The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1308

Dan, Josh, and Stelios discuss the European establishment’s panic about the rise of the AfD, what this shows about western politics, and how to fix Germany and Europe.

Reading List

• Further Reading

  • X post by Panagiotou90St – Panagiotou90St (Twitter)

  • X post by EuropeElects – EuropeElects (Twitter)

  • German federal election results 2021 – Official – Bundeswahlleiterin

  • German federal election results 2025 – Official – Bundeswahlleiterin

  • DW explainer on AfD and political consensus – DW

  • Politico article on AfD ban debate – Politico

  • X post by DiscloseTV – DiscloseTV (Twitter)

  • Guardian report on Friedrich Merz and Syrian asylum comments – The Guardian

  • DW article on immigration & crime data – DW

  • Bild report on Bundespolizei crime report – Bild

  • Free Speech Union report on AfD politician conviction – Free Speech Union

  • European Conservative article on crime statistics & immigration – European Conservative

  • Guardian report on Magdeburg Christmas market attack charges – The Guardian

  • X post by Panagiotou90St – Panagiotou90St (Twitter)

  • DW report on Solingen knife attack & security measures – DW

  • DW opinion on women-only train compartments – DW

  • X post by BasilTheGreat – BasilTheGreat (Twitter)

  • DW fact-check on Christmas market cancellations – DW

  • X post by RadioGenoa – RadioGenoa (Twitter)

  • X post by Sandfort_ – Sandfort_ (Twitter)

  • Sky News – Germany shuts down final nuclear plants – Sky News

  • BBC Europe report – BBC

  • X post by Panagiotou90St – Panagiotou90St (Twitter)

  • X post by Guy Verhofstadt – Guy Verhofstadt (Twitter)

  • X post by Panagiotou90St – Panagiotou90St (Twitter)

  • Statement from Polish PM Tusk on sealing borders with Russia & Belarus – Government of Poland

  • Image attachment (Discord CDN) – German protest sign / graphic 1 – Discord CDN

  • Image attachment (Discord CDN) – German protest sign / graphic 2 – Discord CDN

  • X post by PeterSweden7 – PeterSweden7 (Twitter)

  • X post by Babygravy9 – Babygravy9 (Twitter)

  • X post by Visegrad24 – Visegrad24 (Twitter)

  • X post by InevitableWest – InevitableWest (Twitter)

  • X post by InevitableWest – InevitableWest (Twitter)

  • X post by kunley_drukpa – kunley_drukpa (Twitter)

  • X post by kunley_drukpa – kunley_drukpa (Twitter)