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   Jeff Jarvis (jeffjarvis@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 06:09:12 JST Jeff Jarvis

   But sure, it wasn't a Nazi salute. Cuz Isaacson and the ADL said it wasn't and American journalists weren't sure and they are so savvy. Then he makes fools of all of them at an AfD rally.
   Elon Musk appears on video at German far right campaign event https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/elon-musk-appears-video-german-far-right-campaign-event-2025-01-25/

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     Jeff Jarvis (jeffjarvis@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 06:09:12 JST Jeff Jarvis

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     Big Brother Musk tells Germans there is "too much focus on past guilt" and they should put it behind them.
     Elon Musk ruft bei AfD-Veranstaltung zu Nationalstolz auf
     https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2025-01/afd-elon-musk-wahlkampf-halle

     Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: repeated this.
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     Jeff Jarvis (jeffjarvis@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 06:09:12 JST Jeff Jarvis

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     Germans are in the streets demonstrating against the extremist right there and here (note the language of their message). Where are our rallies in defense of democracy? Where is our resistance?
     Sie wollen die Brandmauer https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2025-01/grossdemo-berlin-lichtermeer-gegen-rechtsruck-brandenburger-tor

     Rocketman repeated this.
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     Jeff Jarvis (jeffjarvis@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 06:32:13 JST Jeff Jarvis

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     For inspiration, look at this from the Süddeutsche: no paywall; with or without Google Translate, the photos tell the story of resistance. Thousands rally across Germany against the right.
     https://www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/politik/afd-protest-demo-e329681/

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     Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 07:44:35 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

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     • Felix Reda
     • derspiegel

     @jeffjarvis I just hope that united Europe understands the mission it now has: to defend democracy and stoic progress. That we need to move from NATO to NATEU. That we will have to fight Putins Russia on our own. I hope we will rise to the occasion. @derspiegel @senficon

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     Jeff Jarvis (jeffjarvis@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 07:44:36 JST Jeff Jarvis

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     • derspiegel

     In its cover story on democracy in danger, @derspiegel proposes 11 rules to fight authoritarianism. No. 3: Do not rely on the US protective shield, but build our own with other Europeans, including against cyber attacks.
     We are not trustworthy.
     https://www.spiegel.de/politik/demokratie-in-gefahr-elf-regeln-gegen-autoritaere-bedrohungen-a-9be87a48-0557-4c78-a177-71218edfb1be