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2025-02-28 Europe
Elections Over, German Government Launches Nat'l Snitch Line
Also submitted by The Walking Unvaxed.
[HotAir] Excuse me - I should change that in the interest of being precise. Thanks to my naturally cynical nature regarding authoritarian European governments marching towards outright fascism, I only interpret it to be a 'snitch' line.

The Stas...there I go again. Dammit - it's early.

The democratically elected German government is, in fact, launching a two-pronged effort - either online or by phone - to afford their citizens avenues for 'advice' on how to deal with conspiracy freaks. Those in their personal lives or even ones of accidental acquaintance who speak such strange and terrifying sentiments not approved by polite society that a good German might be...alarmed by the utterances. Or upsetting emails.

And not know where to turn for advice on how to respond, if they even should.

“Advice Compass on Conspiracy Thinking” launches

...The nationwide contact point "Advice Compass Conspiracy Thinking" is launching today. It is open to all those affected and those seeking advice. The advice center is part of a project jointly funded and commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) and the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs (BMI), which has been running since March 2024 as part of the federal program "Live Democracy!" The project is carried out by the Violence Prevention Network, the Amadeu Antonio Foundation and modus - Center for Applied Deradicalization Research.

Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser: “Conspiracy theories are accompanied by lies and disinformation. They are spread deliberately to divide our society and destroy trust in independent science, free media or democratic institutions. Conspiracy theories can lead to extremist ideologies and drive perpetrators to commit crimes and acts of violence. Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories are spread particularly often.

Usually, people in the immediate environment, such as family, friends or school, are the first to notice when conspiracy theories are spread. An open dialogue on equal terms often seems impossible because the other person is not open to arguments. The establishment of the nationwide advice center is therefore an important building block in the holistic fight against extremism and disinformation."
Posted by DarthVader 2025-02-28 13:41|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ]  Top

#1 There is that famous German free speech they brag about /sarc
Posted by DarthVader 2025-02-28 13:42||   2025-02-28 13:42|| Front Page Top

#2 EU: derrr derr Vance is such a drama maker

-a few hours later-

Germany: this is how you turn in your neighbors who are hiding memes.
Posted by swksvolFF 2025-02-28 14:00||   2025-02-28 14:00|| Front Page Top

#3 They know that's important.
Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-02-28 15:30||   2025-02-28 15:30|| Front Page Top

#4 This is nothing new. Such snitch lines, mostly operated by government funded and controlled NGO's have existed for some time.

Sometimes they're also official government institutions.

Here's a press release about the establishment of snitch lines by the state government of Northrhine-Westphalia in '22, a coalition government of Merz' party CDU and the Greens.
Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-02-28 17:46||   2025-02-28 17:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Let them have their authoritarian government--just let them have it *without* our money and without our military. I no longer care what happens to Europe.
Posted by Crusader 2025-02-28 18:26||   2025-02-28 18:26|| Front Page Top

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