AfD politician Nikolaus Kramer triggered a trade-off in the Schwerin state parliament with a comparison between the Kika children's channel and Goebbels propaganda.
- AfD parliamentary group leader Nikolaus Kramer caused a stir with a comparison.
- He equated public reporting with the propaganda of National Socialism .
- He triggered a heated debate in the Schwerin state parliament.
Schwerin - By comparing public service reporting with the propaganda of National Socialism , AfD parliamentary group leader Nikolaus Kramer triggered a violent controversy in the Schwerin state parliament . Spokesmen from the other groups decidedly rejected the presentation on Wednesday. Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) spoke of an "outrageous comparison".
AfD politician Nikolaus Kramer criticizes children's channel Kika - scandalous comparison
In the debate on the amendment to the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty, Kramer criticized the reporting of public service stations as one-sided and distorting. That also reduced the confidence of the population in their offers. As an example, he cited a program by the children's channel Kika , in which the AfD was characterized by the fact that it made people afraid of refugees .
“This assumption is not only absurd. It is also propaganda for the ruling parties. Goebbels could not have done it better, “said Kramer and got a storm of indignation. As head of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels was one of Adolf Hitler's closest confidants.
AfD politician reaps violent criticism for Goebbels comparison
One could also argue about the coverage of public service broadcasting. This is not a cheap report for politicians, said SPD MP Jochen Schulte. “Public service broadcasting also has the job of being critical and hurting. I've seen that myself. But because of that, I couldn't have imagined him to be the propaganda machine of a Nazi criminal like Mr. Goebbels, in this plenary room, Mr. Kramer, ”said Schulte. For him, this comparison shows that the AfD wing, classified by the constitutional protection agency as right-wing extremist and officially dissolved, is still alive.
Speakers from the CDU and Linke certified the stations' reporting based on extensive research. "I can rely on journalists to do their job," said CDU MP Ann Christin von Allwörden. It is good that “mood catchers”, as from the AfD, are also contradicted on television and radio, said Eva-Maria Kröger from the left-wing group.
The AfD had also made headlines with a scandal in the Bundestag. The party does not want to accept the corona restrictions in the environmental committee of the Bundestag.
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