The left-wing German chancellor has been accused of comparing radical climate change activists to the Nazis after criticizing black bloc protesters who tried to derail a panel discussion.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz denounced left-wing activists wearing black Antifa who tried to disrupt a rally in Stuttgart, Germany, where he was invited to speak.
Scholz described the protest as “theatre,” and according to DW, “I have to be honest, these shenanigans staged at different events but always by the same people dressed in black gave me, thank God, long gone.” this. “
The chancellor added that protesters should participate in the discussion and “not try to manipulate the event for their own ends”.
While Germany’s left-wing leader did not specify which historical organization he is comparing the eco-warriors to, climate activist Louise Neubauer released footage of the event over the weekend and said. accused Scholz compared them to the Nazis.
“It shaped climate protection as an ideology resembling the Nazi regime. in 2022. Jesus. Too many scandals,” he added.
On Monday, Neubauer launched a petition urging Scholz to explain exactly what his vague comments mean.
WE WILL SPREAD OK. olaf #Scholz faced with the climate crisis. His reaction is mute. And we must stand firm. Because the group is talking about what we should get from the Chancellor in the climate storm. ONE YARN: pic.twitter.com/b48Yc9E2d1
– Louise Neubauer (@Luisamneubauer) 29 May 2022
So far, Berlin has made no further comment on who Scholz likens to climate activists. Government spokesman Christian Hoffmann said it was “absurd” to suggest that he compares climate activists to Nazis and that “words express themselves”.
As his words were left open to interpretation, some have suggested that the German leader may have referred to the violent student uprising in the 1960s and 70s, which he knew well as a young socialist at the time.
The black bloc mechanism used by climate radicals also draws comparisons to the left-wing Antifa movement that emerged in Weimar Germany in the 1930s, first emerging as Anti-Fascist Action, the paramilitary wing of the pro-Soviet Communist Party of Germany (KPD). ) – and was accused of creating an environment in which the far-right could flourish by appearing to Hitler and the Nazi Party with its violent tactics.
In fact, the link between land, environment, and energy among Nazi theories was considered a prelude to the green movement, and Hitler, a staunch vegetarian, stressed the need for renewable sources such as wind power, which was about to run out. coal energy.
Energy crisis: climate extremists threaten to cut vital gas pipelinehttps://t.co/E95YSCfGau
– Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) 19 April 2022
Source: Breitbart
