Tagesschau announcer muzzles himself Can we no longer talk openly about Islam?

 

The high-profile Islam expert and Tagesschau spokesman Constantin Schreiber (44) no longer wants to comment on the subject of Islam in the future

Tagesschau spokesman Constantin Schreiber's (44) self-imposed Islam muzzle is now calling politicians into the spotlight.

After various threats and attacks against himself, the well-known Tagesschau presenter and Islam expert pulled the ripcord.

► In an interview with “Zeit” Schreiber announced: “I will no longer comment on anything that has even the remotest connection to Islam. I won’t write any books about it, I turn down talk show requests, I won’t do it anymore.”

The trigger for his decision: threats against the moderator and his family - Schreiber is a father of several families. And from his perspective, a lack of support from the university and colleagues. “I just said, no, I don’t want that, I don’t want this negativity in my life,” says Schreiber.

Politicians reacted to Schreiber's decision with both understanding and horror!

Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (53, SPD) told BILD about the Schreiber case: “When people withdraw from public debate because of intimidation and threats, then that is always a bad sign - especially if you do not share the other's opinion. When there is intimidation and violence, the rule of law is required, so no one is allowed to prevail,” the Interior Minister continued.

Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (53, SPD) described Schreiber’s decision as a “bad sign” for democratic discourse in Germany.

The Federal Government's Commissioner for Integration, Reem Alabali-Radovan (33, SPD), also called for a stop to “putting people in drawers and stigmatizing them. This also means allowing for other opinions and controversies and not stirring up resentment.”

Kubicki (FDP): We have a democracy problem

Bundestag Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki (71, FDP) expressed himself more clearly. He sees a fundamental problem in Germany in conducting critical discussions on the subject of Islam.

► Kubicki described Schreiber to BILD as an “outstanding and highly intelligent journalist” who had nothing to do with right-wing extremism. “But if there is a public climate in which his considered criticism is met with verbal and physical attacks, we have a democracy problem. Then we are all asked,” Kubicki continued.

Schreiber's decision reflects “a longer-term development that could be threatening to our democracy. Anyone who, after this process, still claims that cancel culture does not exist in Germany must be accused of consciously or unconsciously destroying democratic discourse,” Kubicki continued.

The FDP politician has been observing a brutalization of the public debate in Germany for some time. “If you point out facts in Germany, you are considered right-wing radical,” he complained during a recent election campaign appearance in Bavaria.