Verbal abuse and violence targeting politicians are on the rise in Germany.

 

Germany: Hate speech, threats against politicians rise https://t.co/xhNsGb3kJw

— mozu (@mozumozumozu) February 11, 2021

The statistics chime in with warnings made last week by Holger Münch, the chief of the Federal Criminal Police, who told Der Spiegel magazine that there had been an increase in threats against politicians, virologists and journalists during the coronavirus pandemic.

右からも左からも、 政治家に対しても、ウイルス学者に対しても、記者に対しても脅迫、暴力が・・・・

The rising abuse has been felt by German politicians of every stripe. Over the last few years, several of the country's leading politicians, from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier down, have condemned what they call the deterioration of the country's "debate culture.

討論する文化の劣化・・・というかもともとあったのか、あるいは、ある種の発言を締め出しすぎたのか・・・