Monthly Archives: January 2021

Löfven’s Dictatorship

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A Swede Holds His Mouth Shut

Ingrid Carlqvist and Maria Celander are Swedish journalists who are considered “extremists” by mainstream outlets. They have become virtual outcasts for their politically incorrect opinions, so they now collaborate on the website “Ingrid and Maria” (Ingrid och Maria).

The following clip is an excerpt from a recent video report by Ingrid and Maria. In addition to the two hosts, the principal characters are Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, the leader of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterna), and Jimmie Åkesson, the leader of the Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna).

Many thanks to Kronans Martell (Ullis News) for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes and RAIR Foundation for the subtitling:


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The Business of Germany is Anything But Business

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Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from PolitikStube:

Germany is becoming less and less attractive for companies

According to a study, Germany has clearly lost its attractiveness in an international comparison. In the current location ranking of the “Country Index for Family Businesses” by the Mannheim economic research institute ZEW, the economically largest EU country slipped three places to 17th place out of the 21 industrialized nations.

Germany thus achieved the worst position in the index, which has been published every two years since 2006 and was commissioned by the Family Business Foundation. The USA, Great Britain and the Netherlands are at the top.

The ZEW announced on Monday that Germany is clearly lagging behind when it comes to taxes as a location factor. In addition to “Taxes” and “Financing”, the ZEW researchers also evaluate the subject areas “Productivity”, “Human Capital”, “Infrastructure and Institutions” and “Energy”.

Translator’s afterword:

I know that there was a plan to turn Germany into an Agrarian Society after WWII, but the Western Allies quickly realized that this would not do, because they would have a need for German engineering and innovations if they want to stay a step or two ahead of the Communist menace.

But since the Communist menace has taken over each and every aspect of the former Free World and turned those countries — with a little nudge by the CCP — into full authoritarian states that are up for grabs by Communist China, I’m not surprised that German engineering and innovativeness have become OBSOLETE. Those characteristics now stand in the way of Progressiveness, and need to be destroyed.

For that purpose they successfully installed Angela Merkel, and she’s almost done with the utter destruction of Germany, but this time not even an agrarian society will be allowed to survive.

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/18/2021

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Police tackled and arrested demonstrators at an anti-lockdown protest in downtown Ontario. Meanwhile, a world champion in martial arts was arrested and charged for speaking at a lockdown protest in Quebec.

In other news, a professor of Post-Colonial Literature at the University of Leicester in the UK said that gardening is a racist pastime.

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Thanks to Fjordman, Insubria, JD, Reader from Chicago, SS, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.

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Palestine Comes to Antwerp

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The following article concerns two Palestinain brothers in Antwerp who have been harassing Jews on the street. It includes a video with an audio entirely in Arabic, so it has not been subtitled.

Gary Fouse, who translated the text, includes this explanatory note:

Michael Freilich is a member of the conservative New Flemish Alliance Party (N-VA) and the former editor of Joods Actueel, a Flemish-language Jewish news outlet in Belgium.

The translated article from Joods Actueel:

Video of Palestinian skaters harassing Jews — Millions of views

In YouTube videos we see Amjad and Adham Saleh, twin brothers from Gaza, literally making the streets and sidewalks of the Jewish neighborhood of Antwerp unsafe. They ride with a Palestinian flag at high speed past people and shout, “Free Palestine”. They harass Jewish passersby, do not obey traffic rules, and are a downright danger to their fellow citizens. The videos have been viewed more than two million times.

N-VA Member of Parliament Michael Freilich condemns the behavior and warns against the importation of the Middle East conflict onto our streets. “These twin brothers are from Gaza and fled five years ago to Belgium. They were granted asylum here, housing, and a job. So it is especially regrettable they harass people, and they should know better. Jews in Antwerp are not Israeli citizens, but rather Flemish.”

Jewish Forum

The FJO (Forum of Jewish Organizations in Belgium) lodged a complaint with the UNIA and asked that the case be investigated. According to lawyers, there are several crimes, such as offenses against traffic rules, and harassment, with the aggravating circumstance that Jews were specifically targeted (anti-Semitism). And this could be described as an unauthorized demonstration. Finally, the videos concerned may raise questions about the assimilation of refugees.

Invitation

Finally, Freilich extends his hand to the brothers. “It would be nice if they made a video about and with the Jewish community instead of inciting against them. Surely, given the enormous number of followers they have reached with their videos. That would be a positive message for society.”

“You Really Think We Are All Stupid!”

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Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this culture-enriching news story from Dresden:

Drugs for Sex — Judge to Syrian “Refugee”: “You really think we are all stupid!”

In February 2020, the Syrian Habash H. (28), who fled Aleppo in 2015, approached a girl (14) from the neighborhood. Via internet chat he asked her age, sent her porn pictures and a photo of his penis, offered her drugs: “I want you, what do you take?”

In front of the Dresden district court, the girl described how H. first wanted to give her cocaine, then tried to put an ecstasy tablet into her mouth. He held her, kissed her and brutally grabbed her between the legs.

Habash H. only admitted drug possession, claimed: “ I just hugged the girl in a friendly way!” Judge Markus Maier burst his collar: “You really think we are all stupid!”

He convicted him of drug trafficking and felony sexual assault with a sentence of two and a half years in prison.

Source: Bild.de

Make Sure They Wear the COVID Patch

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Rumors of detention facilities for COVID-positive citizens first emerged in Canada a few months ago, when the federal government solicited bids from private contractors for setting up and managing such establishments. More recently, a bill was submitted in the New York State legislature that would mandate detention camps for citizens whom the governor decides pose a danger of contagion.

Now Germany is establishing facilities for people who refuse to quarantine when ordered. The video below concerns one such facility in Dresden. It made me wonder whether the German authorities will honor their ethnic traditions by requiring residents of Corona camps to wear a stylized yellow COVID patch on their sleeves.

Many thanks to MissPiggy for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes and RAIR Foundation for the subtitling:


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Hellequin GB has translated two articles about the COVID detention centers being established in Germany. First, from Norddeutscher Rundfunk, the public broadcaster for northern Germany, concerning plans for Schleswig-Holstein:

Corona: those who refuse to quarantine will be forcibly committed

Anyone who has to be quarantined because of the corona pandemic and refuses to comply with the rules may soon come to a facility in Schleswig-Holstein to isolate those who refuse to quarantine. In extreme cases, those affected will be forcibly committed to a central facility in the country — which is located on the grounds of the Moltsfelde youth detention center in Neumünster.

According to the Schleswig-Holstein County Association, the site could be ready for use in the second half of January, but no later than the beginning of February. People from all districts and municipalities are to be accommodated here. When the operation will commence is still open.

Placement a last resort

This affects people who show with their behavior that they are not adhering to a quarantine order and thus may pose a risk of infection for other people, according to the district association. The accommodation takes place according to a judicial decision at the request of the municipal health department. According to the county council, there must have been numerous other measures beforehand, such as addressing the threats. Isolation in a locked facility is the final step. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been a handful of quarantine objectors in every district and municipality.

Pensioners from the prison service will be responsible

The accommodation on the grounds of the youth detention center is to take place in an area that is currently not in use. The transport and care are to be taken over by pensioners who previously worked as prison officers. Initially there will be three rooms.

The second article, also from Norddeutscher Rundfunk, concerns other German states where detention facilities are being established:

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Kinetic Action by Youths in Brussels

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This is a follow-up to the report on the Brussels riots posted here several days ago.

First, a subtitled video report on the kinetic incidents involving “Belgian” “youths”. Many thanks to Gary Fouse for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes and RAIR Foundation for the subtitling:


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Below is an article from the French-language Belgian daily Le Libre, also translated by Gary Fouse:

The female police officer beaten during the protest in Brussels feared for her life: “Without my protective clothing I probably wouldn’t have survived”

January 15, 2021

Fortunately, the policewoman feels better today.

The demonstration in tribute to the young Ibrahima on Wednesday evening gave way to riots and scenes of extreme violence. Among the videos disseminated that evening, we can see a policewoman being kicked while she is still on the ground. If she is almost recovered today, nevertheless she had to be hospitalized because she showed signs of paralysis. The day after her attack, the officer recounted the events to our colleagues from Nieuwsblad. “I have just gotten out of the hospital. Last night the tingling sensation in my legs disappeared. I still have pain all over but the pain medication relieves it. I am covered in bruises, but I will probably make a full recovery.”

Kelly, mother of a little 9-year-old boy, was called in for backup after she had finished her service after the incidents in progress in Schaerbeek [district of Brussels]. The policewoman explains that a group of rioters rushed her and her colleagues as they were trying to secure a street. She lost her balance and wound up on the ground; for several seconds she was kicked in the belly and face. “Suddenly, I heard a man scream. He asked them to stop and told them that I was a woman, not a man. It was a resident of the district, a Moroccan, I believe. He saved me from these young men by intervening. My colleagues were able to get rid of the attackers and immediately took me under their wing. I am very grateful to this man and to my colleagues. If I hadn’t been wearing my robocop protective clothing, I probably wouldn’t have survived,” she confides.

Following these events, during which 15 police officers were injured in total, Kelly explains that she has lost all of her motivation. She asks herself if she still wants to be a police officer in Brussels, a city where respect for the uniform is lost, according to her. “The prosecutor’s office doesn’t pursue these cases, and the judges give out ridiculous punishments. We are not supported. The motivation is still there, but more than ever, we have the impression of being alone, abandoned by politics and justice. This demonstration should never have been authorized,” she laments.

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Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/17/2021

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Motorcycle enthusiasts associated with the Hells Angels club in Quebec were fined $32,000 for gathering in violation of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Meanwhile, dozens of people were fined for throwing illegal parties in restaurants in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.

In other news, at least 19 people were shot and four were killed in gun violence over the weekend in Chicago.

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To the Italian Government: “You Guys Are All Buffoons”

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I’m not aware of its full context, but in the following video, a small businessman in Italy excoriates the government for its devastating actions during the COVID-19 “pandemic”.

Many thanks to HeHa for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes and RAIR Foundation for the subtitling:


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Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/16/2021

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Thousands of demonstrators marched in Vienna to protest the Austrian government’s lockdown measures. Meanwhile, eleven people were arrested in an anti-lockdown protest in the British city of Birmingham. Lockdown protesters were also arrested in Toronto.

In other news, more than 15,000 illegal migrants attempted to cross the English Channel into the UK during 2020.

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Notice to tipsters: Please don’t submit extensive excerpts from articles that have been posted behind a subscription firewall, or are otherwise under copyright protection.

Caveat: Articles in the news feed are posted “as is”. Gates of Vienna cannot vouch for the authenticity or accuracy of the contents of any individual item posted here. I check each entry to make sure it is relatively interesting, not patently offensive, and at least superficially plausible. The link to the original is included with each item’s title. Further research and verification are left to the reader.

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Death After Vaccination in the Diepholz District

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An 89-year-old woman in Lower Saxony died “with vaccine” last Wednesday.

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from the Weser-Kurier, a daily that serves Bremen and Lower Saxony:

89-year-old vaccinated against Corona — an hour later, she was dead

In the Diepholz district there was a death on Wednesday a short time after a corona vaccination. An 89-year-old from the “Haus am Richtweg” retirement home in Weyhe died about an hour after receiving the first vaccination. Whether there is a connection between the vaccination and the death of the elderly woman is now being examined, said District Administrator Cord Bockhop.

The 89-year-old was among a total of 315 people who were vaccinated with the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday in a total of three senior facilities in the district. Bockhop reported that the vaccination took place around 12 noon. The vaccinated persons then remained under medical observation for 15 minutes. She was reported to have “no visible symptoms typical of allergies”.

“At about 12.45 p.m. the situation arose where the 89-year-old had to be revived,” continued Bockhop.

Two paramedics and two doctors were on site to accompany the vaccination team. In addition, an ambulance and the emergency doctor were alerted immediately. Nevertheless, the 89-year-old died about half an hour later.

The district was informed immediately, so that the Competence Center for Major Damage, in the State of Lower Saxony in Celle, and the Paul Ehrlich Institute (as prescribed in such cases) were informed. The Paul Ehrlich Institute will now examine whether there is a connection between the vaccination and her death. “At the moment the only connection that is visible to us is the temporal connection,” emphasized Bockhop.

The 89-year-old was “generally fit” and “well oriented” at the time of the vaccination. She had been informed in advance and also telephoned a relative after the vaccination and reported that she had now also been vaccinated.

Due to data protection, the district cannot provide any information about previous illnesses or other health problems, Bockhop continued.

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A Swedish Take on the Muslim Brotherhood in America

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Many thanks to Gary Fouse for translating this article from the Swedish blog Ledarsidorna. It was written by Johan Westerholm, an expert on the Muslim Brotherhood and the author of the book The Muslim Brotherhood — Islamism in Sweden:

Muslim Brotherhood strengthens its influence over the American Congress

The Muslim Brotherhood’s most influential North American networking organization, CAIR, is advancing its position. The Brotherhood now has support from 30 American members of Congress.

Earlier in December, one of the Muslim Brotherhood’s largest and most influential North American networking organizations, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), was noted by Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and 29 other Congressional colleagues who together urged Facebook to take immediate action to eliminate anti-Muslim exaggeration platforms.

In the call to Facebook, examples were given of “the way platforms are used to de-humanize Muslims” as well as how Facebook stays passive in relation to this.

In the letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Dingell demanded that Facebook immediately carry out the following measures:

  • Form a working group consisting of higher-level executives with a focus on anti-Muslim issues, and responsible for coordinating work within the company to confront hate groups and education against discrimination.
  • Ensure that policies prohibit whites from using the platform for events and group sites in order to terrorize Muslims and other vulnerable groups.
  • Undertake an independent review by third parties of the company’s role in enabling anti-Muslim violence and genocide against Muslims.
  • Commit to working proactively in the discovery and removal of anti-Muslim content and all other forms of hate before it is even seen.
  • Conduct regular training against discrimination for all of Facebook’s personnel.
  • Education of key personnel in civil rights issues and common words, phrases or images used by hate actors in order to de-humanize and demonize Muslims.

That the Brotherhood’s role will change and gain increased influence with a Democrat president in the White House is considered inevitable. That CAIR will advance its positions will come as no surprise. An influence that will increase, given the majority Democrats have in the American Congress.

The question is more how CAIR and Swedish organizations like Ibn Rushd, the Islamic Association of Sweden, and Islamic Relief choose to tone down their connection with the ever more pressured Brotherhood.

But that the Brotherhood continues to make demands upon, among others, Facebook, with US Congressional support, is a development reasonably to be expected. Whether that is directly through network organizations such as CAIR or via a second network which is not as clearly associated with the Brotherhood will be shown in the future.

Political Crisis in Italy

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The Italian party Italia Viva led by Matteo Renzi, formerly of the Partito Democratico, has pulled out of the governing coalition led by Giuseppe Conte, effectively bringing down the government. Mr. Conte will face a confidence vote in the Italian senate on Tuesday.

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from PolitikStube:

Government crisis in Italy — coalition burst

And it went BOOM — the coalition in Italy broke, after all, it lasted longer than expected. The reasons for the end seem somehow familiar: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ruled alone during the pandemic, did not involve parliament and did not respect democracy.

Could NOW be the hour for the Lega Nord and Matteo Salvini, by far the most popular politician in Italy? After all, the right-wing parties — Fratelli d’Italia, the Lega and Forza Italia — together make up 50% in the current polls.

From Krone.at:

The coalition government in Italy has collapsed: two ministers from the ranks of the splinter party “Italia Viva” led by ex-Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Wednesday. Agriculture Minister Teresa Bellanova and Family Minister Elena Bonetti are leaving the cabinet of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Renzi announced at a press conference on Wednesday in the Chamber of Deputies. State Secretary Ivan Scalfarotto, who is also a member of “Italia Viva”, submitted his resignation.

Renzi explained that the resignation of the ministers resulted from disagreements with the prime minister over the multi-billion dollar recovery plan that the government passed on Wednesday night. “Democracy has certain forms that have to be respected, which has not happened in the last year,” said Renzi. He accused Conte of running the country on his own during the pandemic, without considering parliament and without consulting with his coalition partners.

See also this Reuters article (hat tip Reader from Chicago):

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