{"id":23162,"date":"2025-12-09T12:31:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=23162"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:32:00","slug":"ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/","title":{"rendered":"A Man Who Degrades Children - and a Party That Sees Its Own Face in Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jo Meurer, AfD city councilor in Ransbach-Baumbach, retired teacher, someone who once carried responsibility for children. Today he speaks about migrant and Muslim children as if they were defective goods: \u201cdeport\u201d, \u201cworth nothing\u201d. And anyone who knows his past - a man who himself beat children - understands immediately that these words are not accidental. They come from the same gaze: one that evaluates a person before granting them dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignwide\"><video height=\"600\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 480 \/ 600;\" width=\"480\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/afdnothxmeurer.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Thanks to hessencam<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can feel in his sentences this dry coldness that does not shout, but simply states. A coldness that does not arise in the heat of the moment, but grows in daily life. That is exactly why Meurer does not seem like an isolated case, but like someone who expects no contradiction within his party. And does not receive any. The AfD has long reached a point where such voices do not disturb, but belong - like a tone in a choir that does not stand out because everyone sings it. That a former teacher speaks about children this way hits hard. Not because it surprises, but because it shows how fragile the masks have become. People no longer speak in hints. They say openly who may stay and who must go. To declare children \u201cproblems\u201d is a crossing of boundaries that is only possible when any moral foundation has long disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meurer sits on the city council, unfortunately not elsewhere, of his community, but his words target people who are not even old enough to understand why they are hated. And therein lies the core of his attitude: strength is not shown by carrying responsibility, but by hitting those who are weaker. A logic that does not need to be invented - it has been a quiet background noise in the AfD for years. Jo Meurer is not a deviation. He is what emerges from a party that turns contempt into a political method, that gathers those who never had enough of such things before. And perhaps that is where the frightening part lies: he does not speak against the line of his party. He speaks it aloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Akzentbalken (Dunkelblau + Hellblau) -->\n<div style=\"  width:80%;  border-top:6px solid #1E4F9A;  border-bottom:6px solid #4B8BD9;  margin:0 auto 16px auto;\"><\/div>\n\n<!-- Kaizen Blog \u2013 Support-Karte (ultra-dezente Version) -->\n<div class=\"kzb-support\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Support f\u00fcr den Kaizen Blog\">\n  <style>\n    .kzb-support{\n      --bg:#ffffff;\n      --fg:#0b0b12;\n      --muted:#57576a;\n      --border:rgba(17,17,26,.08);\n      --shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.05);\n      --radius:14px;\n\n      \/* \u25b6 BUTTON-Farben komplett auf Blau gesetzt *\/\n      --btn-start:#1E4F9A;\n      --btn-end:#1E4F9A;\n      --btn-text:#ffffff;\n      --btn-glow:0 4px 12px rgba(30,79,154,.35);\n\n      max-width:620px;\n      margin:14px auto;\n      padding:14px 14px;\n      background:var(--bg);\n      color:var(--fg);\n      border:1px solid var(--border);\n      border-radius:var(--radius);\n      box-shadow:var(--shadow);\n      font:400 14px\/1.55 -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,\"Helvetica Neue\",Arial,system-ui,\"Apple Color Emoji\",\"Segoe UI Emoji\";\n      position:relative;\n      overflow:clip;\n      isolation:isolate;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-eyebrow{\n      font-weight:700;\n      font-size:.78rem;\n      letter-spacing:.10em;\n      text-transform:uppercase;\n      color:var(--muted);\n      margin:0 0 6px;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-title{\n      margin:0 0 8px;\n      font-weight:800;\n      letter-spacing:.15px;\n      font-size:clamp(1.05rem,2.2vw,1.32rem);\n    }\n\n    .kzb-lead{\n      margin:0 0 8px;\n      font-size:.9rem;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-actions{\n      display:flex;\n      flex-wrap:wrap;\n      gap:10px;\n      align-items:center;\n      margin-top:8px;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-btn{\n      display:inline-flex;\n      align-items:center;\n      gap:.45rem;\n      padding:8px 14px;\n      border-radius:9999px;\n      background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--btn-start),var(--btn-end));\n      color:var(--btn-text);\n      font-weight:700;\n      font-size:.82rem;\n      text-decoration:none;\n      box-shadow:var(--btn-glow);\n      transition:transform .06s ease,filter .18s ease;\n    }\n\n    .kzb-btn:hover{\n      transform:translateY(-1px);\n      filter:brightness(1.08);\n    }\n\n    .kzb-btn:active{\n      transform:translateY(0);\n    }\n\n    @media (max-width:640px){\n      .kzb-support{padding:12px 12px}\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n  <div>\n\n    <div class=\"kzb-eyebrow\">Support independent journalism<\/div>\n\n    <h3 class=\"kzb-title\">Investigative journalism requires courage \u2013 and your support.<\/h3>\n\n    <p class=\"kzb-lead\">\n      Support our work against right-wing populism, disinformation, and violations of human and environmental rights. Every contribution goes directly into our daily reporting \u2013 we operate without advertising, without subscriptions, without corporations, without political parties. Our journalism is meant to remain freely accessible. For everyone.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p class=\"kzb-lead\">\n      Independent \u2013 Critical \u2013 For Everyone\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"kzb-actions\">\n      <a class=\"kzb-btn\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/unterstuetzen-sie-unser-arbeit\/\"\n         aria-label=\"Support Kaizen\">\n        Support Kaizen\n        <svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n          <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M13 5l7 7-7 7-1.4-1.4L16.2 13H4v-2h12.2l-4.6-4.6L13 5z\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"kzb-lead\" style=\"margin-top:12px;\">\n      <strong>Thank you for making our independent work possible.<\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-news-update-box\" style=\"    max-width: 650px;    margin: 2rem auto;    padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;    border-radius: 12px;    border: 1px solid rgba(120,120,120,0.4);    background: rgba(15,15,20,0.03);    backdrop-filter: blur(4px);    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\">\n  <style>\n    @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {\n      .kb-news-update-box {\n        background: rgba(15,15,20,0.9) !important;\n        border-color: rgba(160,160,160,0.4) !important;\n      }\n      .kb-news-update-box h3 {\n        color: #f5f5f5 !important;\n      }\n      .kb-news-update-box p {\n        color: #e0e0e0 !important;\n      }\n      .kb-news-update-box a.kb-news-link {\n        color: #ffb347 !important;\n        border-color: rgba(255,179,71,0.4) !important;\n      }\n      .kb-news-update-box a.kb-news-link:hover {\n        background: rgba(255,179,71,0.12) !important;\n      }\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n  <h3 style=\"      margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;      font-size: 1.15rem;      letter-spacing: 0.02em;      text-transform: uppercase;  \">\n    Updates \u2013 Kaizen News Brief\n  <\/h3>\n\n  <p style=\"      margin: 0 0 0.9rem 0;      font-size: 0.95rem;      line-height: 1.5;  \">\n    All current curated daily updates can be found in the Kaizen News Brief. \n  <\/p>\n\n  <!-- Deutscher Button -->\n  <a class=\"kb-news-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/09-dezember-2025-kurznachrichten\/\" style=\"      display: inline-flex;      align-items: center;      gap: 0.4rem;      padding: 0.45rem 0.9rem;      border-radius: 999px;      border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.12);      font-size: 0.9rem;      text-decoration: none;      color: #004b8d;      transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;      margin-right: 0.4rem;  \">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">To the Kaizen News Brief<\/span>\n    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.1rem;\">\u2197<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n  <!-- Englischer Button -->\n  <a class=\"kb-news-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/09-dezember-2025-kurznachrichten\/\" style=\"      display: inline-flex;      align-items: center;      gap: 0.4rem;      padding: 0.45rem 0.9rem;      border-radius: 999px;      border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.12);      font-size: 0.9rem;      text-decoration: none;      color: #004b8d;      transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;  \">\n    <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">In English<\/span>\n    <span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.1rem;\">\u2197<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" \r\n\t            data-post_type=\"post\" \r\n\t            data-cat=\"afd-no-thanks,news,topstory\" \r\n\t            data-modified=\"120\"\r\n\t            data-created=\"1765283517\"\r\n\t            data-title=\"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt\" \r\n\t            data-home=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jo Meurer, AfD-Stadtrat in Ransbach-Baumbach, pensionierter Lehrer, jemand, der einmal f\u00fcr Kinder Verantwortung trug. Heute spricht er \u00fcber migrantische und muslimische Kinder, als w\u00e4ren sie Ausschussware: \u201eabschieben\u201c, \u201enichts wert\u201c. Und wer seine Vergangenheit kennt \u2013 ein Mann, der selbst Kinder schlug \u2013 versteht sofort, dass diese Worte nicht zuf\u00e4llig sind. Sie kommen aus demselben Blick: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[33,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afd-no-thanks","category-news","category-topstory"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt - The Kaizen Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jo Meurer, AfD-Stadtrat in Ransbach-Baumbach, pensionierter Lehrer, jemand, der einmal f\u00fcr Kinder Verantwortung trug. Heute spricht er \u00fcber migrantische und muslimische Kinder, als w\u00e4ren sie Ausschussware: \u201eabschieben\u201c, \u201enichts wert\u201c. Und wer seine Vergangenheit kennt \u2013 ein Mann, der selbst Kinder schlug \u2013 versteht sofort, dass diese Worte nicht zuf\u00e4llig sind. Sie kommen aus demselben Blick: einem, der den Menschen erst pr\u00fcft, bevor er ihm W\u00fcrde zugesteht.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jo Meurer, AfD-Stadtrat in Ransbach-Baumbach, pensionierter Lehrer, jemand, der einmal f\u00fcr Kinder Verantwortung trug. Heute spricht er \u00fcber migrantische und muslimische Kinder, als w\u00e4ren sie Ausschussware: \u201eabschieben\u201c, \u201enichts wert\u201c. Und wer seine Vergangenheit kennt \u2013 ein Mann, der selbst Kinder schlug \u2013 versteht sofort, dass diese Worte nicht zuf\u00e4llig sind. Sie kommen aus demselben Blick: einem, der den Menschen erst pr\u00fcft, bevor er ihm W\u00fcrde zugesteht.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Kaizen Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rainer.hofmann.2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-09T11:31:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-09T11:32:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"905\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rainer Hofmann\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rainer Hofmann\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rainer Hofmann\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7d3fc7346e2501a389ea3daa48b99ad0\"},\"headline\":\"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-09T11:31:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-09T11:32:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":448,\"commentCount\":2,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp?fit=905%2C500&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"AFD - \\\"No Thanks\\\"\",\"NEWS\",\"Topstory\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt - The Kaizen Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp?fit=905%2C500&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-09T11:31:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-09T11:32:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7d3fc7346e2501a389ea3daa48b99ad0\"},\"description\":\"Jo Meurer, AfD-Stadtrat in Ransbach-Baumbach, pensionierter Lehrer, jemand, der einmal f\u00fcr Kinder Verantwortung trug. Heute spricht er \u00fcber migrantische und muslimische Kinder, als w\u00e4ren sie Ausschussware: \u201eabschieben\u201c, \u201enichts wert\u201c. Und wer seine Vergangenheit kennt \u2013 ein Mann, der selbst Kinder schlug \u2013 versteht sofort, dass diese Worte nicht zuf\u00e4llig sind. Sie kommen aus demselben Blick: einem, der den Menschen erst pr\u00fcft, bevor er ihm W\u00fcrde zugesteht.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp?fit=905%2C500&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp?fit=905%2C500&ssl=1\",\"width\":905,\"height\":500},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Kaizen Blog\",\"description\":\"Investigativer Journalismus\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7d3fc7346e2501a389ea3daa48b99ad0\",\"name\":\"Rainer Hofmann\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"\\\/\\\/www.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/21e5b26d4f12b21206d8094d7aea4ab6?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=initials\",\"url\":\"\\\/\\\/www.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/21e5b26d4f12b21206d8094d7aea4ab6?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=initials\",\"contentUrl\":\"\\\/\\\/www.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/21e5b26d4f12b21206d8094d7aea4ab6?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=initials\",\"caption\":\"Rainer Hofmann\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kaizen-blog.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt - The Kaizen Blog","description":"Jo Meurer, AfD city councilor in Ransbach-Baumbach, retired teacher, someone who once carried responsibility for children. Today he speaks about migrant and Muslim children as if they were defective goods: \u201cdeport\u201d, \u201cworth nothing\u201d. And anyone who knows his past - a man who himself beat children - understands immediately that these words are not accidental. They come from the same gaze: one that evaluates a person before granting them dignity.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt","og_description":"Jo Meurer, AfD-Stadtrat in Ransbach-Baumbach, pensionierter Lehrer, jemand, der einmal f\u00fcr Kinder Verantwortung trug. Heute spricht er \u00fcber migrantische und muslimische Kinder, als w\u00e4ren sie Ausschussware: \u201eabschieben\u201c, \u201enichts wert\u201c. Und wer seine Vergangenheit kennt \u2013 ein Mann, der selbst Kinder schlug \u2013 versteht sofort, dass diese Worte nicht zuf\u00e4llig sind. Sie kommen aus demselben Blick: einem, der den Menschen erst pr\u00fcft, bevor er ihm W\u00fcrde zugesteht.","og_url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/","og_site_name":"The Kaizen Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rainer.hofmann.2025\/","article_published_time":"2025-12-09T11:31:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-09T11:32:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":905,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Rainer Hofmann","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rainer Hofmann","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/"},"author":{"name":"Rainer Hofmann","@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/#\/schema\/person\/7d3fc7346e2501a389ea3daa48b99ad0"},"headline":"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt","datePublished":"2025-12-09T11:31:57+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-09T11:32:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/"},"wordCount":448,"commentCount":2,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp?fit=905%2C500&ssl=1","articleSection":["AFD - \"No Thanks\"","NEWS","Topstory"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/","url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/","name":"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt - The Kaizen Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp?fit=905%2C500&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-12-09T11:31:57+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-09T11:32:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/#\/schema\/person\/7d3fc7346e2501a389ea3daa48b99ad0"},"description":"Jo Meurer, AfD city councilor in Ransbach-Baumbach, retired teacher, someone who once carried responsibility for children. Today he speaks about migrant and Muslim children as if they were defective goods: \u201cdeport\u201d, \u201cworth nothing\u201d. And anyone who knows his past - a man who himself beat children - understands immediately that these words are not accidental. They come from the same gaze: one that evaluates a person before granting them dignity.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp?fit=905%2C500&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp?fit=905%2C500&ssl=1","width":905,"height":500},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/ein-mann-der-kinder-entwuerdigt-und-eine-partei-die-darin-ihr-eigenes-gesicht-erkennt\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ein Mann, der Kinder entw\u00fcrdigt \u2013 und eine Partei, die darin ihr eigenes Gesicht erkennt"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/","name":"The Kaizen Blog","description":"Investigative Journalism","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/#\/schema\/person\/7d3fc7346e2501a389ea3daa48b99ad0","name":"Rainer Hofmann","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/21e5b26d4f12b21206d8094d7aea4ab6?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=initials","url":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/21e5b26d4f12b21206d8094d7aea4ab6?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=initials","contentUrl":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/21e5b26d4f12b21206d8094d7aea4ab6?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=initials","caption":"Rainer Hofmann"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org"],"url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6777,"url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/die-rueckkehr-der-bleikammer-ein-besuch-im-weltbild-des-lukas-courtial\/","url_meta":{"origin":23162,"position":0},"title":"The Return of the Lead Chamber \u2013 A Visit to the Worldview of Lukas Courtial","author":"Rainer Hofmann","date":"30. June 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Es gibt Orte, da scheint die Zeit stillzustehen. Nicht auf poetische Weise, wie bei einem Sonnenuntergang \u00fcber der Eifel, sondern auf beklemmende, sch\u00e4bige Art \u2013 wie in einem muffigen Heimatmuseum, in dem jemand das 21. Jahrhundert ausgesperrt hat und stattdessen \u201eK\u00fcche, Kirche, Kinder\u201c unter Glas konserviert. Einer dieser Orte hei\u00dft\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AFD - \"No Thanks\"&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AFD - \"No Thanks\"","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/category\/afd-no-thanks\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wow.webp?fit=850%2C508&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wow.webp?fit=850%2C508&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wow.webp?fit=850%2C508&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wow.webp?fit=850%2C508&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3560,"url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/die-afd-und-die-operation-gebaerstreik\/","url_meta":{"origin":23162,"position":1},"title":"The AfD and Operation \u201cBirth Strike\u201d","author":"Rainer Hofmann","date":"17. February 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Die Aufforderung der AfD zur Steigerung der Geburtenrate als Instrument des v\u00f6lkischen Denkens - So tickt die AFD auch weiterhin. Die Alternative f\u00fcr Deutschland (AfD) hat sich in ihrer politischen Ausrichtung immer wieder auf nationalistische und v\u00f6lkische Themen berufen. Ein besonders kontroverser Punkt ist die wiederholte Forderung, dass deutsche Frauen\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AFD - \"No Thanks\"&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AFD - \"No Thanks\"","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/category\/afd-no-thanks\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/afg-geburtenzwang.webp?fit=984%2C494&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/afg-geburtenzwang.webp?fit=984%2C494&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/afg-geburtenzwang.webp?fit=984%2C494&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/afg-geburtenzwang.webp?fit=984%2C494&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6467,"url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/kein-brot-kein-laut-afghanistans-kinder-sterben-leise\/","url_meta":{"origin":23162,"position":2},"title":"No Bread, No Sound \u2013 Afghanistan\u2019s Children Are Dying Quietly","author":"Rainer Hofmann","date":"27. June 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In Kabul ist es still geworden. Dort, wo fr\u00fcher der verzweifelte Schrei unterern\u00e4hrter Kinder gegen die W\u00e4nde der therapeutischen Station hallte, h\u00f6rt man heute nur noch das Quietschen leerer Metallbetten. Die Station schlie\u00dft in dieser Woche \u2013 nicht wegen Krieg, nicht wegen Krankheit, sondern weil irgendwo in Washington ein Vertrag\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;NEWS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"NEWS","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/afgahn.webp?fit=982%2C496&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/afgahn.webp?fit=982%2C496&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/afgahn.webp?fit=982%2C496&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/afgahn.webp?fit=982%2C496&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4528,"url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/eine-warnung-an-afd-waehler-lektionen-aus-einem-taumelnden-amerika-aber-die-russen-sind-ja-auch-noch-da\/","url_meta":{"origin":23162,"position":3},"title":"A Warning to AfD Voters \u2013 Lessons from a Stumbling America, But the Russians Are Still There...","author":"Rainer Hofmann","date":"14. June 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Die Geschichte ist eine geduldige Lehrerin, aber sie verlangt Aufmerksamkeit. Wer nicht zuh\u00f6rt, muss f\u00fchlen. Und was derzeit in den Vereinigten Staaten geschieht, k\u00f6nnte auch Deutschland eine Mahnung sein, vor allem jenen, die glauben, mit der AfD das System \u201eaufr\u00e4umen\u201c zu k\u00f6nnen, als sei Demokratie ein verstaubter Speicher, den man\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AFD - \"No Thanks\"&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AFD - \"No Thanks\"","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/category\/afd-no-thanks\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/luege-nr-1.webp?fit=986%2C486&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/luege-nr-1.webp?fit=986%2C486&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/luege-nr-1.webp?fit=986%2C486&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/luege-nr-1.webp?fit=986%2C486&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2706,"url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/die-pferde-und-das-glueck-eine-geschichte-aus-namibia\/","url_meta":{"origin":23162,"position":4},"title":"The Horses and Happiness \u2013 A Story from Namibia","author":"Katharina Hofmann","date":"2. June 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Es gibt Gegenden der Welt, da geschieht das Wunderhafte im Staub. Nicht im Glanz der Oper, nicht im L\u00e4rm der Parlamente, sondern dort, wo ein Kind mit gro\u00dfen Augen die N\u00fcstern eines Pferdes ber\u00fchrt und zu sprechen beginnt. Namibia, weit hinter den Bergen, irgendwo bei Windhoek, da lebt eine Frau,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Daylight&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Daylight","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/category\/daylight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/horesefarm-namibia-childs.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/horesefarm-namibia-childs.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/horesefarm-namibia-childs.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/horesefarm-namibia-childs.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/horesefarm-namibia-childs.webp?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":787,"url":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/die-kinder-im-truck-the-children-in-the-truck\/","url_meta":{"origin":23162,"position":5},"title":"The Children in the Truck","author":"Tamzee Zadah","date":"4. May 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Wie Trumps ICE-Agenten das letzte Vertrauen zerst\u00f6ren. Es geschah an der Sinclair-Tankstelle, an der Kreuzung von Ventura Road und Wooley Boulevard in Oxnard, Kalifornien \u2013 dort, wo Menschen f\u00fcr einen Moment anhalten, bevor sie weiterfahren. Doch f\u00fcr zwei Kinder in einem Truck endete dieser Halt in einem Trauma. Ihr Vater,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Dark America&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Dark America","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/category\/dark-america\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sinclair-gastation-ice-kaizen-blog.png?fit=978%2C504&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sinclair-gastation-ice-kaizen-blog.png?fit=978%2C504&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sinclair-gastation-ice-kaizen-blog.png?fit=978%2C504&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sinclair-gastation-ice-kaizen-blog.png?fit=978%2C504&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kaizen-blog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kaizennewsday-2025-12-09T122339.683.webp?fit=905%2C500&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}