ICTChris Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 News coming out overnight that around 50 people have been arrested in Germany, allegedly for planning a coup. The group was lead by a German aristocrat Heinreich XIII and planned to storm the Reichstag and seize power. It's alleged that the group has stashed weapons to prepare for the coup. Fromer members of the military were allegedly involved, including former members of elite special forces units. A former AfD member of Parliament is also understood to be involved. The AfD is a far right party who emerged in the mid-late 2010s and secured around 10% of the vote in German elections, campaigning against immigration and adopting nationalist and anti-Islamic positions. There have been significant scandals in Germany involving the KSK, which is the German equivelent of the SAS. In 2017 several soldiers were arrested for plotting to assassinate a number of left-wing politicians and activists - there were significant rumours then that the plotters included KSK soldiers. In 2020, one of the KSK companies was disbanded due to it being so filled with extremists. That unit was adjudged to have essentially become independent of the chain of command. Obviously this conspiracy wasn't going to overthrow the German government but it's worth noting that it seems a serious issue. Even if the idea itself is mad, if you have groups of highly trained military running around with weapons there is a big risk of violence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Of course, this would only happen here under a Labour government of the left. Of course, that won't be happening as ghos present Labour party are right wing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Weimar Germany thread for this pish please. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Hey what happened to "Have any P&B posters been involved in a plot to overthrow a democratically elected government?" It would be nice to be asked. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fullerene said: Hey what happened to "Have any P&B posters been involved in a plot to overthrow a democratically elected government?" It would be nice to be asked. I didn't want to out the secret group of esoteric right-wing posters who are currently plotting to seize Holyrood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Arrests were also made in Austria and Italy. the gangs all here 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 minute ago, ICTChris said: I didn't want to out the secret group of esoteric right-wing posters who are currently plotting to seize Holyrood. Wouldn't be very secret if they simply replied "Yes, me." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 19 minutes ago, ICTChris said: I didn't want to out the secret group of esoteric right-wing posters who are currently plotting to seize Holyrood. Who the f**k are you calling right-wing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) The AfD member is a former member of parliament who is currently serving as a judge in Berlin. Heinrich XIII is reported to have reached out to representatives of Russia for assistance in the coup attempt - it's not known what the Russian representatives said, I imagine something like "we are a bit busy Heinrich". German authorities are saying that some of the plotters were inspired by QAnon and were part of a kind of German soveriegn citizens group who didn't recognise the current German state as legitimate. Edited December 7, 2022 by ICTChris 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Luckily the British Armed forces aren't full of right wing nutters with a hard on for monarchy and the olden days. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 The far-right scum are never far away but when I read about incidents like this and add it to others that have been very visible recently, I'm getting increasingly concerned. I know that Kanye West is severely troubled but any attempts to legitimise far-right/Nazi ideology has to be countered asap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: News coming out overnight that around 50 people have been arrested in Germany, allegedly for planning a coup. The group was lead by a German aristocrat Heinreich XIII and planned to storm the Reichstag and seize power. It's alleged that the group has stashed weapons to prepare for the coup. Fromer members of the military were allegedly involved, including former members of elite special forces units. A former AfD member of Parliament is also understood to be involved. The AfD is a far right party who emerged in the mid-late 2010s and secured around 10% of the vote in German elections, campaigning against immigration and adopting nationalist and anti-Islamic positions. There have been significant scandals in Germany involving the KSK, which is the German equivelent of the SAS. In 2017 several soldiers were arrested for plotting to assassinate a number of left-wing politicians and activists - there were significant rumours then that the plotters included KSK soldiers. In 2020, one of the KSK companies was disbanded due to it being so filled with extremists. That unit was adjudged to have essentially become independent of the chain of command. Obviously this conspiracy wasn't going to overthrow the German government but it's worth noting that it seems a serious issue. Even if the idea itself is mad, if you have groups of highly trained military running around with weapons there is a big risk of violence. Just look at Ukraine... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 What a tasteful jacket. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Say what you like about the German far right, they always dress to kill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 What a tasteful jacket. I thought DPB was an anti-masker (that's pretty much how I envisage he looks) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 What a tasteful jacket. That’s a Farage special. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 What is it with continental Europe and the far right? In Italy they elect them, now this in Germany. What a shower. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 41 minutes ago, ICTChris said: What a tasteful jacket. From the Haus of Bruar if I'm not mistaken. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: From the Haus of Bruar if I'm not mistaken. Hugo Boche 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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