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Captain Zero

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6. Hardly a far left magazine.

Reply to NoRWNJ (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 09:46 AM

Jul 2020

Maybe here where everything has skewed to the far right, but Spiegel is owned and operated by Gruner and Jahr, And Bertelsmann AG. They are not leftist corporations, probably just cognizant of their role in the press to root out out corruption and perfidy.

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Cover of Germany's Der Spiegel June issue, titled "Fire Devil: A President Burns Down His Country [View all] NoRWNJ Jul 2020 OP

Der Spiegel gristy Jul 2020 #1

A Der Spiegel cover from way back in 2017 gristy Jul 2020 #3

Yep.. they know. They had a cover in jan 2016 that Cha Jul 2020 #35

I never thought of Der Spiegel as "far left" thucythucy Jul 2020 #5

What's "far left" these days is just good reporting.. ananda Jul 2020 #8

Absolutely. thucythucy Jul 2020 #11

I think you mean "insightful" wnylib Jul 2020 #24

Oops. My bad! thucythucy Jul 2020 #29

Wikipedia Roy Rolling Jul 2020 #36

+1000 hopeforchange2008 Jul 2020 #13

What is considered in the United States to be "far left" soldierant Jul 2020 #21

This ... or "center" BlueMTexpat Jul 2020 #22

I have never heard it called far left. Mickju Jul 2020 #23

Hardly "far-left" think4yourself Jul 2020 #10

Ich denke von der recht. wnylib Jul 2020 #25

Interesting, when I clicked on the link cannabis_flower Jul 2020 #18

It doesn't say "far left". Did you add that? scipan Jul 2020 #19

Interesting! No I did not. gristy Jul 2020 #20

He'll probably commission a painting soothsayer Jul 2020 #2

He doesn't look that good. More jowly. Pretty good painting though. Evolve Dammit Jul 2020 #4

Hardly a far left magazine. Captain Zero Jul 2020 #6

I do love the way the artist subtly made his hands small. WinstonSmith4740 Jul 2020 #7

Link to Spiegel Images Scalded Nun Jul 2020 #9

K&R 2naSalit Jul 2020 #12

Nero fiddled, Donnie tweets and golfs. patphil Jul 2020 #14

Can You Imagine.... McKim Jul 2020 #15

ENTIRELY too passive. Almost depressed. The depressed sleep a lot. ancianita Jul 2020 #17

The American people have been trained like Pavlov's dog....... jaxexpat Jul 2020 #38

You're right. That should be reflected in new laws that enforce enfranchisement and ancianita Jul 2020 #41

A perfect Presidential Portrait sumus Jul 2020 #16

What the world is thinking left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 #26

Europe really, REALLY zentrum Jul 2020 #27

I do too. MontanaMama Jul 2020 #37

CORRECT Skittles Jul 2020 #28

Notice the bare, empty desktop. NBachers Jul 2020 #30

They forgot the black moustache /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #31

I hope the next cover has him playing his fiddle like Nero. BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #32

I hope everyone here understands that warmfeet Jul 2020 #33

Not far left. Archetypist Jul 2020 #34

When did telling the truth become a far left attribute? It appears their propaganda is working. olegramps Jul 2020 #39

Can someone Photoshop some horns on his head? Quemado Jul 2020 #40