Ralph Schoellhammer

They have a yearly budget of 6 million and they get 5.9 million from the German government. So they are like 99% of the government comes from the state, but in public, they still count as an NGO. And this has been going on for decades, but nobody looked at it.

They have a yearly budget of 6 million and they get 5.9 million from the German government. So they are like 99% of the government comes from the state, but in public, they still count as an NGO. And this has been going on for decades, but nobody looked at it.

And with the United States doing the whole thing with USAID, now even in Germany, in Austria, I think also in the UK, in France, everybody starts to look at these NGOs, and now it becomes clearer and clearer that these non-governmental organizations are actually nothing but governmental organizations.

And with the United States doing the whole thing with USAID, now even in Germany, in Austria, I think also in the UK, in France, everybody starts to look at these NGOs, and now it becomes clearer and clearer that these non-governmental organizations are actually nothing but governmental organizations.

And what they have become, and this is upsetting many people in Europe, they want to learn about it, this has become a form of a shadow state. Because the idea is, even if the right wins elections, There is a parallel institutional structure that is always left of center. And what that potentially means is that the right might get into office, but they never get into power.

And what they have become, and this is upsetting many people in Europe, they want to learn about it, this has become a form of a shadow state. Because the idea is, even if the right wins elections, There is a parallel institutional structure that is always left of center. And what that potentially means is that the right might get into office, but they never get into power.

And I think this is now gradually starting to change. And we see it again with Donald Trump, because what's interesting about the new administration in Washington is They have no interest just to be in office, which some could say was the case with Donald Trump in 2016. They actually want to be in power, right? They actually want to do things differently.

And I think this is now gradually starting to change. And we see it again with Donald Trump, because what's interesting about the new administration in Washington is They have no interest just to be in office, which some could say was the case with Donald Trump in 2016. They actually want to be in power, right? They actually want to do things differently.

We'll see how it's going to work out, but I think that's a huge difference, and that is at least partially spilling over into Europe as well.

We'll see how it's going to work out, but I think that's a huge difference, and that is at least partially spilling over into Europe as well.

Everything is larger in America.

Everything is larger in America.

Well, I think there are two things, or maybe even three things that are crucial here. When we look at what you just mentioned, the conspiracy theory part, that is interesting if you look at the timing, because many of the major conspiracy theories from five years ago, at least in parts, have been vindicated.

Well, I think there are two things, or maybe even three things that are crucial here. When we look at what you just mentioned, the conspiracy theory part, that is interesting if you look at the timing, because many of the major conspiracy theories from five years ago, at least in parts, have been vindicated.

Whether it was the labric theory when it came to COVID, whether it was the energy transition in Germany, or whether it was the consequences of mass migration in Western Europe. All of these things were vindicated. very often people on the right, but not exclusively, said that energy transition is not going to work, right?

Whether it was the labric theory when it came to COVID, whether it was the energy transition in Germany, or whether it was the consequences of mass migration in Western Europe. All of these things were vindicated. very often people on the right, but not exclusively, said that energy transition is not going to work, right?

Mass migration will have huge social and cultural consequences, and that COVID might actually came from a lab. Five years ago, you were a conspiracy theorist, and now all of a sudden, you're actually closer to the truth than those who claim the opposite.

Mass migration will have huge social and cultural consequences, and that COVID might actually came from a lab. Five years ago, you were a conspiracy theorist, and now all of a sudden, you're actually closer to the truth than those who claim the opposite.

And that precisely at that time, you create an institution that says, if people spread or believe in conspiracy theories, report them to us, and we're going to advise you how to treat them.

And that precisely at that time, you create an institution that says, if people spread or believe in conspiracy theories, report them to us, and we're going to advise you how to treat them.