(de-news.net) – Claus Weimer, the Federal Minister of State for Culture, has articulated concerns regarding the precarious state of freedom, which he perceives as being imperiled alongside security. Speaking as a guest lecturer at the Berlin CDU Party Convention, Weimer asserted that threats to freedom are of comparable magnitude. He identified political extremism, foreign intelligence agencies, and the phenomenon of ‘cancel culture'”‘ – which he posited as an instrument seeking to prescribe the parameters of public discourse – as critical factors contributing to the erosion of individual liberties.
Weimer emphasized that it is incumbent upon the political center to assert itself against such encroachments, warning that several of the world’s most influential states appear to be pursuing trajectories that could result in further curtailments of fundamental freedoms.