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At 8:58 in this video from “60 Minutes,” Josephine Ballon happily says, “Half of the internet users in Germany are afraid to express their political opinion.” Josephine Ballon is an evil, authoritarian scumbag. I dare her to have me arrested.
Wordpress ^ | February 17, 2025 | Dan from Squirrel Hill

Posted on 02/17/2025 6:20:38 PM PST by grundle

My name is Daniel Alman, I was born in 1971, and I’ve lived in Squirrel Hill for my entire life so far. I’m the only person in the world who matches all of those things, so there’s no doubt as to who I am.

At 8:58 in this video from “60 Minutes,” Josephine Ballon happily says, “Half of the internet users in Germany are afraid to express their political opinion.”

Josephine Ballon is an evil, authoritarian scumbag.

I dare her to have me arrested.

Thank goodness that I was

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bMzFDpfDwc


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KEYWORDS: freedomofspeech; josephineballon
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To: grundle

why does Nigel Farage refuse to condemn the political imprisonment/persecution of Tommy Robinson ?


21 posted on 02/17/2025 7:19:51 PM PST by A strike ("We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files ..)
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To: grundle

We should be planning sanctions against anti-democratic nations - for example if German elites continue to fence out the AfD. We can also voice support for any pro-democracy revolts that take place in Europe - not necessarily promising to get involved with boots on the ground, but clearly standing with the people rather than the autocrats who have been censoring, arresting people over non-violent speech and prayers, annulling elections, defrauding taxpayers, suppressing religous expression and practice and so on.


22 posted on 02/17/2025 7:22:00 PM PST by EnderWiggin1970
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To: bleach
Thank you. I will have to watch him in May.

My guess is that Germany is going to deny ETIAS approval.

So he won't be able to get in the country.

23 posted on 02/17/2025 7:24:45 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=by4A3bja5JU

Short on YouTube


24 posted on 02/17/2025 7:27:06 PM PST by madison10
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To: EnderWiggin1970
We did sanction the Apartheid government in South Africa because they refused to practice democracy.

If they ban "far-right" parties in the E.U., we should be sanctioning them.

If they were in charge of the U.S., they'll ban the Republican Party.

25 posted on 02/17/2025 7:27:30 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: grundle

Margaret Brennan (the same idiot J D Vance said “I don’t care” to) tried to say that ‘free speech was what caused the genocide of the Jews.

I think she accidentally revealed what the Dems want to do to US....revoke the 1st Amendment, at.least.for conservatives and Republicans, saying it’s inflammatory... when in reality it’s because the truth we say hurts their ‘widdle feewings’.


26 posted on 02/17/2025 7:33:20 PM PST by hoagy62 (Hail Trump! Trump won! By a lot!)
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To: grundle

The Bruce Springsteen album graphic here is ironic given that Springsteen has long been an apologist for and promoter of the Deep State.


27 posted on 02/17/2025 7:34:06 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: KarlInOhio

That’s hilarious. Never heard that.

True?


28 posted on 02/17/2025 7:35:28 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: grundle

Afraid to speak freely....in Germany? And police raids if you are turned in for saying the wrong thing?
What a surprise.

Germany has made some neat things. But in Government, they gave us Marxism, Nazism, and Prussian bureaucracy. They really need to STFU on such topics.


29 posted on 02/17/2025 7:45:55 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: logi_cal869
s-k-w is not a consonant blend in German, so they often go to more native sounds like s-k-v or even sh-k-v. Lots of fun videos of Germans trying to pronounce it.

On the other hand I've seen one German woman on Youtube who has lived in the states many years who had no problem. She and her boyfriend even disagreed on whether it is two syllables or just one (rhymes with girl).

Now, you get to pronounce Eichhörnchen and have Germans laugh at you.

30 posted on 02/17/2025 8:23:59 PM PST by KarlInOhio (“Forget it, Jake. It's California.”)
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To: grundle

islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist!


31 posted on 02/17/2025 8:58:49 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Nitzy: New and Improved! Now with only 66% anti-semitic posts!)
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To: TigerClaws
NO money to nations and no defense to nations who don’t promote our values and who don’t hold free and fair elections.

The United States doesn't even promote "our" values, and doesn't hold free and fair elections. We've also overturned free and fair elections; just ask Victoria Nuland how to do it repeatedly.

Forget 50% of internet users in Germany being afraid to express their political opinions - more than 70% in the United States don't dare to. Just try saying, using your own name, that men cannot be women. It's an actual crime in parts of this country.

32 posted on 02/17/2025 9:18:27 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits; TigerClaws

Yes, the assault on freedom of speech and the other inalienable rights of Man are under attack all over the world. The situation is much worse in Germany, avowedly, but I would agree with Mr. Yoits’ assessment that not everything, which concerns free speech, is just fine and dandy in America.

In America the situation has - thanks be to God - improved massively with the victory of President Trump, but please, Mr. Tiger Claws, don’t forget how much worse it was under the Biden administration.


33 posted on 02/18/2025 2:01:20 AM PST by Menes (Thank you, America, for giving us hope! )
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To: Phoenix8

Well, journalists are nearly all in league with the International Deep State. And, as the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together 🙂


34 posted on 02/18/2025 2:11:47 AM PST by Menes (Thank you, America, for giving us hope! )
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To: grundle

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35 posted on 02/18/2025 2:18:42 AM PST by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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To: grundle

I saw snippets of that story on YT.

Those people are nothing but Nazis. Leftist totalitarians who do not allow dissent.

Disgusting as all get out.

Nazis gonna Nazi...


36 posted on 02/18/2025 3:02:20 AM PST by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: Menes

After that post I searched her work a little while.

She is the one that did several hit pieces on Trump, in his first term.

Example, remember the story how Trump was being evil to the poor , innocent illegals? Separating their families? She did that one.

What’s odd is Obama did the same thing, where was her story on that?


37 posted on 02/18/2025 4:03:10 AM PST by Phoenix8
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To: Phoenix8

Well, she is obviously a leftist, so Obama gets a pass.

« Pas d’ennemis à gauche », no enemies on the left - the old motto obviously still applies.


38 posted on 02/18/2025 4:12:31 AM PST by Menes (Thank you, America, for giving us hope! )
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To: Menes

“Aggressive threats and harassment have become the norm online.” I’m online on FR every day. I have never read an aggressive threat or seen harassment. 90 percent agreement and 10 percent reasonable disagreement.


39 posted on 02/18/2025 5:50:06 AM PST by brookwood (If I confuse Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley does that mean I'm racist?)
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To: Adder
A lot of people are saying that but I don’t agree. Nazism , while obviously bad, had a nationalistic approach. They protected their borders. Communism has an internationalist approach, they are for open borders, multiculturalism etc. these people are Marxist inspired, they are protecting the Muslims , illegal aliens etc. when East Germany re-united with western Germany a lot of the communists just assumed new forms. As example Angela Markel. Here she is when she was literally a marching East German communist: IMG-0631 Worth remembering Karl Marx basically invented communism and he was a German. Also that Germany was clearly becoming a communist state but Hitler rose to power and they defeated the Marxists in street battles in the 20s. These are communists (or closer to it). Yes we agree they are radical socialists, just a different variety. IMO
40 posted on 02/18/2025 6:01:15 AM PST by Phoenix8
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