Sorry, Progressives, No Takesy Backsies…

Paul Friedrich, 16, could not wait to cast his first ballot and had no doubt which German party had earned his support in the watershed European elections. “Correct, I voted AfD,” he said proudly in the bustle of the commuter railway station in Brandenburg an der Havel, an hour from central Berlin. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland made particularly stunning gains on Sunday among young voters.

For the first time in a national poll, 16- and 17-year-olds could cast their ballots – a reform that had been strongly backed by left-leaning parties. After overwhelmingly supporting the Greens five years ago, Germans under 25 gave the AfD 16% of their vote – an 11-point rise – helping place the party second behind the opposition CDU-CSU conservatives and well ahead of the Social Democrats of the chancellor, Olaf Scholz.

Whoops! That backfired spectacularly, didn't it?  

...his concerns echo those of many teenagers and twentysomethings in town: fears of war spreading in Europe, inflation, economic decline, “unchecked” immigration and, above all, violent crime, which they say is rampant when they use public transport or hang out in public spaces at night.

A familiar refrain, the sort of urban petty crime that impacts the youth more so than the adult voters is driving the 'lurch to the right' as this is being described.  

“A lot of things are moving in the wrong direction with the current government,” Friedrich said, referring to Scholz’s increasingly loveless centre-left-led alliance. “I want to change things with my vote – I want the AfD to shape that.”

And the left have helpfully tied the noose around their own neck and shown you how to kick the chair they are standing on! Oh, if only there was a German word to describe how I felt reading this article...

Brushing aside party scandals and attempts to whitewash the Nazi past, Konstantin and his friend Leonard, 18, also voted AfD. “When I go out I get insulted and even spat on by, let’s just say, non-Germans – those aren’t German values,” Leonard said. “If refugees come here and work and behave and leave me alone that’s fine, but if not, they should go home.”

It seems the education system in Germany hasn't been totally conquered by the progressives. Unlike ours. 

What do these 'new Germans' think about this? 

Noura Abu Agwa, a 24-year-old refugee from Damascus, said she and her mother also felt increasingly unsafe in town, but blamed the strong presence of the far right. “When I arrived I was wearing the hijab but I got harassed so I took it off,” she said. “I feel bad for my mom because she’s still wearing it, and once she was walking in the street and a man stopped her to shout at her. She was so confused because she only speaks Arabic.”

QED. 

Striking Back!

Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club are calling for Stephen Fry to be suspended after he criticised the establishment for 'stinking of privilege and classism' at the Hay Literature Festival. In what is being referred to as 'Frygate' within club circles, several members have sent emails to the MCC board calling for the former president to be suspended after he breached disciplinary rules by 'bringing the club into disrepute'.

It's about time these luvvies faced the consequences of opening their mouths, so more power to their elbows!  

An MCC member close to the club told the Mail: 'He spends the year swanning it at the MCC and soon as he is no longer president, he's slagging them off at Hay Literature.The panel at the Hay festival was about racism in cricket and he chose to speak about beetroot old men in cricket. He was showboating as he always does.'

Indeed he was, and people are increasingly fed up with it.  

Fry could face suspension from the club over his comments as it reportedly takes one member to complain about another for the member in question to be called before a Disciplinary Committee led by a KC who will decide on any sanctions.

Wouldn't that be delicious?  

Better Listen To Them!

Germans have demanded that their government restricts migration to prevent further attacks after an Afghan knifeman killed a police officer and stabbed five others at a political rally. Sulaiman Ataee, 25, launched a frenzied attack in Mannheim city centre on Friday, stabbing well-known Islam critic Michael Stuerzenberger, police officer Rueven L, 29, and several bystanders in a horrific incident which was live streamed on YouTube. Residents in the city in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg were outraged over the attack, with many demanding stricter rules on immigration.

Remember the last time the Germans got a bit stirred up? You can't really fail to, can you?  

Local resident Julia, 27, said her opinion on migration had changed following the deadly stabbing rampage last week. 'I'm now a lot more aware of the dangers of Islamistic terror after what happened on Friday and it made me think that we might need to draw a line to restrict immigration and decide whether people actually need asylum or not,' she told MailOnline.

'It makes me increasingly angry as well that our society is so open to migrants and takes everyone in, but then there's people who are radical and violent, so much so that a police officer gets killed. It is truly shocking.'

And it's not just the usual complainants this time, either: 

Even the left-leaning Green Party, after years of urging Germany to take in more asylum seekers, is calling for tougher measures against Islamic extremists.

When you've lost the Greens.... 

Frustrated pensioner Rolf said that he thinks that Germany and its government will be outraged over the death of Rouven L. for a week, but will return to normal after, with no changes to be made following the brutal attack. 'It is intolerable,' he said.'We can't take in the whole world, that just cannot work,' Rolf told MailOnline. The 70-year-old said he had noticed German public services taking a hit and attributed this to mass migration.'I went to hospital to get help with a hernia, but I only got an appointment three months later. 'There's just too many people that come here, it just cannot work and we need to do something about it,' he added.

Amazingly, the Germans are saying all the things we are saying, but their government is actually listening to them.  

Homeless woman Petra, 57, told MailOnline: Migrants have a right to be here, but I don't think it's right that some, not all, get more than the Germans that are here. 'There's Germans on the streets, like us. I think everyone should be treated equally.' She used to be €800 (£680) in debt, which spiralled into losing her flat and insurance. Petra is now homeless, and struggling to even afford medication like paracetamol in the pharmacy. 'You used to be able to get medications written up [onto your insurance], but now that's not the case. Everything's gotten really expensive. 'You start asking yourself whether open borders are worth this, Petra added. 'The country can't do it anymore. People have health issues and can't pay to treat them. it's about time the government does more for its people, for everyone.'

Indeed it is.