Those taking the German government to task over the ongoing gas crisis have been branded the “new enemies of the state” by one government minister in the country.
An ostensibly “centrist” minister in Germany has branded those looking to hold officials accountable for their chronic mismanagement of the country as the “new enemies of the state”.
The minister — who is a member of former chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party — made the claim as authorities in the country begin to fear significant backlash for gas shortages in the winter, with one official saying that he is now expecting riots to occur if and when people are no longer able to heat their homes.
According to a report by broadcaster NTV, Herbert Reul, who serves as the Interior Minister for the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, has now labelled members of the public challenging the extremely poor handling of Germany’s energy, cost of living, and COVID crises by the political class as “enemies of the state”.
The minister also now reportedly fears that such new opponents — whom he also brands conspiracy theorists — are now starting to truly establish themselves in the country.
“I’m worried that if things get really tangible — energy crisis, prices, cold living rooms, fuel is getting more and more expensive — that the ground for such narratives, for such conspiracy theories, will increase,” Reul reportedly told the news agency.
“It’s no longer about protesters, it’s almost about something like new enemies of the state that are establishing themselves,” he also reportedly claimed.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/08/18/gas-crisis-chaos-minister-brands-unhappy-public-new-enemies-of-the-state-amid-riot-warnings/