'This is punishment for dissent'—C.J. Hopkins: tried for satire in Germany

C.J. Hopkins is a Berlin-based playwright, novelist, and satirist. His most-recent essay collection is The Rise of the New Normal Reich: Consent Factory Essays, Vol. III. In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with him about being charged by a German court for a satirical tweet, his thoughts on the Gaza/Israel conflict, the fight against online censorship, what the new totalitarianism looks like, and how he plans to fight back. The Same Drugs is a fully independent, listener-supported podcast. Please consider ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠supporting us with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, by ⁠⁠beco⁠ming⁠ a ⁠⁠patron⁠⁠⁠⁠, or by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribing on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can watch select clips and episodes of The Same Drugs on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Full videos are available on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ as well as to paid members on YouTube. You can support The Same Drugs on Spotify by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠clicking the "support" button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠donating directly via Stripe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Same Drugs is on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thesamedrugs_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Meghan Murphy is on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@meghanemurphy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.