Report 2021, No. 6

News Agency on Conservative Europe Report 2021, No. 6. Report on conservative and right wing Europe 20th March, 2021 GERMANY 1. jungefreiheit.de (translated, original by jungefreiheit.de, 18.03.2021) "New German media makers" Migrant organization calls for more “diversity” among journalists media BERLIN. The migrant organization “New German Media Makers” (NdM) has reiterated its demand that editorial offices should become “more diverse”. To this end, the association presented a “Diversity Guide” on Wednesday under the title “How German Media Create More Diversity”. According to excerpts on the NdM website, it says, among other things: “German society has changed, it has become more colorful. That should be reflected in the reporting. ”The manual explains which terms journalists should and should not use in which context. 2 When reporting on criminal offenses, “the prejudice still prevails that refugees or people with an international history are more likely to commit criminal offenses than biographically Germans and that their origin is causally related to it”. Collect "diversity data" and introduce "soft quotas" Especially now, when the media are losing sales, there is a crisis of confidence and more competition, “diversity” is important. "More diversity brings new target groups, new customers and, above all, better, more successful journalism." The more “diverse” editorial offices are, the more it is possible “to take up issues of society without prejudice”, the published excerpts continue to say. “And just as we can no longer imagine a purely male editorial office today, we should also no longer be able to imagine white editorial offices. Precisely because of the special constitutional mandate of the media, the question of fair access and the representation of all population groups in journalism is also a question of democracy. " Media companies are also recommended: “As a media company, get an idea of the proportion of migrant journalists in your ranks, disclose this diversity data transparently and formulate clear targets (soft 'quotas') that can be checked. Organization is funded with tax money The manual is addressed to all editors, but it is not for sale. "We are happy to make it available to media companies after the editor-in-chief or intendancy gives us an hour to explain why Diveristy Chef: is an internal matter." The “New German Media Makers” are an association that sees itself as “representing the interests of media professionals with a migration history” and advocates “balanced reporting” that “adequately reflects Germany as a country of immigration”. The board of directors includes the Turkish-born journalist Ferda Ataman , as well as the former spokeswoman for former Federal President Joachim Gauck, Ferdos Forudastan. However, not all journalists with a migration background are welcome in the association. 3 In the past, the “New German Media Makers” drew attention to themselves as language guards who wanted to tell journalists how they should report on the asylum crisis. Most recently, the tax-funded association bought several sponsorships for high and low pressure areas and gave them foreign-sounding names . 2. jungefreiheit.de (translated, original by jungefreiheit.de, 16.03.2021) Alleged lesbian discrimination: Berlin wants to reform parentage law Germany BERLIN. Berlin's Justice Senator Dirk Behrendt (Greens) has announced that it will strengthen the rights of married lesbian couples with children. "Even after marriage has opened , lesbian couples will continue to be legally worse off than opposite-sex couples, even if they are married," said the Green politician, according to the German press agency, explaining his plan. He had prepared a corresponding motion for a resolution on the reform of parentage law, which is to be introduced in the Senate this Tuesday and later in the Federal Council. “If a child is born into a marriage, it has two parents. This self-evident right is denied to married lesbian couples. " The right of parentage regulates legal parenting for both legitimate and illegitimate children, who have been treated as equals since 1998. The legal mother is always the woman who gives birth to the child. The legal father, on the other hand, is not always the organic producer. The Lesbian and Gay Association has been calling for changes for years In the past, the lesbian and gay association had repeatedly called for a reform of the law of parentage because it was “at the expense of the care and security of children” who grow up in so-called rainbow families. In many such partnerships, “marriage for all” in 2017 was associated with the expectation “that there would now also be full equality in family law”. 4 Last year, for the first time, two married women who were expecting a child went to court because they are not both allowed to be registered as mothers under German law. More than 90 percent of all children in rainbow families live with two women. 3. tichyseinblick.de (translated, original by Georg Gafron, 17.03.2021) YOUNG WOLF WANTED Who this time is writing an open letter like Merkel once to Helmut Kohl? Angela Merkel as an adult wolf has experience in these things. Without hesitation, the then young she-wolf killed her foster father Helmut Kohl with an open letter in the FAZ two days before Christmas 1999. Who is writing this time? Merkel would certainly understand that, because she has experience in writing letters. The results of the state elections in Stuttgart and Mainz had only been on the table for a few hours, when the CDU former leader Thomas de Maizière said in his own sober and cold manner what the hour had struck. It is no longer certain that the CDU chancellorship will continue after the federal election, new majorities beyond that are conceivable. For many who still believe they are in the middle-class camp, this truth must have worked like a cold pour. Suddenly there was a picture of an aging wolf pack, the greater part of which, especially at its head, had withered to graying lambs over the long journey. With their heads hanging down and sluggish from the many meadows that have been eaten away, the pack trots after the female leader, Now there are only two alternatives: Either one strives towards the crash with a mixture of lethargy and fatalism, with all the usual unsavory feelings, or the traditional thing happens in such situations. Former Chancellor Helmut Kohl once described it as follows: “The pack only follows the leader as long as it embodies orientation, strength and protection. If this begins to weaken, two groups of stronger young wolves form out of the pack, stalking in the shadow of the many and brutally ending the weak leadership. " 5 Angela Merkel as an adult wolf has experience in these things. Without hesitation, the then young she-wolf killed her foster father Helmut Kohl with an open letter in the FAZ two days before Christmas 1999 . It happened at the height of a "donation affair", ridiculous in comparison to its historical merits, the true circumstances of which will probably only be uncovered by historians. As the reason for her behavior, at least in terms of character, the future Chancellor said that this was the only way she could end the crisis of the CDU. For the sake of honesty, she should have added that the essence of the CDU can only be fundamentally changed without Kohl. The CDU is trapped in the self-imposed trap This most underrated, unpretentious and quiet woman from the East disposed of all of Kohl's former comrades-in-arms and also the young conservatives who were so unpleasant to her at a tremendous speed. The list of those who died from the bite of a snake is long. The most prominent now deceased victim, Helmut Kohl, once called this series the "Angela Merkel Memorial Trail". At the same time, she created a close and only her committed environment, which ensured that, over time, a climate of submission and fear spread in the bodies of the party and only compliant opportunists and executors enforced the wishes of her Highness. But here, too, history adheres to its iron laws. Or, to speak with von Kleist, “the jug goes to the well until it breaks”. What is left to do now? The diagnosis is clear: the Merkel government has come to an end. The citizens, who increasingly felt that they were being treated as subjects, have lost all trust. The best thing - for her too - would be for the Chancellor to simply resign. Because as long as she sits in the Chancellery, she paralyzes any escape from the situation and prevents the necessary new beginning. For the transition to the federal election, Wolfgang Schäuble could take over the helm, suspend his office as President of the Bundestag and be represented by one of his deputies. The green, red, dark red framing is in place: send the expatriated Union after the AfD But the coalition as a whole may then collapse, and early elections would be inevitable after a short period of executive governance. The only one that still benefits from the infirmity is the AfD, which was only born through Merkel's years of left-wing policy. Germany is currently writing another show of strength in its history. If Armin Laschet, the man from the Ruhr, feels unable to do so, he too should end the short period of party chairmanship, which would inevitably pave the way for Friedrich Merz. But the last drop is still missing for all of this. Who will it be this time who will write an “open letter”? Ms. Merkel would certainly understand that, because, as mentioned at the beginning, she has experience in writing letters.

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