German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under fire as new reports reveal he has filed nearly 5,000 “defamation complaints” against online critics while public dissatisfaction with his government hits unprecedented levels.
According to Welt am Sonntag, Merz pursued thousands of cases between 2021 and early 2025—long before he entered the chancellorship—including actions targeting individuals who called him names such as “a**hole” or “little Nazi.”
In several instances, police carried out home searches, including one involving a wheelchair-bound elderly woman whose phone—used to contact doctors and caregivers—was seized, prompting lawyers to describe the investigations as disproportionate and “a complete overreaction.”
The revelations come alongside an INSA poll for Bild showing that 70% of Germans disapprove of the government’s performance, with Merz’s personal approval rating sinking to 23%, the lowest ever recorded for a sitting chancellor.
His coalition has been rocked by infighting over immigration policy, pension reforms, and military expansion, including a newly passed military service law aimed at boosting the armed forces. Critics accuse Merz of abandoning economic revival pledges while pushing aggressive rearmament and controversial social reforms.
I can’t see how calling Mertz a little Nazi asshole can be considered to be anything other than the statement of a easily discernible fact – and stating a fact is not defamation.
Except Her Mertz has unlimited state funds to presecute his detractors.
Assholes are useful
But not when they get to this size
Ironic he as a former banker will be responsible for collapsing German economy by spending more than they cam save on starting a world war….
Or was a repeat of WWI and WWII financial reset the whole idea?