Did he really just say that? Michael Kühnen could hardly believe what was happening in front of his eyes on television. The prominent poet Erich Fried - leftist, Jew and resolute anti-fascist - complained that he - Germany's most famous neo-Nazi - had been banned from participating in the ongoing TV discussion at short notice. “Whether you should invite him or not,” says Fried, “you can argue about that. If you have invited him to unload him, it is definitely wrong and petty. "
The poet and the neo-Nazi: "You will not be able to convince fanatics"
2021-01-21T07:14:22.504Z
Why does a Jew whose family has been gassed gets involved with a neo-Nazi? The strange friendship between the left-wing poet Erich Fried and the right-wing extremist Michael Kühnen still raises questions today. It began in 1983 with a talk show broadcast.
Source: welt