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Critics compare Merz-era rhetoric to anti-cannabis propaganda
Original: RE: https:// mastodon.social/@Karl_Theodor/ 117145774184501626 Lieber Herr # Merz - 🚨 In einer Zeit des 🪖 # Rechtsruck g
German-language commentary addresses Friedrich Merz directly, arguing that in a time of right-wing shift marked by economic insecurity, migration and racism, historical figure Harry Anslinger used media campaigns to portray cannabis as a threat. The post draws a parallel between that earlier scare campaign and current political rhetoric in Germany, framing drug policy debates as part of a wider rightward drift. Engagement is small but the comparison is being shared in left-leaning online circles.
Why now: Debate over Germany's political rightward shift and migration rhetoric under Merz is prompting comparisons to historical propaganda like Anslinger's anti-cannabis campaigns.
Friedrich MerzHarry AnslingerGermany
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- RE: https:// mastodon.social/@Karl_Theodor/ 117145774184501626 Lieber Herr # Merz - 🚨 In einer Zeit des 🪖 # Rechtsruck geprägt von wirtschaftlicher Unsicherheit, # Migration und # Rassismus – nutzte # Anslinger gezielt mediale Kampagnen, um 🌱 😀 👯 # Cannabis als # Bedrohung… · Karl_Theodor · 3
- RE: https:// mastodon.social/@Karl_Theodor/ 117145774184501626 Lieber Herr # Merz - 🚨 In einer Zeit des 🪖 # Rechtsruck geprägt von wirtschaftlicher Unsicherheit, # Migration und # Rassismus – nutzte # Anslinger gezielt mediale Kampagnen, um 🌱 😀 👯 # Cannabis als Bedrohung… · Karl_Theodor · 3
- RE: https:// mastodon.social/@Karl_Theodor/ 117145774184501626 Lieber Herr # Merz - 🚨 In einer Zeit des 🪖 # Rechtsruck geprägt von wirtschaftlicher Unsicherheit, # Migration und # Rassismus – nutzte # Anslinger gezielt mediale Kampagnen, um 🌱 😀 👯 # Cannabis als # Bedrohung… · Karl_Theodor · 2
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