https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/18/theres-a-frenzy-afoot-against-the-far-right-in-eur/'German and Austrian media outrage me'By Daniel Pipes
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Europe’s mainstream media has reached a point of distorted frenzy about what it calls the “far-right†and “neo-Nazis.†I know. I have just experienced this first hand. Allow me, please, to tell my tale.
Ezra Levant of Canada is a brilliant conservative and an eloquent critic of the left. He’s indefatigable and successful; Rebel Media, which he founded in February 2015, has more than 1 million YouTube subscribers. Of his many concerns, such as “ethical oil,†Mr. Levant most worries about the threat of Islamism.
Our common outlook means we often cooperate, and he recently invited me to join a Rebel Media cruise on the Danube River in June 2019, which I accepted. It makes roughly equidistant daily trips, beginning with two towns in Germany (Regensburg, Passau), then four in Austria (Linz, Melk, Durnstein, Vienna), one in Slovakia (Bratislava), and one in Hungary (Budapest).
Of course, the cruise has a political element as well. The talent includes British journalist Katie Hopkins and activist Tommy Robinson; and, as the brochure explains, “we’ll also meet with local political leaders of democratic political groups who are working to preserve western civilization and values†— the Alternative fur Deutschland party, Sebastian Kurz’ government in Austria, and Viktor Orban’s in Hungary.
Who could oppose this innocent mix of merriment and education?
The Establishment could. The assault started on Sept. 7, when the Oberosterreichische Nachrichten newspaper in Linz excitedly informed its readers that “Right-Wing Extremists’ Cruise on the Danube to Land in Linz in June 2019.†It also collected statements from the governor, the mayor, and other politicians who unanimously told us we are unwelcome, one of them even demanding that the trip be halted.
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