understood him correctly, he compares the condition of Europe with the condition that prevails in some auto authoritarian regimes. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not acceptable. This is not acceptable. This is not the Europe, not the democracy where I live and where I conduct my election campaign right now. And this is not the democracy that I witness every day in our parliament.
In our democracy, every opinion has a voice. And it makes it possible for parties that are partly extremists such as the AfD, and they can campaign just as any other party. This is democracy. And if the vice president had the opportunity to switch on a TV set when he arrived yesterday, he would have seen one of those in Primetime TV. By the way, we even admit media that spread Russian propaganda and the representatives of the federal government answer their questions.
Nobody is excluded. But democracy does not mean that a vociferous minority will automatically be right, and they cannot decide what truth is. It does not mean that anyone can say anything, and democracy must be able to defend itself against extremists that try to destroy it. I am happy to live in Europe where this democracy is defended every day against its internal and external enemies. And therefore, I would like to explicitly contradict and oppose the impression that vice president Vance suggested here that our democracies oppress and silence minorities.
We not only know against whom we defend our countries, but also what we defend it for. It's for democracy, for freedom of opinion, for the rule of law, and the dignity of each and everyone, ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 1: Ladies ladies and gentlemen, but unlike the vice president, I would also like to focus my speech on the most pressing questions of European and transatlantic security. The last days have confirmed what many had speculated for months. The United States are pushing for a quick peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine, and they expect Europe to take the lead in securing any agreement that follows.
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I’m alarmed by the ongoing attack on free speech in the UK and Europe, as highlighted by President Trump. He praised JD Vance’s speech in Munich for exposing how European elites are suppressing dissent. It’s concerning that people are being arrested for expressing their views, and I believe this is a serious issue that needs addressing. The fight for real freedom is crucial, and I stand with Trump and Musk in defending our fundamental rights against censorship and control. Free speech should never be compromised.
@JimFergusonUK - Jim Ferguson
🚨 TRUMP WARNS: FREE SPEECH IN THE UK & EUROPE IS UNDER ATTACK! 🚨 🔴 President Trump has doubled down—calling out the erosion of free speech across Europe and the UK, warning that the people’s fundamental rights are being stripped away. 🔴 He defended JD Vance’s “brilliant” speech in Munich, where Vance exposed how European elites are crushing dissent and punishing those who dare to speak the truth. 🔴 Trump made it clear: "Europe is losing its wonderful right of freedom of speech, I see it." 🔥 CONTROL, CENSORSHIP & SUPPRESSION—THE GLOBALIST PLAYBOOK! 🔥 📢 WHAT THIS MEANS: ⚠️ The people of the UK didn’t vote to be censored—but Starmer and his backers are pushing WEF-style control. ⚠️ Dissenters are being arrested for speech crimes—THIS ISN’T A CONSPIRACY, IT’S HAPPENING. ⚠️ The tide is turning—Trump & Musk stand with the people of Britain & Europe, fighting for REAL freedom. 💥 The battle lines are drawn. The question is—who stands for the people, and who stands for control? 💥 🚨 Free speech is NOT a privilege—it’s a RIGHT. And under Trump, it will be defended! 🚨
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I heard JD's speech, and he spoke about freedom of speech. It's true; Europe is losing its freedom of speech. I thought it was a brilliant speech. Europe has to be careful. He also addressed immigration, and Europe definitely has a big immigration problem. Just look at what's happening with crime in various parts of Europe. I thought his speech was very well received. I've heard very good remarks about it.
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Speaker 0: Heard his speech, and I tell you, you're talking about JD's speech. Right? Yes, sir. I heard his speech, and he talked about, freedom of speech. And and I think it's true in Europe.
It's losing they're losing their wonderful right of freedom of speech. I see it. I mean, I I thought he made a very good speech, actually, a very brilliant speech. Yeah. Europe has to be careful.
And he talked about immigration, and Europe has a big immigration problem. Just take a look at what's happened with crime. Take a look at what's happening in various parts of Europe. I I thought his speech was very well received, actually. I've heard I've heard very good remarks.
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I find it alarming how some view Britain's stance on free speech. John McTernan criticizes JD Vance for calling it Orwellian, arguing that it's absurd to claim we lack free speech. He emphasizes that breaking the law isn't free speech; it's simply illegal behavior.
@stillgray - Ian Miles Cheong
Britain has gone fully Orwellian. John McTernan, a former Tony Blair advisor, slams JD Vance's comments on Britain’s prohibition on free speech as "monstrous" and "insulting" to the UK. He insists that Britain has free speech and how it’s “preposterous” to suggest that people who break the law by violating speech laws shouldn’t be imprisoned. “If you’re breaking the law, that’s not free speech. That’s breaking the law.”
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I find it insulting that someone like JD Vance would come to Europe and lecture us on our laws. He should run for office here if he wants to change things. It's outrageous, especially at a security conference focused on the real threat to Europe: Russia. To say the threat comes from within, from attacks on free speech, is completely wrong.
We're a country that values women's rights and enforces laws to protect them. Vance's claim about eroded liberty, like private prayer being criminalized, is false. Our laws protect women from harassment when accessing abortion services, and buffer zones are in place for that reason. Praying silently within these zones is against the law. He is wrong to come here and say such insulting things, especially given the real security threats we face.
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Speaker 0: What do you make of what JD Vance has said? Do you agree with him?
Speaker 1: I think it's, insulting to our country for us to change our laws. He should come and run, for office in parliament and make his case. It is irrelevant to the Munich, the Munich Security Conference, when there is a country, Russia, actively at war with the European country which invaded and passively at war with a whole other range of European countries like Georgia. There is no absolutely no truth in his statement, that the the threat to Europe is not from Russia. It's from somewhere else.
It's from an inside. It's from attacks on free speech. Now we are a country in which abortion is legal, thankfully, and the rights of the women are put first in their defending. And there are laws, and those laws should be enforced. And it's extraordinary to me that JD Vance was to come to Europe and start lecturing which laws we should apply.
And I think it's just deeply, deeply insulting. I mean, the whole speech, well, was monstrous, I think.
Speaker 0: Monstrous. You don't think he has a point at all in regard to the erosion of free speech and liberty in this country?
Speaker 1: No. He does not have a point at all.
Speaker 0: Very interesting. Okay. I mean, I it's I'm sort of slightly stumped, to be honest, because I wasn't expecting to have such a strong opinion on that. I mean, he's talking as he says there about the fact that liberty has been, I mean, eroded on that where I mean, he's talking about paraphrasing, of course, but he's talking about, private prayer in someone's own home potentially being a criminal offense. I mean, isn't that something?
No.
Speaker 1: He's not.
Speaker 0: No. He's not. But what he did, he did talk about that.
Speaker 1: No. Yeah. Yeah. He's talk he's he's not talking about the laws we have. The laws we have are to protect women from being harassed when they use their rights, their rights, to access abortion, and that is there there's been laws being passed in The UK, laws by the UK government, and laws being passed
Speaker 0: But his point was about someone by
Speaker 1: the Scottish.
Speaker 0: His point was about someone praying silently for a child in
Speaker 1: in silence. No. It's praying inside a buffer zone, breaking of the law. If people break the law, the law is clear. If you break the law, that's not free speech, that's breaking the law.
Just as is to chant, you you know, there are there are chants which are banned in football matches correctly. You know, and and you don't have an absolute right to free speech. There are barriers around to protect women. And, you know, this man this man's this man's right to harass women is not an absolute right. Women don't have the right
Speaker 0: to harass How is someone being harassed by praying in an area near an abortion clinic if someone is doing
Speaker 1: their job? If you want to pray, pray in your own home. If you want to pray, go to a church or a chapel, or a mosque, go and pray at a place of religion standing by an abortion clinic is intended, deliberately intended to intimidate. And the the creation of buffer zones is to give women the right to access
Speaker 0: access abortion rights. JD Vance, you have said, John, in this interview, shouldn't come to Europe to, then criticize us. I mean, we have, and various political leaders, have very strong views. In fact, Labour had a number, as other parties did, of course, as well, sent people to campaign in United States elections. I'm not saying they shouldn't
Speaker 1: do that. I'm
Speaker 0: not saying they shouldn't do that they shouldn't do that necessarily. What I'm saying is that just because you don't live somewhere, you do have the right to have an opinion on it. And surely JD Vance has the right to make his views clear however he wants to do as the number two person in The United States.
Speaker 1: Look. He is the vice president of The United States. He's come to Europe, the Mainland Of Europe, where there is a war, an ongoing war in a European country, a war of aggression, by the Russian state, a war of aggression against an independent European country, which we have been supporting that country, Ukraine, European Union allies been supporting that country. Even in the past, The US supported that ally against, the aggressive incursion, and the potential war crimes. And of that and he comes to he comes to Europe.
And at the Munich Security Conference, Security Conference is not about free speech, not about a European conference on my views on European countries, Security Conference. And he says, Russia is not the main threat to Europe. Russia is the main threat to Europe. And to set to set to to come and give that speech is insulting to Europe, insulting to our security, insulting to our insulting to our security, insulting to our country what he just said. And and, you know, that may be the way the Trump administration was.
Right? Because they have been aggressive towards Canada, insulting to Canada. Aggressive towards Denmark, insulting towards Denmark, aggressive towards Mexico, insulting towards Mexico. Maybe that's the way the Trump advance administration want to act Although or Putin rather than like a democratic country.
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I found it satisfying to see JD Vance confront a room of Eurocrats in Munich, calling out their so-called democracy as a "fake casino" where they disregard any unfavorable outcomes. He hinted at the EU's measures against "left-wing populists," possibly alluding to figures like Sara Wagenknecht and Jeremy Corbyn. However, it was disappointing that he didn't acknowledge the many antiwar and Palestine solidarity activists who have faced arrest and persecution for their political views by EU and British authorities.
@MaxBlumenthal - Max Blumenthal
JD Vance may have been representing a reactionary position in Munich, but it was still satisfying to see a room full of warmongering Eurocrats told to their faces that they are presiding over a fake casino democracy in which the house cancels any result it doesn't like. He even made a passing reference to the EU's firewall against "left-wing populists," which could be read as a reference to Sara Wagenknecht and Jeremy Corbyn. Of course, Vance could not and would not mention the droves of antiwar and Palestine solidarity activists who have been arrested and persecuted at the hands of EU and British authorities for their political speech.
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I addressed Margaret Brennan's comments on CBS News, where she linked free speech to the Holocaust. She struggled to connect JD Vance's remarks on free speech to the actions of the Nazis. I firmly disagreed, stating that free speech was not the tool for genocide; rather, it was an authoritarian Nazi regime that perpetrated the Holocaust, driven by their hatred of Jews. In Nazi Germany, free speech did not exist.
@CollinRugg - Collin Rugg
NEW: Secretary of State Marco Rubio smacks down CBS News' Margaret Brennan after she bizarrely claimed the Holocaust happened because of too much free speech. Brennan verbally struggled as she tried relating JD Vance's comments on free speech to Nazis. Brennan: "[Vance] was standing in a country where free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide..." Rubio: "I have to disagree with you. Free speech was not used to conduct a genocide." "The genocide was conducted by an authoritarian Nazi regime that happened to also be genocidal because they hated Jews... There was no free speech in Nazi Germany. There was none."
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I disagree with the assertion that free speech was used to conduct the Nazi genocide. The genocide was carried out by an authoritarian regime that hated Jews and minorities; there was no free speech in Nazi Germany.
The point of the speech in question was that there is an erosion of free speech and intolerance for opposing points of view within Europe. This is eroding the values that bind us together in this transatlantic union. Allies and partners should be able to speak frankly to one another in open forums without being offended. Many foreign ministers may not have agreed with the speech, but they continued to engage with us on issues that unite us. This forum is meant to invite people to give speeches, not to be a chorus where everyone is saying the same thing.
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Speaker 0: Well, he was standing in a country where free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide, and he met with the head of a political party that has far right views and some historic ties to extreme groups. The context of that was changing the tone of it. And you know that, that the censorship was specifically about the right. No.
Speaker 1: I have to disagree with you. Free speech was not used to conduct a genocide. The genocide was conducted by an authoritarian Nazi regime that happened to also be genocidal because they hated Jews and they hated minorities and they hated those that they they had a list of people they hated, but primarily the Jews. There was no free speech in Nazi Germany. There was none.
There was also no opposition in Nazi Germany. They were a sole and only party that governed that country, so that's not an accurate reflection of history. I also think it's wrong. Again, I go back to the point of his speech. K.
The point of his speech was basically that there is an erosion in free speech and intolerance for opposing points of view within Europe, and that's of concern because that is eroding. It's not an erosion of your military capabilities. That's not an erosion of your economic standing. That's an erosion of the actual values that bind us together in this transatlantic union that everybody talks about. And I think allies and friends and partners that have worked together now for eighty years should be able to speak frankly to one another in open forums without being offended, insulted, or upset.
And I spoke to foreign ministers from multiple countries throughout Europe. Many of them probably didn't like the speech or didn't agree with it, but they were continuing to engage with us on all sorts of issues that unite us. So again, at the end of the day, I think that, you know, people give all that is a forum in which you're supposed to be inviting people to give speeches, not basically a chorus where everyone is saying the exact same thing. That's not always going to be the case when it's a collection of democracies where leaders have the right and the privilege to speak their minds in forums such as these.
Speaker 0: Mister secretary, I'm told that we are
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reSee.it AI Summary
I watched as 60 Minutes accompanied German police during a raid on a man for sharing a "racist" cartoon online. JD Vance's views on Germany seem validated, despite media backlash. The show raised questions about online insults and the legality of reposting false information, to which prosecutors affirmed both are crimes.
@CollinRugg - Collin Rugg
NEW: 60 Minutes joins German police as they raid a man’s home for sharing a “racist” cartoon online. JD Vance was 100% right about Germany and the buffoons in the media acted like he was crazy. 60 Minutes: “Is it a crime to insult people online?” German prosectors: “Yes” 60 Minutes: “Is someone committing a crime if they repost a lie?” German prosecutors: “Yes.”
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Yes, it is a crime to insult someone in public, and it's also a crime to insult them online, with potentially higher fines because it stays there. Even reposting untrue statements is a crime, as readers can't tell if you created or simply shared it.
Punishments for hate speech can include jail time for repeat offenders, but often involve stiff fines and device confiscation, which shocks people.
Recently, we accompanied state police during a raid in Northwest Germany. Six officers searched the suspect's home and seized his laptop and cell phone because prosecutors believed they were used to post a racist cartoon online. Simultaneously, over 50 similar raids occurred across Germany as part of a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech.
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Speaker 0: That's clear. Is it a crime to insult somebody in public?
Speaker 1: Yes. Yes. It is.
Speaker 0: And it's a crime to insult them online as well?
Speaker 1: Yes. The fine could be even higher. Yeah. If you insult someone in the internet. Why?
Because in internet, it stays there. If we are talking here face to face, you insult me, I insult you, okay, finish. But if you're in the internet, if I insult you or a politician
Speaker 0: That sticks around forever. Yeah. If somebody posts something that's not true, and then somebody else reposts it or likes it, are they committing a crime?
Speaker 2: Yeah. In the case of reposting, it is a crime as well because, the reader can't distinguish whether you just invented this or just reposted it. That's the same for us.
Speaker 0: The punishment for breaking hate speech laws can include jail time for repeat offenders. But in most cases, a judge levies a stiff fine and sometimes keeps their devices. How do people react when you take their phones from them?
Speaker 1: They are shocked.
Speaker 0: It's 06:01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment in Northwest Germany. Inside, six armed officers searched the suspect's home, then seized his laptop and cell phone. Prosecutors say those electronics may have been used to commit a crime. The crime, posting a racist cartoon online. At the exact same time across Germany
Speaker 1: more
Speaker 0: than 50 similar raids played out. Part of what prosecutors say is a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech in Germany.
@MAGAVoice - MAGA Voice
Germany will throw you in PRISON if you retweet this video of THOUSANDS of Germans protesting open borders late last year. Do NOT repost this Germany supports illegals more than their own Vice President JD Vance was right https://t.co/ZWl9qJFAwZ
@CatchUpFeed - Catch Up
Adam Schiff attacks JD Vance for his speech in Munich, calling his criticism of Europe’s crackdown on free speech as a gift to Russia. The world is upside down. https://t.co/ZmD6MzAZbh
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I was very disappointed by the speech given by Vice President JD Vance at the conference yesterday. Our allies needed to hear a renewed commitment from America to NATO and our European partners. They needed to know that we are willing to stand up to the Kremlin and provide Ukraine with the help it needs to fight Russia's war. Instead, they got a condescending lecture that attacked our allies. The speech sent the wrong message and I believe it was enthusiastically greeted in the Kremlin.
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Speaker 0: I'd like first, sir, to get your response to vice president JD Vance's speech at the conference there yesterday, where he berated European leaders on a whole host of issues. What do his comments reveal about the Trump administration and our commitment to NATO?
Speaker 1: They were really shocking and so disappointing when what I think our allies needed to hear was a renewed commitment by America to NATO, to our European partners, a willingness to stand up to the Kremlin and make sure that we provide Ukraine with all of the help that it needs to fight this war of aggression by Russia. But instead, what Europe got was a lecturing, a condescension, a demeaning speech that, really, I think just attacked our allies. It was greeted, I think, enthusiastically in one place, and that was the Kremlin. Exactly the wrong message right now.
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I shared my thoughts on free speech in Europe, particularly criticizing Germany for its actions against citizens posting memes, likening it to an authoritarian regime. In response, Germany's defense minister called my comments ridiculous. Meanwhile, a segment on 60 Minutes highlighted these raids.
@CollinRugg - Collin Rugg
A story in three parts: JD Vance: Free speech in Europe is in retreat. Germany is like an authoritarian regime for carrying out raids on their citizens for posting memes. German defense minister: This is ridiculous & insane for Vance to say this. Germany on 60 Minutes: Join us as we carry out raids on our citizens for posting memes online.
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We've seen police raids against citizens suspected of posting anti-feminist comments online, framed as combating misogyny.
I must address the US Vice President's speech. Our motto in the Bundeswehr is "We fight for your right to be against us," and it represents our democracy. The Vice President questioned this democracy, not just in Germany, but across Europe, likening Europe's condition to authoritarian regimes.
Early Tuesday morning, we accompanied state police as they raided an apartment in Northwest Germany. Six armed officers searched the suspect's home, seizing his laptop and cell phone. Prosecutors allege these electronics were used to post a racist cartoon online. Simultaneously, over 50 similar raids occurred across Germany, part of a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech.
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Speaker 0: Or to this very country where police have carried out raids against citizens suspected of posting anti feminist comments online as part of, quote, combating misogyny on the Internet, a day of action.
Speaker 1: This is why I cannot just ignore what we heard before. I cannot not comment on the speech we heard by The US Vice President. We fight for your right to be against us. That is the motto one of the mottoes of the Bundeswehr, and it stands for our democracy. This democracy that was just called into question by The US Vice President, not just the German democracy, but Europe as a whole, he spoke of the annulment of democracy.
And if I understood him correctly, he compares the condition of Europe with the condition that prevails in some auto authoritarian regimes.
Speaker 2: It's 06:01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment in Northwest Germany. Inside, six armed officers searched the suspect's home, then seized his laptop and cell phone. Prosecutors say those electronics may have been used to commit a crime. The crime, posting a racist cartoon online. At the exact same time across Germany
Speaker 1: more
Speaker 2: than 50 similar raids played out, part of what prosecutors say is a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech in Germany.
@individual1st - individual1st
@CollinRugg "This is ridiculous & insane for Vance to say this." "Germany on 60 Minutes: Join us as we carry out raids on our citizens for posting memes online." Bizarre time to be alive. https://t.co/9nmshqAoZ9
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It's illegal to display Nazi symbols or deny the Holocaust. Insulting someone in public or online is a crime, with online insults potentially incurring higher fines because they persist indefinitely. German law also prohibits spreading malicious gossip, violent threats, and fake quotes. Reposting untrue information is also a crime, as it's treated the same as inventing it. Punishments for hate speech violations can include jail time for repeat offenders. However, judges typically impose hefty fines and may confiscate devices, which can be a significant punishment. People are often shocked when their phones are taken, as so much of their lives are stored on them.
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Speaker 0: It's illegal to display Nazi symbolism, a swastika, or deny the holocaust. That's that's clear. Is it a crime to insult somebody in public? Yes. Yes.
It is. And it's a crime to insult them online as well? Yes. The fine could be even higher Yeah. If you insult someone in the Internet.
Why? Because in Internet, it stays there. If we are talking here face to face, you insult me, I insult you. Okay. Finish.
But if you in the Internet, if I insult you or a politician That sticks around forever. Yeah. The prosecutors explain German law also prohibits the spread of malicious gossip, violent threats, and fake quotes. If somebody posts something that's not true and then somebody else reposts it or likes it, are they committing a crime?
Speaker 1: Yeah. In the case of reposting, it is a crime as well because, the reader can't distinguish whether you just invented this or just reposted it. That's the same for us.
Speaker 0: The punishment for breaking hate speech laws can include jail time for repeat offenders. But in most cases, a judge levies a stiff fine and sometimes keeps their devices. How do people react when you take their phones from them? They are shocked. It's a kind of punishment if you lose your smartphone.
It's even worse than the fine you have to pay. Because your whole life is typically on your phone now.
@ivan_8848 - Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil
If JD VANCE Wasn’t An Important Politican They Would Have Arrested Him JD Vance just lectured the entire incompetent crew about free speech and democracy Room full of corrupt cowards https://t.co/WJFH8NGcT7
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I want to introduce you to Marie-Thérèse Kaiser, a member of Germany's AfD Party. In 2021, she faced a hefty fine for her views on mass migration. Now, she’s under investigation again after sharing her experience at a school. The media often labels AfD as "far-right," and the government is scrutinizing it for "extremism," despite its growing popularity. When Vice President Vance criticized Germany's censorship in Munich, the reaction was one of shock. I believe AfD has the potential to make a significant impact in the upcoming elections.
@charliekirk11 - Charlie Kirk
Meet Marie-Thérèse Kaiser. She's a member of Germany's AfD Party. In 2021, she was fined 6,000 Euros for criticizing Germany's mass migration policies from countries like Afghanistan and Syria. Now, she's under government investigation yet again after telling the story of why she was fined while speaking at a school. The German press labels AfD as "far-right" and the government is investigating the party for "extremism" because it wants to secure Germany's border. Despite the smears, the party is more popular than ever. When Vice President Vance called out German's militant censorship regime to their faces in Munich, German elites reacted with shock and outrage. They say there is more free speech in Europe than there is in America! It's a lie, and Marie-Thérèse's story proves it. AfD could save Germany. I hope they have a powerful showing in the German elections Sunday. @hallofraukaiser
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In Germany, insulting someone in public or online is a crime, with online insults potentially incurring higher fines due to their permanence. Even reposting untrue statements can be considered a crime. Authorities are actively curbing online hate speech, as demonstrated by coordinated raids targeting individuals posting racist content.
Despite growing concerns over migration and related issues, there's a lack of political will to address these problems effectively. The focus seems to be on prosecuting opinion crimes rather than deporting criminals. My party, the AFD, faces persecution despite being a major opposition force. We're smeared as Nazis and right-wing extremists, but this isn't true.
Free speech is eroding, with new laws targeting online expression. People risk punishment for criticizing mass migration. Even if the AFD performs well in elections, other parties may refuse to cooperate, maintaining a firewall against us. It is time to vote to make Germany great again.
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Speaker 0: Is it a crime to insult somebody in public?
Speaker 1: Yes.
Speaker 2: Yes. It is.
Speaker 0: And it's a crime to insult them online as well?
Speaker 2: Yes. The fine could be even higher Yeah.
Speaker 3: If you insult someone in the Internet.
Speaker 1: Why?
Speaker 3: Because in Internet, it stays there.
Speaker 4: If we are talking here face to face,
Speaker 3: you insult me, insult you, okay. Finish. But if you in the Internet, if I insult you or a politician
Speaker 0: That sticks around forever. Yeah. If somebody posts something that's not true and then somebody else reposts it or likes it, are they committing a crime?
Speaker 1: Yeah. In the case of reposting, it is a crime as well because, the reader can't distinguish whether you just invented, this or just reposted it. That's the same for us.
Speaker 0: It's 06:01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment in Northwest Germany. Inside, six armed officers searched the suspect's home then seized his laptop and cell phone. Prosecutors say those electronics may have been used to commit a crime. The crime, posting a racist cartoon online. At the exact same time across Germany more than 50 similar raids played out, part of what prosecutors say is a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech in Germany.
Speaker 5: No voter on this continent went to the ballot box to open the floodgates to millions of unvetted immigrants. But you know what they did vote for? In England, they voted for Brexit. And agree or disagree, they voted for it. And more and more all over Europe, they're voting for political leaders who promise to put an end to out of control migration.
Now I happen to agree with a lot of these concerns, but you don't have to agree with me. I just think that people care about their homes. They care about their dreams. They care about their safety and their capacity to provide for themselves and their children. Now we're at the point, of course, that the the situation has gotten so bad that this December, Romania straight up canceled the results of a presidential election based on the flimsy suspicions of an intelligence agency and enormous pressure from its continental neighbors.
Now as I understand it, the argument was that Russian disinformation had infected the Romanian elections. But I'd ask my European friends to have some perspective. You can believe it's wrong for Russia to buy social media advertisements to influence your elections. We certainly do. You can condemn it on the world stage even.
But if your democracy can be destroyed with a few hundred thousand dollars of digital advertising from a foreign country, then it wasn't very strong to begin with. And of all the pressings, challenges that the nations represented here face
Speaker 6: We're playing that for a reason. JD's speech in Munich was a game changer. It was a realignment, and all eyes right now are on Germany. It's on Germany both in the long term and in the immediate. Joining us now is Marie Therese Kaiser, a member of Germany's AFD Party.
Oh, scary. Marie, welcome back to the program. Tell us what is going on in your country and also the status of your criminal case where you were targeted and had to pay a fine for what exactly? Please get our audience up to speed.
Speaker 7: Yes. We already talked about my case in your show, and, I had to pay the fine. I had to pay €6,000 for asking a critical question on social media, to the illegal immigration and the migration crisis in Germany because politicians wanted to get refugees from Afghanistan without any background check or security check to Germany. And I asked them whether they wanted to have a welcome con culture for rapists group rapists because, statistically speaking, they, the Afghan refugees are proportionately more, yeah, committing sexual crimes. So, yeah, that was the case, and I got fined.
And, there is nothing new, but I had an interesting, experience because during this election campaign right now, I had a panel discussion at a school, and I got asked by a student about my conviction for sedition. And, yeah, what I didn't know was that the state security service was in the audience and secretly recording my statement, and then they reported it to the public prosecutor's office to initiate an investigation against me again just because I told the student why I got convicted in the past. So, yeah, that's the situation in Germany. JD Vance is all the way right.
Speaker 6: I mean, this I I hope everyone understands Germany is not a free society, does not embrace freedom of speech, which brings us to the immediate election this Sunday. You are a member of the AFD party, which has come under major sanctions and major investigations by your own government. What is happening this Sunday, and what are the stakes of your upcoming election?
Speaker 7: Yes. That's right. I think there is a lack of political will from the other parties to really initiate, political change because, the perpetrators are not deported. They do not even receive, harsh punishments. Instead, authorities are dealing with prosecution of opinion crimes and alleged hate speech.
So it's really ridiculous. And they are also trying to ban and persecute us as AFD as the largest opposition to the prevailing politics and the second strongest political force in the country, we have to say. So millions of voters support our positions, and I'm really curious for the election results on Sunday.
Speaker 6: Yeah. So what are the major issues that are going to be in contention for this upcoming federal election?
Speaker 7: Yeah. I think, the migration and refugee crisis is the top issue in these elections because more and more people are realizing the dramatic conditions, not only in the bigger cities, but also in the villages on the countryside. And, I mean, we had three major terror attacks which occurred down the last months during the election campaign. Speaking of MacDesburg, Aschaffenburg, and also Munich. And in addition to that, we also had hundreds of knife crimes.
So it's obvious that the great replacement is happening, and it's the sad reality that everyone is really facing right now on the streets.
Speaker 6: The it is a true crisis happening, and yet you your party gets smeared. We have one minute remaining in this segment as a Nazi party and the worst possible things. Talk educate our American audience of the smears that your party has to receive.
Speaker 7: Yes. I mean, there is really a lot. They say that we're national socialists. We're right extremists, but all that is not true. And as I said before, they really try to ban us.
I think they are scared. They are really scared because we are so strong right now, and we get a lot of voters. Yeah. So let's just be optimistic. And I think what I really wanted to say is that it's now the time to vote for your life, and we only have one chance to make Germany great again and make Europe great again.
Speaker 6: Absolutely. Marie, please stay right there. We're gonna keep you through the segment right now. Germany has a choice of whether it wants to keep on committing suicide or if it wants to be a be a serious country. Let's go to Patriot Mobile.
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Freedom@CharlieKirk.com. We continue with Marie Triskeiser from the AFD party in Germany. So let me ask you a question, Marie. For if if I as a visitor or let's just say someone who is native to Germany were to go out in public and criticize mass migration, if they were to say that mass migration makes your cities dirtier, if it increases rapes and crime, what could happen to that individual?
Speaker 7: You could get sentenced. You could get into real trouble. Like, people could start attacking you. It's really dangerous. We truly don't have free speech anymore.
Speaker 6: Was was there a and I'm not trying to get you in trouble here because they're probably monitoring this and, you know, they'd love an excuse to come after you. So be very careful. So I I understand the sensitivities here. But help me understand though that what what decisions were made that resulted in the erosion of freedom of speech in Germany?
Speaker 7: I think that the political parties in charge right now, they made some new laws and also made stronger laws to, yeah, just go after people who participate in free speech and especially online because we have a new authority who is just looking what people are writing online. So, yeah, that's also a problem. It's not only on the streets and in public. It's also online.
Speaker 6: Let's watch this video here of sixty minutes just to refresh our audience. Let's play cut two, please.
Speaker 0: Is it a crime to insult somebody in public?
Speaker 2: Yes. Yes. It is.
Speaker 0: And it's a crime to insult them online as well?
Speaker 2: Yes. The fine could be even higher
Speaker 3: Yeah. If you insult someone in the Internet.
Speaker 0: Why?
Speaker 3: Because in Internet, it stays there.
Speaker 4: If we are talking here face to face,
Speaker 3: you insult me, insult you, okay. Finish. But if you in the Internet, if I insult you or a politician.
Speaker 0: That sticks around forever. Yeah. If somebody posts something that's not true, and then somebody else reposts it or likes it, are they committing a crime?
Speaker 1: Yeah. In the case of reposting, it is a crime as well because the reader can't distinguish whether you just invented this or just reposted it. That's the same for us.
Speaker 6: Is this is this correct, what is being described here?
Speaker 7: Yes. Right. It is.
Speaker 6: It's beyond shocking and speechless for our American audience to see this, and it feels as if Germany is becoming totalitarian at the very least. Can you explain and I will do this with the the break coming back. There's this concept, Cordon Sanitar, that I I'm I'm I'm miss I'm butchering the pronunciation that I want you to try to explain to our audience. So basically, party is not allowed to have a voice in government no matter how well you do. And I want you to educate our audience on that in just a second.
Everybody email us freedom@charliekirk.com. This is powerful stuff. We're subsidizing this. So what you are seeing is because of American taxpayer dollars, we are paying money for this. Why are we putting up with this?
Why are we continually spending hundreds of billions of dollars so that people like Marie have to be fined and potentially imprisoned and spied on by the National Security Service of Germany? It's outrageous. Email us freedom@charliekirk.com. We'll be right back. Welcome back, everybody.
Email us freedom@charliekirk.com. Okay. I wanna play this piece of tape here. This is CBS who joined the German police to conduct a raid on a citizen for posting a meme. This is where they're heading, everybody.
Rating a home for posting a meme online. Now America would never do anything oh, actually, yeah. We do. We have Douglas Mackie who's facing federal prison for the same thing. I have a feeling that's all gonna get figured out and fixed.
Let's play cut four.
Speaker 0: It's 06:01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment in Northwest Germany. Inside, six armed officers searched the suspect's home, then seized his laptop and cell phone. Prosecutors say those electronics may have been used to commit a crime. The crime, posting a racist cartoon online. At the exact same time across Germany more than 50 similar raids played out, part of what prosecutors say is a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech in Germany.
Speaker 6: I mean, there's very little, Marie, that gets me speechless. This is this is breathtaking.
Speaker 7: Yes. It is. Definitely. And it it really scares me. It frightens me because, yeah, everyone could be next.
You never know when they come for you. So yeah, you just have to be really careful.
Speaker 6: So help me understand then. It looks as if your polling is going very well. But is it true that no matter how well your party does, you're not allowed to have a voice in government? What what is the truth behind this?
Speaker 7: Yeah. I think what you're referring to is the so called firewall, which the Christ Democrats are sticking to. They try to entice their voters with empty promises, and they just copy the content from our election program. And Friedrich Maerts, he's also a candidate for the chancellor. He has his so called five point plan in migration and the refugee crisis, but it's nothing more than a reformulated version of our immigration concept.
And, I mean, there are a lot of similarities with the Christ democrats, but the CDU is not willing to talk to us in order to find compromises. They only want to maintain their power and don't aim for real political change. So they are already openly announcing that coalitions with the Greens or also the Social Democrats are certainly conceivable.
Speaker 6: Marie, how can people support? And what would if this if this goes does not go well on Sunday, what does the future of Germany look like for you?
Speaker 7: I mean, it will get worse if we get not in charge, but still I'm optimistic, and I want the people to stay optimistic. So if we don't make it this time, we make it in 02/1929, and then we get, Alice Weidl as chancellor. So I just want everyone to go and vote because your voice matters. It counts. So please go vote.
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I expressed concerns about the American taxpayer subsidizing Germany's defense while thousands of U.S. troops are stationed there. I questioned whether Americans would accept being jailed for expressing opinions, like posting a critical tweet. I emphasized that true friendship with European allies should be based on shared values, which are compromised when countries jail citizens for their views or cancel elections due to unfavorable outcomes, as seen in Romania.
@charliekirk11 - Charlie Kirk
VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE: "Germany's entire defense is subsidized by the American taxpayer. There are thousands upon thousands of American troops in Germany today. Do you think that the American taxpayer is going to stand for that? If you get thrown in jail in Germany for posting a mean tweet, of course they're not right. So the point that I try to make to our European friends, and I think that they are friends. I believe that, I know President Trump does, is that friendship is based on shared values. You do not have shared values if you're jailing people for saying we should close down our border. You don't have shared values if you cancel elections because you don't like the result. And that happened in Romania. You don't have not have shared values if you're so afraid of your own people that you silence them and shut them up."
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Germany's defense relies on American taxpayers, and we still have many troops stationed there. But will Americans keep footing the bill if you're jailed in Germany for a tweet? I doubt it.
To our European friends: friendship means sharing values. But jailing people for wanting border security, rejecting election results, or silencing those you fear? That's not shared values.
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Speaker 0: Germany's entire defense is subsidized by the American taxpayer. There are thousands upon thousands of American troops in Germany today. Do you think that the American taxpayer is gonna stand for that if you get thrown in jail in Germany for posting a mean tweet? Of course they're not. Right?
So so so the point that I try to make to our European friends, and I I think that there are friends, I believe that, I know President Trump does, is that friendship is based on shared values. You do not have shared values if you're jailing people for saying we should close down our border. You don't have shared values elections because you don't like the result, and that happened in Romania. You don't have you do not have shared values if you're so afraid of your own people that you silence them and shut them up.
@stillgray - Ian Miles Cheong
JD Vance is right about Europe. They don’t share American values. They jail people for expressing their opinions and they shut down elections that don’t go their way, as they did to Calin Georgescu in Romania. https://t.co/PFWaXI0Rfj
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Germany's defense is subsidized by American taxpayers, who won't tolerate Americans being jailed in Germany for posting a "mean tweet." Friendship is based on shared values, which are absent when people are jailed for advocating border closures. Shared values are also absent when elections are canceled due to disliked results, as happened in Romania. Silencing and shutting up one's own people indicates a lack of shared values.
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Speaker 0: Germany's entire defense is subsidized by the American taxpayer. There are thousands upon thousands of American troops in Germany today. Do you think that the American taxpayer is gonna stand for that if you get thrown in jail in Germany for posting a mean tweet? Of course they're not. Right?
So so so the point that I try to make to our European friends, and I I think that they are friends, I believe that, I know President Trump does, is that friendship is based on shared values. You do not have shared values if you're jailing people for saying we should close down our border. You don't have shared values if you cancel elections because you don't like the result, and that happened in Romania. You don't have you do not have shared values if you're so afraid of your own people that you silence them and shut them up.
reSee.it AI Summary
I reacted to JD Vance's criticism of UK censorship, asserting that we support free speech in the UK. Vance countered, highlighting that free speech violations impact both the UK and American technology, and he plans to discuss this further at lunch today.
@WesternLensman - Western Lensman
🚨UK PM Keir Starmer responds to JD Vance’s torching over censorship in the UK by continuing to outright lie — “We don't believe in censoring speech…we champion free speech in the United Kingdom." https://t.co/UYOs3ERVjw
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We value our special relationship with the UK and our European allies. However, we are aware of infringements on free speech that impact not only the British but also American tech companies and, by extension, American citizens.
We don't believe in censoring speech, but we must address serious issues like terrorism and child exploitation. I discussed this with the Vice President today, and we had a productive conversation.
He is right to champion free speech. We also champion free speech in the UK. Regarding the measures we've taken, we are very mindful of ensuring they do not negatively impact US citizens.
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Speaker 0: He did say today, we do have this special relationship with our friends in The UK and some European allies, but we also know that there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British, but also affect American technology companies and by extension American citizens. House judiciary chairman Jim Jordan, I think, brought this up. Yeah. This is about UK's online safety act. Is The UK and EU trying to censor speech?
Speaker 1: No. We we we we don't believe in censoring speech. But of course, we do need to deal with terrorism. We need to deal with pedophiles and issues like that. But I talked to the vice president about it today, and we had a good exchange about it.
And of course, he's right to champion free speech. We champion free speech in The United Kingdom. And in relation to the measures that we've taken, obviously, we're we're very mindful that it shouldn't have an impact on US citizens.
@WesternLensman - Western Lensman
JD Vance today: ""We also know that there have been violations of free speech that actually affect not only the English, but also affect American technology and, by extension, American citizens. We'll talk about this at lunch today.” https://t.co/x2UCZyfPcE
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We have special relationships with our friends in the UK and some European allies. However, there have been infringements on free speech that affect not just the British, which is their business, but also American tech companies and citizens. This is something we'll discuss.
We've had free speech for a long time in the UK, and it will continue. We wouldn't want to overreach with US citizens, and we don't. I'm very proud of our history of free speech in the UK.
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Speaker 0: Great. Yeah. Look, I I said what I said, which is that we do have a, of course, a special relationship with our friends in The UK and also with some of our European allies. But we also know that there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British. Of course, what the British do in their own country is up to them, but also affect American technology companies and by extension American citizens.
So that is something that we'll talk about today at
Speaker 1: We've had free speech for a very, very long time in in The United Kingdom, and and it will last for a very, very long time. Well, I mean, certainly, we wouldn't wanna reach across US citizens and and we don't and that's absolutely right. But in relation to free speech in The UK, I'm very proud of our our history there. We
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reSee.it AI Summary
The US government has shifted its stance from supporting censorship to championing free speech, as emphasized by Secretary Rubio's commitment to defending Americans' rights. I highlighted the troubling censorship efforts in Brazil, where I faced a criminal investigation for sharing accurate information. I also praised VP JD Vance for opposing the EU's censorship initiatives. As I prepare to protest against censorship in São Paulo, I believe that the true threat to freedom lies in our fear of totalitarians, not in the totalitarians themselves.
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
The US government didn’t censor anyone, said the media. But it did. Not only that, it worked with other nations to do so. Now, the US government has not only repudiated censorship, it’s put free speech at the center of its foreign policy. Thank you and bravo @SecRubio !
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
The Brazilian government launched a criminal investigation of me for publishing the legal and accurate Twitter Files - Brazil. The US encouraged and financed censorship in Brazil. But now, the US is pushing free speech rather than censorship.
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
The FBI, George Soros, and Brazil's government say they defend free speech and democracy. But a new, months-long investigation finds that they have been secretly working together to oversee a mass censorship effort that is in direct violation of the US & Brazilian Constitutions. https://t.co/jET5tYxwRg
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
VP @JDVance deserves enormous credit for denouncing the EU’s totalitarian censorship monster known as the “Digital Services Act.” Europe wants to censor the entire world. Until now, it had the support of the US government.
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
@JDVance I have fought alongside very brave Brazilian people for free speech. Now, finally, the US government has switched from supporting censorship to supporting free speech.
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
Tomorrow, I fly to São Paulo to join other lovers of free speech to protest censorship, including the X ban. There's a chance I'll be arrested. It's worth the risk. The greatest threat to our freedom doesn't come from totalitarians. It comes from our fear of them. https://t.co/mJoHsUUD8C
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
@JDVance Censorship is never the solution to wrong information and hatred. Only free speech is.
@shellenberger - Michael Shellenberger
We must censor the Internet to counter the spread of misinformation, say global leaders. But only free speech, not censorship, can counter misinformation. The real reason they want mass online censorship is so they won't keep getting called out for spreading disinformation. https://t.co/PMtg1iWZmI
reSee.it AI Summary
Trump's potential move of 35,000 US troops from Germany to Hungary signals a significant military shift, emphasizing economic and security implications. This move reflects a message to Germany about NATO contributions, as Hungary has shown support for Trump and pays its fair share. The decision also aims to position troops closer to Ukraine, enhancing strategic readiness. The economic impact on Germany could be substantial, while Hungary stands to benefit greatly. I echo JD Vance's sentiment about the disparity in defense contributions and the values at stake.
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
🚨 BREAKING: Trump's MASSIVE military shake-up - may move 35,000 US troops from Germany to (friendlier) Hungary! Both the security AND economic implications are HUGE. And it's a BIG rejection for Berlin. 🧵THREAD https://t.co/QK0HObB0XL
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
1/🧵 The Art of the Deal: Trump's letting Germany know - you don't pay, we don't stay! 35,000 US troops may move to Hungary, a BETTER ally who actually pays its fair share in NATO. Hungary has backed Trump on Ukraine. It also BORDERS Ukraine, in case something happens. https://t.co/KCQD2NzpJ3
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
2/ Why Hungary? Because they GET IT. While Germany relies on Russian energy (!) and lectures U.S., Hungary stands strong: • Vetoed Ukraine blank checks • Protects borders • Pays their NATO share: almost 2X Germany as a % of GDP REAL allies deserve real support! https://t.co/ZuW8OWdpmC
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
3/ FLASHBACK: During his first term, Trump already pulled 12,000 troops from Germany. Biden REVERSED it (of course): have to subsidize the anti-Americans and Socialists! Now Trump's ready to finish what he started! https://t.co/k8C3bC7oMM
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
4/ No question: one benefit of this deployment is being closer to the action. Why are we paying untold sums to send troops far from home to defend a country (Germany) nowhere near the front lines? Being closer to Russia could help secure a peace deal without getting TOO close. https://t.co/1P0aOAVg6p
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
5/ But the economic effect is HUGE. Losing 35,000 U.S. troops -- and their families and all their purchases -- will put a crimp in the German economy. But GAINING them will be ENORMOUS for Hungary! REWARD FRIENDS. https://t.co/CoNYhnvbod
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
6/ JD Vance NAILED IT: "Germany's entire defense is subsidized by American taxpayers" while they jail people for posting MEMES! Why should we protect countries that hate free speech? And didn't Germany learn its lesson 80 years ago??? https://t.co/HrAAGOW38S
@stillgray - Ian Miles Cheong
Germany is seriously losing the plot when it comes to free speech.