In London, Frankfurt and Berlin today, thousands of people took to the streets - for many of the demonstrators was the first protest march of their lives.
in Berlin were really incredibly different people with completely different political views, philosophies and ideas for solutions. It was striking that it above all the "normal citizen" was the protest did its customers through this demo.
15000-25000 people participated in Berlin part in the demonstration - it seems really to do something, there seem to be some people who have the feeling of being more than cattle that is led patiently to the slaughter.
Well - if you consider that Last year alone 5,000 people for hours on the opening of the largest media market in Germany waiting and consumer lust to 15 injured, 10,000 € of damage caused, etc. - appear 15000-20000 people do not suddenly so much (and before yesterday stormed around 2000 users The new Saturn store at Alex) ...
I admit it - I am a total a bit pessimistic about the activity of the Germans as soon as it is not about just consuming - but about the policy, sustainability and similar unkonsumierbare things go.
I find very annoying, as the demonstration is shown in part in the media - there are the first words, "Unfortunately, the demonstration not peaceful. "instead of responding to the content
were fact, of course, a" black block "of autonomous and radical left, and of course came from the direction of harsh sayings, very bitter sayings. But - the police force, which today (again) was held was no justification. And there were no riots by autonomous. All of a sudden and unexpected, police used dogs to deliberately go different demonstrators block the black, beat on her, pulled her out of the crowd and arrested them. Maybe acted it is indeed on the person to known violent Autonomous, which I can not judge - an attack by the Autonomous However, there were not (I. wonder, incidentally, as an increasing number of alleged attackers - the later the evening. First, there were approximately 100, 100 - 200, then 200 - 300 and now there are hundreds of ...).
is also reported that it had been primarily a demonstration of left that took advantage of the situation momenane to get rid of their general frustration. No - this is simply not true! These were not some 20,000 left - that was very much of the ordinary citizens. Such and such - and such .
No matter what the press make of it: this will be the prelude to many protests - and I hope very much.
Mr. Ströbele was there:
Everything always under the eye of Law:
Mr. Gysi at the final rally:
