“Germany’s Most Dangerous Politician”

August 19, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: AfD, Der Spiegel, eBay, Elections, Germany, Journalism, Media, Political Parties, Ulrich Siegmund Leave a comment

Cashes in on being Germany’s most dangerous politician.

Election Campaign Hype on eBay: 1,000 Euros for a Siegmund Autograph on the “Spiegel” Cover – Election-campaign frenzy at the online auction site eBay! There, a private seller sold an autograph by AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund (35) for the state election (September 6) in Saxony-Anhalt on an issue of Der Spiegel titled “Germany’s Most Dangerous Man.” Highest bid: 1,010 euros!

A total of 43 bids were placed. In the listing, the seller assured buyers: “You are bidding on an original, hand-signed (not a copy or print) autograph by Ulrich Siegmund on a Spiegel issue. I hope you enjoy bidding!” Beneath the AfD politician’s signature is the date from last Saturday (August 15, 26).

And those are just the nice labels

August 18, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Uncategorized Tags: AfD, Firewall, Firewalls, Germany, Political Parties Leave a comment

Calling AfD voters the n-word (nazis) is the most popular pastime of the German Mind Police these days.

This makes it easier for the established parties to maintain their “firewall” in order to protect themselves from competition, i.e. from having to do what the voters want them to do (see migration, energy, bureaucracy, etc.).

Germany’s AfD is labeled far right, populist or extremist – Right wing, far right, fascist: Many terms are being thrown around in the debate about the AfD. What do they mean, and how appropriate are they when discussing the Af

German of the day: Tiefpunkt

July 31, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: German, Germans, Germany, Government, Language, Political Parties, Politicians, Polls, Surveys, Trust Leave a comment

That means rock bottom.

Germans’ trust in government hits all-time low, survey says – Only 17% still believe government is capable of fulfilling its responsibilities compared to 23, 25, and 27% in previous years.

AfDer the next election you might be toast

April 18, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: AfD, CDU, Friedrich Merz, Germany, Political Parties, Polls Leave a comment

Friedrich.

Germany news: Far-right AfD ahead of Merz’s conservatives – The far-right Alternative for Germany has nudged ahead of its political rivals in a new poll, the most recent of several that it has topped.

The far-right AfD is the country’s second largest party in nationwide polling and Germany’s largest opposition party.

A poll shows that Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc would win 25% of the vote, down one percentage point. Support for the far-right Alternative for Germany is unchanged at 26%.

And it couldn’t be happening to a nicer center left…

April 6, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: Germany, Political Parties, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, SPD Leave a comment

To teeter on the edge of oblivion like that, I mean.

Go away already. Please.

Germany’s center left is on the brink of oblivion – If the Social Democracts don’t want to disappear into the fringes, they have to decide, once and for all, what they stand for and who they represent.

Why Germany’s anti-AfD firewall is crumbling?

March 29, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: AfD, Docial Democrats, Elections, Firewalls, Germany, Political Parties, SPD Leave a comment

Because the party that needs it as life insurance (the SPD) has fallen into the abyss.

You don’t need life insurance anymore when you’re already dead.

Germany’s so-called “firewall” was designed to prevent the resurgence of antidemocratic ideology and has shaped German politics for decades. Now, mounting voter support for the far-right AfD is exposing cracks.

The Left is anti-Israel?

March 17, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: Antisemites, Antisemitism, Germans, Germany, Israel, Left, Leftists, Political Parties, The Left Party Leave a comment

No way. Who would have thought that?

And I thought I was a slow learner.

German Antisemitism Commissioner Leaves the Left Party Over Anti-Israel Stance, Lack of Support Amid Death Threats – Andreas Büttner, the commissioner for antisemitism in the state of Brandenburg in northeastern Germany, has resigned from the Left Party, citing a rise in antisemitism within the ranks, relentless personal attacks, and a party climate that has become intolerable.

“I struggled with this decision for a long time, as I have felt a deep connection to the party over many years,” Büttner wrote in a letter to the party leadership, as reported by German media.

“But I have reached a point where I must acknowledge that I can no longer remain a member of this party without betraying my own convictions,” he continued.

German of the day: Totgesagte leben länger

March 7, 2026 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: Elections, FDP, Free Democrats, Freedom, Freedom of Choice, German, Germany, Language, Liberals, Political Parties Leave a comment

That means those declared dead live longer, or there’s life in the old dog yet.

At least I hope so, in this case. There aren’t many political parties in Germany that dare to call for freedom of choice – or freedom itself.

Germany’s pro-business liberals risk death blow in regional vote – The Free Democratic Party has played a key role in German politics for most of the postwar era, but a poor result in a state vote on Sunday could mean its demise.

Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats, on the brink of political extinction, face a make-or-break state vote this Sunday that party leaders believe may well be their last chance to claw back relevance.

Leaders of the fiscally conservative Free Democratic Party (FDP) — which was part of Germany’s previous, ill-fated coalition government under former Chancellor Olaf Scholz — have long pinned their hopes for a national revival on this Sunday’s election in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, traditionally one of the party’s strongholds.

“Americans don’t accept limits on freedom of expression”

September 16, 2025 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helections, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: AfD, Freedom of Speech, JD Vance, Political Parties, White House Leave a comment

Not even on that yucky awful terrible German AfD.

Top AfD politician makes surprise visit to White House – Vice President JD Vance has spoken out against the far-right AfD’s political exclusion in Germany…

A White House official confirmed the meeting and said that representatives of the national security council, the vice president’s office and the State Department attended.

The talks focused on democratic participation and election procedures in Germany, according to the AfD and White House officials. AfD politician Joachim Paul, whose candidacy was disqualified by a German court earlier this year, was presented as a case study in what the AfD describes as the narrowing of political freedoms in Germany.

At the Munich Security Conference in February, Vance raised eyebrows by questioning Germany’s political “firewall” against the AfD, a political agreement by other forces not to include the far-right party in governance. Mainstream parties say the policy is intended to avoid a repeat of country’s Nazi era.

German of the day: AfD

September 3, 2025 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts Tags: German, Germany, Language, Political Parties, Politicians Leave a comment

That stands for Another found Dead.

Six candidates from Germany’s rightwing AfD party die 13 days apart in lead up to local elections: reports – Four candidates and two reserves from the right-wing AfD political party in Germany have dropped dead within 13 days of each other — just before elections, according to reports.

The Alternative for Deutschland candidates were set to appear on ballots in North Rhine-Westphalia on September 14.

Officials said no foul play is currently suspected in any of their deaths, the BBC reported.

Observing Hermann

“Was interessiert mich mein Geschwätz von gestern?”

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