[German] Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made it clear that he wants to end anonymity on the internet. Internet anonymity makes it harder to arrest people for inconvenient speech — “hate speech” and “insults” — and Germany’s police have been raiding the homes of such internet participants for years. Merz himself has filed hundreds of criminal complaints against ordinary German citizens perceived to have insulted him online, including against a 71-year-old pensioner who committed the unconscionable crime of calling him “Pinocchio” on Facebook….
Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, the totalitarian strain has become just as strong, if not worse. The government has been making examples of citizens who protest the mass migration, which has been continuing across the UK’s open borders.
By contrast, the men who were arrested on September 27 for what is believed to have been an Iranian-orchestrated attempted attack on England’s RAF Fairford air base, used by U.S. warplanes to carry out strikes on Iran, were all released on bail the next day.
[T]he UK government has released more than 70,000 criminals early since 2024 under the Labour government’s plan to “combat jail overcrowding.” So far, since their release, a third of those released have committed new crimes. One man sexually assaulted a woman the day he was freed. Some of the victims of the criminals released early have fled the country.
The room they are eager to make in prisons seems to be for ordinary citizens fed up with how their country is run and had the gall to state it. That is how it works in totalitarian systems. Criminals are freed so that dissidents can take their places.
Over three years of pro-Hamas protests inciting violence in the form of calling for a “global intifada” and “intifada revolution is the only solution” on the streets of Britain, not a single protester even came close to that kind of sentencing, even though Hamas is a proscribed terrorist organization in the UK. Protesters who wore the Hamas paraglider symbol or the Hamas headband were convicted of terrorism offenses but discharged by friendly judges and never served any time in prison.
It is evidently all right to be carried away by emotion in favor of Hamas’ mass slaughter, dismemberment and rape of Jews. The judge even seems to be saying that their view is understandable… When it comes to trying to protect your family from predatory third-world illegal male migrants arriving by the thousands on the shores of your country, that is not all right.
This seems to be how the UK “justice” system works. If you support Hamas, a terrorist organization, it is considered either not really support at all, or not to cause “serious harm.” Instead, protesting illegal immigration must immediately be punished with unconditional prison sentences. If this is not an example of the state emboldening terrorism, it would be hard to say what is.
Germany’s governing coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD), increasingly desperate to cling to power as the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) continues to hammer them in the polls, is turning ever more totalitarian.
For a start, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made it clear that he wants to end anonymity on the internet.
“I want to see real names on the internet. I want to know who is speaking,” Merz said back in February. “In politics, we engage in debates in our society using our real names and without visors.”
In other words, Merz wants the government, and the big tech companies, to know exactly who is behind every single comment, tweet, and meme on the internet.
Internet anonymity makes it harder to arrest people for inconvenient speech — “hate speech” and “insults” — and Germany’s police have been raiding the homes of such internet participants for years. Merz himself has filed hundreds of criminal complaints against ordinary German citizens perceived to have insulted him online, including against a 71-year-old pensioner who committed the unconscionable crime of calling him “Pinocchio” on Facebook, and others who called him “Lügenfritz” (“Lying Fritz”) and “Lackaffe” (a poseur or slick monkey).
Insulting a politician is considered an especially monstrous crime in Germany – it carries a sentence of up to three years in prison or a fine. German police have entire specific departments, whose task it is to comb through the internet to detect people who dare to insult the Great German Leader or engage in other incommodious speech.
It appears that the end of internet anonymity in Germany may be fast approaching. On October 14, the government officially approved a policy framework establishing a roadmap to block children under 13 from major social media networks. This ban, however, would most likely to make it impossible for anyone to access social media without first identifying themselves. The most logical outcome will be identification taking place by means of a “Digital ID,” which the European Union has demanded that every member country implement by the end of 2026.
The desire to see an end to internet anonymity is rife among European governments. The European Commission itself is currently working on a bill, known as the EU KIDS Act, that will ban social media for teenagers under a certain age, “to restrict social media platforms’ access to children in the EU.” Paired with the Digital ID, it is the easiest road to end anonymity on the internet. It may not happen immediately, but the EU train is barreling towards that goal.
Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, the totalitarian strain has become just as strong, if not worse. The government has been making examples of citizens who protest the mass migration, which has been continuing across the UK’s open borders. Most recently, Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, was arrested for criminal damage after he slashed an inflatable dinghy at sea, the kind of boat in which illegal migrants arrive. The government did not simply arrest him, but locked him in prison and refused to release him bail until his trial 17 months from now — in March 2027.
By contrast, the men who were arrested on September 27 for what is believed to have been an Iranian-orchestrated attempted attack on England’s RAF Fairford air base, used by U.S. warplanes to carry out strikes on Iran, were all released on bail the next day. Then again, the UK government has released more than 70,000 criminals early since 2024 under the Labour government’s plan to “combat jail overcrowding.” So far, since their release, a third of those released have committed new crimes. One man sexually assaulted a woman the day he was freed. Some of the victims of the criminals released early have fled the country.
“The early release scheme is necessary because without it prisons would get so full that police would not be able to make arrests” stated Jake Richards, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for sentencing. “Without intervention we risk running out of prison places, leaving courts unable to sentence offenders and police unable to make arrests.”
The room they are eager to make in prisons seems to be for ordinary citizens fed up with how their country is run and had the gall to state it. That is how it works in totalitarian systems. Criminals are freed so that dissidents can take their places. In addition to Tommo, a man was recently arrested who protested against the arrival of a large dinghy carrying illegal immigrants by throwing a small empty plastic bottle into the air at a police line and then shouted “f–k off” at them. For this outrage he was arrested; his case was processed through the justice system at record speed, and he was sentenced to an unconditional two years in prison.
“Throwing a plastic bottle is simply about inflaming the actions of others. He lobbed it in that general direction. He is chucking something,” the judge ruled.
“It is important to distinguish the right to peaceful protests and offences when people cease to protest peacefully. Many of those were wearing face coverings adding to the air of intimidation. The community impact of that night’s violence has been profound…. this offence is so serious that the only punishment can be immediate imprisonment.”
You don’t say.
Over three years of pro-Hamas protests inciting violence in the form of calling for a “global intifada” and “intifada revolution is the only solution” on the streets of Britain, not a single protester even came close to that kind of sentencing, even though Hamas is a proscribed terrorist organization in the UK. Protesters who wore the Hamas paraglider symbol or the Hamas headband were convicted of terrorism offenses but discharged by friendly judges and never served any time in prison.
Judge Tan Ikram told the three women who used the paraglider symbols:
“You crossed the line, but it would have been fair to say that emotions ran very high on this issue. Your lesson has been well learned. I do not find you were seeking to show any support for Hamas.”
It is evidently all right to be carried away by emotion in favor of Hamas’ mass slaughter, dismemberment and rape of Jews. The judge even seems to be saying that their view is understandable, not a sign of support for terror. When it comes to trying to protect your family from predatory third-world illegal male migrants arriving by the thousands on the shores of your country, that is not all right.
“The offence here was Mr Hajsaad wearing a bandana at a demonstration,” Judge Nina Tempia ruled in a Hamas headband case.
“In respect to harm, I agree with the prosecution that there was harm as the conduct linked to support of a proscribed organization. The offence was committed after (the October 7 attacks). Not days or weeks later, but seven weeks later. I would not classify the harm as serious.” The terrorist supporter was spared both prison and fines “on account of his ‘extremely limited budget’ of £49 per week used for food and travel.”
This seems to be how the UK “justice” system works. If you support Hamas, a terrorist organization, it is considered either not really support at all, or not to cause “serious harm.” Instead, protesting illegal immigration must immediately be punished with unconditional prison sentences. If this is not an example of the state emboldening terrorism, it would be hard to say what is.
When ordinary citizens are imprisoned for standing up for the safety of their families and their country, while terrorist supporters are coddled, you know that your country is being ruled by what the late Polish psychiatrist Andrzej Łobaczewski, in his book Political Poenology: The Science of Evil, Psychopathy, and the Origins of Totalitarianism, labeled them: “psychopaths.”
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