Wilders endorses AfD

Submitted by PezDispenser (Israel), Jan 24, 2017 at 12:14

Dr. Pipes,

Is it time to revisit your endorsement of Wilders? David P. Goldman and Caroline Glick raise serious concerns about AfD, and Wilders has endorsed the latter.

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9812/geert-wilders-koblenz-enf

https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2017/01/22/germanys-alternative-party-is-toxic-and-dangerous/

"I note with disgust that the Dutch nationalist politician Geert Wilders endorsed Germany's Alternative fuer Deutschland, a nest of unreconstructed Nazis masquerading as right-wing populists."

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Comment-The-Holocausts-unlearned-lessons-479418

"Some of Hocke's party colleagues criticized his remarks. But reported criticisms did not relate to the substance of what he said. Rather his fellow AfD leaders criticized him for making statements that could scare German voters away."

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