Politically Incorrect (blog)
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History
Politically Incorrect was founded in 2004, soon after the re-election of George W. Bush, by a German teacher named Stefan Herre "to do something against Anti-Americanism"; its popularity surged in the wake of the Muhammad cartoons controversy the following year.[1] It is one of the most successful German blogs,[1][2] receiving several tens of thousand visitors each day and ranking among the thousand biggest German websites in terms of traffic.[3] The site ranked ninth in March 2013 among German blogs in terms of public resonance in virtual social networks.[4] The blog is interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments within a certain time limit.
Herre has also been on the board of advisors of the organisation Stop Islamization of Nations (SION),[5] and participated in the 2007 international counter-jihad conference in Brussels.[6]
Reception
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The blog has been widely criticized by German media for inciting Islamophobia and equating Islam as a whole with Islamic extremism.[1][2] The blog's internet shop sells items with the slogan "Islamophobic and proud of it".[1] Herre says his Islamophobia is without shame: "Phobia is fear, and I'm afraid of Islam."[1]
The SPD politician Sebastian Edathy, a spokesman for the party on interior affairs, views Politically Incorrect as a vehicle of right-wing populist agitation.[7] It is not observed, however, by the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution which sees it as differing from right-wing extremism in its support of a democratic order and basic rights, as well as its pro-Israel stance.[1][8] Even so, the Munich local group which cooperates with the German Freedom Party is monitored by the Bavarian branch of the office since April 2013.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Reinle, Dominik (17 December 2007). "Angst vor dem Islam – und stolz darauf". WDR (in German). Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ a b Stefan Niggemeier (25 October 2007). "Freier Hass für freie Bürger". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Pi-news.net Site info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Deutsche Blogcharts für den März 2013". Deutsche Blogcharts. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Stop Islamization of Nations (SION) Calls on UN to Protect Christians of Syria". Press Release from PR Newswire. Reuters. 2012-01-20. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ "Counter Jihad Brussels: 18-19 October 2007". International Civil Liberties Alliance. 20 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022.
- ^ Edathy, Sebastian; Sommer, Bernd (2009): "Die zwei Gesichter des Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland. Themen, Machtpotentiale und Mobilisierungsressourcen der extremen Rechten", in: Braun, Stephan; Geisler, Alexander; Gerster, Martin (eds.): Strategien der extremen Rechten. Hintergründe, Analysen, Antworten, VS Verlag, ISBN 3-531-15911-9, pp. 53–54
- ^ Rath, Christian (26 July 2011). "Nicht einheitlich verfassungswidrig". TAZ. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Verfassungsschutz beobachtet Die Freiheit und "PI"". Hamburger Abendblatt. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
External links
- Politically Incorrect (in German)