Every rejection of political correct mainstream rhethoric and rejection to bow knees to the commanded collective consensus - today is called "hate rhethorics" in Germany. Especially by left-leaning media like Die Zeit who often get their fair dosis of the volleys fired by Achse des Guten.
There are three categories of people that I can not stand, basically and cautiously said. One is the always-pragmatic pragmatist. Although I also know that you can not always have things your way by wantign to go with your head through the wall: being a pragmatist out of a spiritual and character attitude is worthy of contempt. The pragmatists, who even think they are wise, are succeeded by the opportunists, who are to be met with disgust. And finally there are the conformists as probably the worst evil to call. No decent person can tolerate so much vileness. - Ludwig Erhard
On Günther Ederer:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Ederer.
He is a highly-profiled, very precisely working former TV economy journalist and book author on economy matters. He is decidedly against planned-economy, lying politics and "deep state".