Some other quotes from the article:
‘The ossis are either communists or fascists. They don't do anything in between. Disgusting.’
‘My mum always warned me about the Ossis. From Kaiser Wilhelm to Hitler to Honnecker without having enjoyed US reeducation in between. That leads directly to AFD.’
‘My compass goes like this: human rights - no compromises. Rule of law - zero tolerance and everything in favour of pure doctrine. Lifestyle (( as far as fucking and things like that are concerned - Fritz zwo: each to his own)’
‘Environmental policy - I am very much in favour of climate change.’
‘Our last hope is the FDP. Only if they become very strong - and that could happen - will the green-red [SPD/GREENS] disaster be avoided. Can't we do more for them [the FDP]? They are the only ones taking a consistent stance against the corona measures madness. It's a patriotic duty.’
I should add that I get the feeling he views the AfD as beneath him, as a tool he can exploit against the SPD and Greens.
A hubris that is currently backfiring spectacularly in Germany.
Yes, and most of them are lovely humans. We are, however, talking about a German who is powerful, well-connected, and sympathetic to Trump. That combination suggests...exactly what we both know I'm implying.
Well the relationship between Springer and the AfD is complicated. They do share policy goals and anti-immigrant sentiment with the AfD, but publicly oppose them. That's because the Springer founder was while super conservative, it was more in the anticommunist vain.
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https://www.zeit.de/2023/16/mathias-doepfner-axel-springer-interne-dokumente
It seems like the party he's closest to seems to be the FDP and that he's very much against the AFD.
It also mentions that he’s close to Peter Thiel and that his son is something like Thiel’s Chief of Staff.
‘The ossis are either communists or fascists. They don't do anything in between. Disgusting.’
‘My mum always warned me about the Ossis. From Kaiser Wilhelm to Hitler to Honnecker without having enjoyed US reeducation in between. That leads directly to AFD.’
‘Environmental policy - I am very much in favour of climate change.’
‘And of course: Zionism above all else. Israel my country.’
A hubris that is currently backfiring spectacularly in Germany.