An interview by the "Freedom of opinion for citizens" initiative

MfB: Mr von Storch, what comes to mind when you think of ARD & ZDF?

Sven von Storch: State propaganda, which is taking on increasingly bizarre forms.

MfB: Could you elaborate on that, please?

Sven von Storch: First of all, the disgusting bad habit at ARD and ZDF of interviewing supposedly random citizens who, of course, just happen to represent the politically ordered line on climate protection and the AfD - and whose names are then regularly found on Green Party electoral lists.

Or take the film adaptation of Robert Habeck's book "Hauke Haiens Tod", whose subject matter he stole from the novel "Der Schimmelreiter" by the great novellist Theodor Storm. In Habeck's film, Storm's "Schimmelreiter" is transformed into a parable about the impending end of the world due to climate change: a first-class green propaganda piece that was filmed by ARD and received 300,000 euros in taxpayer funding. The head of the production company responsible is - what a coincidence - Christiane Strobl, Schäuble's daughter and wife of the Baden-Württemberg Minister of the Interior, Thomas Strobl. The typical green clan mentality is once again in evidence here. No matter where you lift the carpet: Red-Green cronyism is behind almost every media scandal against the AfD.

MfB: In view of the increasing violence against politicians, even the state broadcaster is reaching the limits of reality.

Sven von Storch: ARD and ZDF are currently running a new political campaign, the absurdity of which can hardly be surpassed. The growing violence against politicians is being blamed on the AfD by the state broadcaster's programme makers. According to figures from the German government, the AfD is the party that is the victim of violence more often than other parties. As if that were not enough, state radio sweeps under the carpet the fact that most of the violence, not only against the AfD but also against the Greens, comes from violent left-wingers.

According to an answer from the federal government, attacks against Green party facilities were three times more likely to be carried out by left-wingers than by "right-wingers". In the case of damage to property at the expense of the Greens, left-wingers were even five times more likely to be responsible than right-wingers. Because of the heated climate panic, many left-wing radicals already see the Greens and the SPD as a "danger" to the climate and the continued existence of humanity. Have you seen any of this on ARD and ZDF?

MfB: Then there's the near-fatal assassination attempt on Slovakian Prime Minister Fico.

Sven von Storch: The explanations provided by the political-media establishment for this can hardly be surpassed in terms of mendacity. Although it is absolutely clear that the shots were fired at Fico by a left-wing extremist and AfD opponent, the AfD - who else? - the AfD is also to blame.

In a completely confused speech in the Bundestag, the great novelist Robert Habeck explained this to the baffled citizens as follows: words uttered by right-wing extremists inflame the social climate and then these words are followed by deeds. If you think this through to the end, the Greens should actually oblige citizens to remain silent and ban all speech and talking, because according to our fairytale minister, in his unsurpassable green logic, this leads to undesirable actions. It couldn't be more stupid, you think, but then ARD and ZDF come along again and make the next completely stupid mental connection, for example that right-wing extremism promotes climate change.

MfB: How can citizens defend themselves politically against this?

Sven von Storch: First of all, I would advise every citizen not to vote for a party that does not firmly rule out a coalition with the Greens. That is one thing. The other is a fundamental straightening out of the public broadcasters, who have conspired over the years to form a mafia-like complex to combat the opposition. A manifesto signed by many employees of the public broadcaster - anonymously, because they fear reprisals from the management - shows just how justified our criticism of state broadcasting is. That says it all.

However, there is a very simple way out of this disaster: the cancellation of the state broadcasting contracts by the federal states. Elections are being held this year in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg. In other words, in the states where the justified mistrust of state broadcasting is greatest among the citizens. Current law allows each of these federal states to terminate the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty after the election, thus paving the way for the abolition of the compulsory contribution.

Of all the parties standing for election, only the AfD is a party that citizens can be completely sure will push through this only genuine reform of the ÖRR.

MfB: Mr von Storch, thank you for the interview.

An interview by the initiative "Freedom of opinion for citizens"