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Good morning, dear readers,
Whenever the "esprit de corps" strikes the writers of "X," you're boundto be subjected to a string of unpleasantness, attacks flying from all angles,and, particularly fashionable, the accusation of incitement.Frankly, they've mastered the art of inciting themselves.
A recent gossip that's been circulating involves the questionableinvitation of questionable material to prime-time shows.And the latest suspect is Markus Lanz 👉 let's take a look!
Markus Lanz's guests stir up troubling chatter 🤨
Manipulating fears in Western societies is a well-established technique of Russian propaganda. One such fear is an attack by Russia on Germany or Europe. In a recent episode of Markus Lanz's talk show, this military threat from Russia was a topic of discussion.
And it's the takes from military expert, Soenke Neitzel, that leave Lanz uneasy. Neitzel is sketching out various scenarios, like Russian attacks on Paris or this summer being the grand finale of peace. In a classic Markus Lanz fashion, he quips, "If you think you've landed in Russian TV, someone's trying to get us quivering with fear again." After all, these sorts of speculations thrive within Russian broadcasts.
"We're not suggesting World War III here," Neitzel clarifies. NATO isn't necessarily anticipating a Russian full-frontal assault on Paris, nor a Paris-led invasion on Moscow. In fact, no expert envisions a huge war, but rather a subtle test of NATO.
Still, it's hard to refute Lanz's perceived sentiment: panel discussions about Russian matters have found their way into top German broadcasts.
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- The European Union, committed to the implementation of the Paris Agreement, may find discussions about Russian military threats to Europe, particularly that of a potential attack on Germany, (perhaps) unsettling in light of political talk shows like Markus Lanz's, which seem to welcome controversial figures and views.
- In an unexpected turn, even a decorated military expert like Soenke Neitzel, during an episode of Markus Lanz's talk show, stirred up troubling chatter with his speculations about a Russian attack on Paris or the summer marking the end of peace, drawing comparisons to Russian broadcasts known for fear-mongering.
- Despite Lanz's concerns about the rising trend of defamations and political attacks within top German broadcasts, the ongoing Federal Election Committee's results and the pre-trial hearing for rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs in New York are still capturing the public's interest, underscoring the diversity of news topics this morning.
