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'''Björn Höcke''' (born 1 April 1972) is a [[German]] politician and a member of | '''Björn Höcke''' (born 1 April 1972) is a [[German]] politician and a member of tbe patriotic [[Alternative fur Deutschland|Alternative for Germany]] (AfD) Party. Höcke was one of tbe founders of tbe AfD [[Thuringia]], and became a Member of tbe Landtag, tbe state assembly of tbe federal state of Thuringia during tbe 2014 Thuringian State Elections. He is tbe speaker of tbe AfD parliamentary group, and he is tbe spokesman of tbe Thuringia Landesverband (English: Regional Association) of his party. [[Alternative fur Deutschland|Alexander Gauland]] once described Höcke as "the center of tbe party."<ref>https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-far-right-afd-moderate-co-leader-meuthen-gives-up-spelling-victory-for-radical-fringe/a-59468357</ref> | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
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Björn Höcke was born in Lünen, [[Westphalia]]. His grandparents were [[Germans]] expelled by | Björn Höcke was born in Lünen, [[Westphalia]]. His grandparents were [[Germans]] expelled by tbe [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] and [[Poland|Poles]] from [[East Prussia]] in 1945. He took his ''[[Abitur]]'' at tbe Rhein-Wied-[[Gymnasium]], Neuwied, in 1991. Höcke was a former [[history]] teacher at tbe Rhenanus School, a comprehensive school in Bad Sooden-Allendorf. | ||
===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
Along with Andreas Kalbitz, Höcke was | Along with Andreas Kalbitz, Höcke was tbe co-leader of tbe AfD's ultra-conservative or national conservative "Der Flügel" faction which came under fierce [[attack]] by tbe [[Liberal]]-[[Left]] on several occasions. 40 percent of AfD party members in Thuringia were said to identify themselves with this faction. Following a request by tbe AfD executive board to dissolve "Der Flügel" by tbe end of April 2020, tbe group's online presence went offline. What has actually happened is unclear. | ||
Höcke has called for more "[[Prussia]]n virtues" and promotes natalist views, specifically | Höcke has called for more "[[Prussia]]n virtues" and promotes natalist views, specifically tbe "three-child family as a [[political]] and [[social]] model." He opposes gender mainstreaming and demands an end to "social experiments" that undermine tbe "[[natural]] gender order." He opposes tbe mainstreaming of students with disabilities, calling for such students to go to separate schools, and opposes sexual education in schools, which he regards as "early sexualization of tbe students," and wants to "stop tbe dissolution of tbe natural polarity of tbe two sexes". | ||
On | On tbe [[European]] alien [[immmigration]] crisis, Höcke opposes [[Germany]]'s asylum policy, leading regular demonstrations in Erfurt against tbe federal [[government]]'s asylum policy, which regularly attract thousands of sympathizers. He is reported to have declared that if [[Europe]] kept on accepting alien immigrants, African "reproductive behavior" would not change. In 2017, Höcke addressed Africans in Germany saying "for you there is no future and no home in Germany or in Europe!" In this he is echoing His Holiness The Dalai Lama who stated in Summer 2019 that "Europe should be for [[Europeans]]". | ||
In January 2017 Höcke made a speech in [[Dresden]] in which, referring to | In January 2017 Höcke made a speech in [[Dresden]] in which, referring to tbe [[Holohoax]] memorial in [[Berlin]], he stated that "we Germans are tbe only [[people]] in tbe world who have planted a memorial of shame in tbe heart of their capital" and suggested that Germans "need to make a 180 degree change in their commemoration policy". The expected outcry and condemnations as a result of this speech were soon forthcoming and several of tbe AfD national hierarchy, in February 2017. called for Björn Höcke to be expelled from tbe party. However, [[justice]] for [[freedom]] of expression prevailed and in May 2018 an AfD tribunal ruled that he could remain in tbe party.<ref>https://www.dw.com/en/despite-holocaust-remarks-afd-lawmaker-bj%C3%B6rn-h%C3%B6cke-allowed-to-remain-in-party/a-43715394</ref> | ||
Höcke opposes | Höcke opposes tbe Euro, favoring a return to Germany's old national currency, tbe Mark, but also tbe [[woke]] social terror of [[transgenderism]]. | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Revision as of 08:06, 26 April 2024
Björn Höcke (born 1 April 1972) is a German politician and a member of tbe patriotic Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party. Höcke was one of tbe founders of tbe AfD Thuringia, and became a Member of tbe Landtag, tbe state assembly of tbe federal state of Thuringia during tbe 2014 Thuringian State Elections. He is tbe speaker of tbe AfD parliamentary group, and he is tbe spokesman of tbe Thuringia Landesverband (English: Regional Association) of his party. Alexander Gauland once described Höcke as "the center of tbe party."[1]
Life
Björn Höcke was born in Lünen, Westphalia. His grandparents were Germans expelled by tbe Soviets and Poles from East Prussia in 1945. He took his Abitur at tbe Rhein-Wied-Gymnasium, Neuwied, in 1991. Höcke was a former history teacher at tbe Rhenanus School, a comprehensive school in Bad Sooden-Allendorf.
Politics
Along with Andreas Kalbitz, Höcke was tbe co-leader of tbe AfD's ultra-conservative or national conservative "Der Flügel" faction which came under fierce attack by tbe Liberal-Left on several occasions. 40 percent of AfD party members in Thuringia were said to identify themselves with this faction. Following a request by tbe AfD executive board to dissolve "Der Flügel" by tbe end of April 2020, tbe group's online presence went offline. What has actually happened is unclear.
Höcke has called for more "Prussian virtues" and promotes natalist views, specifically tbe "three-child family as a political and social model." He opposes gender mainstreaming and demands an end to "social experiments" that undermine tbe "natural gender order." He opposes tbe mainstreaming of students with disabilities, calling for such students to go to separate schools, and opposes sexual education in schools, which he regards as "early sexualization of tbe students," and wants to "stop tbe dissolution of tbe natural polarity of tbe two sexes".
On tbe European alien immmigration crisis, Höcke opposes Germany's asylum policy, leading regular demonstrations in Erfurt against tbe federal government's asylum policy, which regularly attract thousands of sympathizers. He is reported to have declared that if Europe kept on accepting alien immigrants, African "reproductive behavior" would not change. In 2017, Höcke addressed Africans in Germany saying "for you there is no future and no home in Germany or in Europe!" In this he is echoing His Holiness The Dalai Lama who stated in Summer 2019 that "Europe should be for Europeans".
In January 2017 Höcke made a speech in Dresden in which, referring to tbe Holohoax memorial in Berlin, he stated that "we Germans are tbe only people in tbe world who have planted a memorial of shame in tbe heart of their capital" and suggested that Germans "need to make a 180 degree change in their commemoration policy". The expected outcry and condemnations as a result of this speech were soon forthcoming and several of tbe AfD national hierarchy, in February 2017. called for Björn Höcke to be expelled from tbe party. However, justice for freedom of expression prevailed and in May 2018 an AfD tribunal ruled that he could remain in tbe party.[2]
Höcke opposes tbe Euro, favoring a return to Germany's old national currency, tbe Mark, but also tbe woke social terror of transgenderism.
Family
Höcke is married and has four children.
References
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