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⚫ '''Jürgen Elsässer''' (born 20 January 1957) is a German ] and ] ] of the ].


==Life and work== ==Life==
Jürgen Elsässer was born in ] in 1957, the son of a ] and a secretary. He described himself and his two sisters in their youth as typical admirers of left-wing values characterized by the ] some years earlier. His father was a conservative ] voter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/juergen-elsaesser-der-chefideologe-der-neuen-rechten-a-1187601.html|title=Jürgen Elsässer, der Chefideologe der Neuen Rechten|last=Amann|first=Melanie|magazine=Der Spiegel|date=13 January 2018 |language=de|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>
Elsässer worked for 14 years as a teacher in a ] in ], Germany, before he started his career as a journalist for left wing magazines in 1994. Elsässer published his first works in the newspaper '']'' (Workers Struggle), a magazine which was tied to the '']'' (communist league), a organisation in which Elsässer was a member for years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.endstation-rechts.de/news/kategorie/allgemeines-1/artikel/juergen-elsaesser-und-sein-magazin-compact-der-gottfried-feder-des-21-jahrhunderts.html|title=Jürgen Elsässer und sein Magazin "Compact" - Der Gottfried Feder des 21. Jahrhunderts?|first=Mathias|last=Brodkorb|date=25 April 2011|accessdate=12 January 2015|work=Endstation Rechts|language=German}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2015|reason="Arbeiterkampf" and "Kommunistischer Bund" not explicitly mentioned in source}} In 1990 he was a sharp critic of the ], because he was afraid of the possible dawn of a ''Viertes Reich'' (fourth reich). Elsässer was one of the political creators of the ] movement. In 1994 Elsässer he was editor of the '']'' (Young world), the former daily of the '']'' (Free German Youth), the youth mass organisation of the former ruling ]-party ]. Elsässer was also co-editor of the largest left-wing monthly magazine '']'' until 2003 he was dismissed because of his criticism of the upcoming ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sopos.org/aufsaetze/3e0323c513184/1.phtml|title=Jürgen Elsässer, Wie sie lernten, die Bombe zu lieben, Linke, Krieg und Antisemitismus (I)|publisher=Sopos.org|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> Elsässer changed his political views to the right.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} In 2010 he founded the ] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.compact-magazin.com/|title=Magazin für Souveränität › COMPACT|publisher=Compact-magazin.com|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> magazine, in which he also is the editor. In the ] Elsässer is a outspoken supporter of the regime of the ]n president ]. For this position he received a lot of criticism from the German mass media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2014-07/juergen-elsaesser-russland-propaganda|title=Russland: Jürgen Elsässer, Kremlpropagandist|author=ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, Hamburg, Germany|date=19 July 2014|work=ZEIT ONLINE|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> Elsässer's current political position is widely considered as ].{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} Elsässer is a sharp critic of the migration policy of the german chancellor ].<ref> https://juergenelsaesser.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/aufruf-an-unsere-soldaten-sichert-die-deutschen-grenzen/ </ref>{{third-party-inline|date=October 2015}}

To get a job as a teacher he swore his support of the ], a requirement for employment in the German ] and a measure to prevent political extremists from holding state funded jobs, whilst a member of communist organisations.<ref name=":0" /> He worked as a teacher in a ] in ], Germany for 14 years before beginning his career as journalist for left-wing magazines in 1994. Elsässer published his first works in the newspaper ''Arbeiterkampf'' (''Workers' Struggle''), a magazine which was tied to the '']'' (communist league), an organisation of which he was a member for years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.endstation-rechts.de/news/kategorie/allgemeines-1/artikel/juergen-elsaesser-und-sein-magazin-compact-der-gottfried-feder-des-21-jahrhunderts.html|title=Jürgen Elsässer und sein Magazin "Compact" - Der Gottfried Feder des 21. Jahrhunderts?|trans-title=Jürgen Elsässer and his magazine "Compact" - The Gottfried Feder of the 21st century?|language=de|first=Mathias|last=Brodkorb|work=Endstation Rechts|date=25 April 2011|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> In 1990 he was a sharp critic of the ], because he was afraid of the possible dawn of a ''Viertes Reich'' (]).

Elsässer was one of the political creators of the ] movement. In 1994, he was editor of the leftist '']'' (''Young world''). He was also co-editor of the largest left-wing monthly magazine '']'' until he was dismissed.

Elsässer switched to the right.<ref>{{cite news|last=Connolly|first=Kate|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/11/german-anti-refugee-party-afd-political-earthquake-state-elections|title=German anti-refugee party targets 'political earthquake' in elections|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 March 2016|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> In 2010, he founded '']'' magazine,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.compact-magazin.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116082618/https://www.compact-magazin.com/|archivedate=16 January 2015|title=Magazin für Souveränität|trans-title=Magazine for Sovereignty|language=de|publisher=Compact-magazin.com|accessdate=12 January 2015}}</ref> of which he was also the editor.

In 2011, Elsässer expressed his admiration for Serbian leader ].<ref name=":0" /> During the ], Elsässer was an outspoken supporter of Russian president ] and received much criticism from the German media for his position.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Thomas|last1=Korn|first2=Andreas|last2=Umland|author-link2=Andreas Umland|url=http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2014-07/juergen-elsaesser-russland-propaganda|title=Jürgen Elsässer, Kremlpropagandist|trans-title=Jürgen Elsässer, Kremlin propagandist|language=de|date=19 July 2014|work=ZEIT ONLINE|accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref>

Elsässer's current political position is commonly considered as ]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/medien/juergen-elsaesser-und-sein-compact-magazin-nach-ideologischem-zickzackkurs-stramm-rechts/13367938.html|title=Nach ideologischem Zickzackkurs stramm rechts|newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel Online|date=25 March 2016 |language=de|access-date=22 January 2020|last1=Meisner |first1=Matthias }}</ref> and he is a sharp critic of the migration policy of the former German chancellor ].<ref>{{cite web|first=Jürgen|last=Elsässer|url=https://juergenelsaesser.wordpress.com/2015/09/13/aufruf-an-unsere-soldaten-sichert-die-deutschen-grenzen/|title=Aufruf an unsere Soldaten: Sichert die deutschen Grenzen!|trans-title=Call to Our Soldiers: Secure the borders of Germany!|language=de|publisher=Juergenelsaesser.wordpress.com|date=13 September 2015|accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Reception ==
] of '']'' wrote about Elsässer, his appearance is "a mixture of evangelical preacher and teleshopping moderator" and this would "work independently of his message."<ref name=":0" /> Similar to this Dietmar Koschmieder, editor in chief of ''Junge Welt'' said 2018 in ''Der Spiegel'': "If you ask me, has no convictions at all... He is an expert in emotionalization who adapts his message to the respective target and audience."<ref name=":0" />


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Latest revision as of 00:42, 26 December 2024

German journalist and political activist (born 1957)

Jürgen Elsässer
Elsässer in 2015 at a LEGIDA gathering
Born (1957-01-20) 20 January 1957 (age 67)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Journalist, political activist

Jürgen Elsässer (born 20 January 1957) is a German journalist and political activist of the new right.

Life

Jürgen Elsässer was born in Pforzheim in 1957, the son of a watchmaker and a secretary. He described himself and his two sisters in their youth as typical admirers of left-wing values characterized by the 1968 protest movement some years earlier. His father was a conservative CDU voter.

To get a job as a teacher he swore his support of the Liberal democratic basic order, a requirement for employment in the German public sector and a measure to prevent political extremists from holding state funded jobs, whilst a member of communist organisations. He worked as a teacher in a vocational school in Baden-Württemberg, Germany for 14 years before beginning his career as journalist for left-wing magazines in 1994. Elsässer published his first works in the newspaper Arbeiterkampf (Workers' Struggle), a magazine which was tied to the Kommunistischer Bund (communist league), an organisation of which he was a member for years. In 1990 he was a sharp critic of the German reunification, because he was afraid of the possible dawn of a Viertes Reich (Fourth Reich).

Elsässer was one of the political creators of the Anti-Germans movement. In 1994, he was editor of the leftist Junge Welt (Young world). He was also co-editor of the largest left-wing monthly magazine konkret until he was dismissed.

Elsässer switched to the right. In 2010, he founded Compact magazine, of which he was also the editor.

In 2011, Elsässer expressed his admiration for Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević. During the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, Elsässer was an outspoken supporter of Russian president Vladimir Putin and received much criticism from the German media for his position.

Elsässer's current political position is commonly considered as right-wing populist and he is a sharp critic of the migration policy of the former German chancellor Angela Merkel.

Reception

Melanie Amann of Der Spiegel wrote about Elsässer, his appearance is "a mixture of evangelical preacher and teleshopping moderator" and this would "work independently of his message." Similar to this Dietmar Koschmieder, editor in chief of Junge Welt said 2018 in Der Spiegel: "If you ask me, has no convictions at all... He is an expert in emotionalization who adapts his message to the respective target and audience."

References

  1. ^ Amann, Melanie (13 January 2018). "Jürgen Elsässer, der Chefideologe der Neuen Rechten". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. Brodkorb, Mathias (25 April 2011). "Jürgen Elsässer und sein Magazin "Compact" - Der Gottfried Feder des 21. Jahrhunderts?" [Jürgen Elsässer and his magazine "Compact" - The Gottfried Feder of the 21st century?]. Endstation Rechts (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. Connolly, Kate (12 March 2016). "German anti-refugee party targets 'political earthquake' in elections". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  4. "Magazin für Souveränität" [Magazine for Sovereignty] (in German). Compact-magazin.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. Korn, Thomas; Umland, Andreas (19 July 2014). "Jürgen Elsässer, Kremlpropagandist" [Jürgen Elsässer, Kremlin propagandist]. ZEIT ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. Meisner, Matthias (25 March 2016). "Nach ideologischem Zickzackkurs stramm rechts". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. Elsässer, Jürgen (13 September 2015). "Aufruf an unsere Soldaten: Sichert die deutschen Grenzen!" [Call to Our Soldiers: Secure the borders of Germany!] (in German). Juergenelsaesser.wordpress.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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