Sabine Beppler-Spahl | The European Conservative

If You Can’t Beat Them, Ban Them: The German Establishment’s Attack on Democracy

Sabine Beppler-Spahl August 28, 2025

In a potential test case for other regions, an AfD mayoral candidate was barred from the election for, among other things, quoting Tolkien and admiring Wagner.

Merz in front of German and EU flag with earpiece listening

Germany’s Moral Collapse: How Merz Handed Victory to Hamas

Sabine Beppler-Spahl August 22, 2025

Prioritizing short-term tactics over wisdom, Merz allowed himself to be swayed by shifting public opinion and the desire to appease his Social Democratic partners.

elementary-age school girl holding pencil looking up at teacher (outside image)

German Education: From Learning to Indoctrination

Sabine Beppler-Spahl August 7, 2025

Post-war German education once stood for intellectual rigour. Today, feelings trump facts, ideology replaces enquiry, and political conformity stifles critical thinking.

Syrian migrants pass by sign saying Welcome in Germany at Munich train station

The Misuse of History

Sabine Beppler-Spahl July 26, 2025

How Germany’s Nazi past was politically weaponized to justify the 2015 refugee crisis

Merz squeezes Erdogan's hand and smiles while Erdogan looks at the camera and more smirks. Woman in Muslim headscarf in the back seen between the two men

Germany: Erdogan’s European Outpost?

Sabine Beppler-Spahl July 10, 2025

An honest assessment reveals that German mainstream politics has served as Erdoğan’s most effective accomplice for years.

Merz in focus looking at Ursula von der Leyen fuzzy in foreground

The EU Escape: Merz’s Flight From Democratic Responsibility

Sabine Beppler-Spahl July 3, 2025

Rather than fighting hard political fights at home, German politicians hide behind Brussels.

Merz government cabinet seated around large oval table

In the Name of Democracy: How Germany Ended Up Funding Hate

Sabine Beppler-Spahl June 25, 2025

By bankrolling organizations that ordinary Germans would never voluntarily support, the state has created an artificial network of antisemitic quasi-lobbyists.

A police officer stands in front of the German flag during a demonstration in Berlin on March 22, 2025.

German Censorship Machine in Action: The Police’s Shadow War on Free Speech

Sabine Beppler-Spahl June 19, 2025

In the Kafkaesque reality of Germany’s speech laws, anonymous functionaries can trigger police raids, with intimidation becoming the goal and the punishment.

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen (C) reacts holding her medal as she receives an applause from attendees after receiving the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2025 (Karlspreis) on May 29, 2025 in Aachen.

The Charlemagne Prize: A Symbol of Elite Defensiveness

Sabine Beppler-Spahl June 4, 2025

The prize, this year awarded to Commission President von der Leyen, has functioned as propaganda accompanied by public disputes for years.

Multiple pairs of rubber boots placed on cement stairs as part of a German farmer protest against oppressive policies, reminiscent of the Peasants' War in the 1500s.

The Peasants’ War: Why Germany’s Elite Fear the Past

Sabine Beppler-Spahl May 28, 2025

The mere possibility that today’s populists might stand on the side of justice in the fight for Freyheit terrifies their opponents.

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If You Can’t Beat Them, Ban Them: The German Establishment’s Attack on Democracy

Germany’s Moral Collapse: How Merz Handed Victory to Hamas

German Education: From Learning to Indoctrination

The Misuse of History

Germany: Erdogan’s European Outpost?

The EU Escape: Merz’s Flight From Democratic Responsibility

In the Name of Democracy: How Germany Ended Up Funding Hate

German Censorship Machine in Action: The Police’s Shadow War on Free Speech

The Charlemagne Prize: A Symbol of Elite Defensiveness

The Peasants’ War: Why Germany’s Elite Fear the Past

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