Berlin protests against far-right politics draw thousands
Source: Deutsche Welle
Over 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Berlin to face down the rise of far-right populism in Germany and Europe. The protesters were demanding more solidarity with marginalized groups.
Berlin produced an absurdly hot and sunny fall day on Saturday to welcome an estimated 240,000 people demonstrating against racism and calling for solidarity against the rise of far-right populism across Germany.
A 5-kilometer (3-mile) stretch of the capital city's center, from Alexanderplatz through the Brandenburg Gate to the Victory Column, had to be closed down to accommodate the huge parade, which was united under the hashtag #unteilbar ( "indivisible" ).
Read more: http://www.dw.com/en/berlin-protests-against-far-right-politics-draw-thousands/a-45873439
Also at BBC: Germany protest: Tens of thousands march against far right
byronius
(7,401 posts)National boundaries are illusions. This is the Benevolent Future struggling against the Primitive Heart of Darkness.
Everywhere. We have to help each other.
Go Germany!
cp
(6,655 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)Bannon is doing his best to get the extreme right in Europe to grow stronger. Sam Nunberg is helping him. France, Italy and other countries are buying into this crap still. If we are to curtail climate cjange countries need to work together globally...Bannon's interest in nationalism will help destroy the earth faster. Bastard!
Initech
(100,102 posts)Fuck that piece of shit.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)Initech
(100,102 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,393 posts)The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)0rganism
(23,970 posts)DFW
(54,437 posts)However, it's still hanging on, and they like their parliamentary system rather than having a super-powerful president (recent experience has made the Germans allergic to concentrating power in one person).
Maxheader
(4,374 posts)Hillbilly rightwinger ag site.....They'll go nutz..
raging moderate
(4,308 posts)DFW
(54,437 posts)And 25° degree weather in October is INSANE, so that helped.
I have to be there next weekend for work--I hope traffic is back to normal!
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Our family was there on sabbatical back in 1961-- it's a beautiful city
DFW
(54,437 posts)With the new train route they built some 20 years ago, I can now get down there in 3 hours. It used to take 5.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)"an estimated 240,000 people demonstrating against racism".
And, (snips)
All kinds of organizations joined in, including trade unions, NGOs, political parties (both mainstream and fringe), gay rights groups, schools and theaters, all carrying a variety of banners, each with their own cause to promote (Ryanair workers were a conspicuous presence), but all united behind the slogan: "Solidarity not marginalization."
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The number of people who made the original call to join Saturday's demo would have made an impressive crowd themselves some 10,000 organizations and individuals signed the declaration last week, which began with a note of alarm at the current trend in Germany's political debate: "A dramatic political shift is taking place: Racism and discrimination are becoming socially acceptable," it read. "What yesterday was considered unthinkable and unutterable has today become a reality. Humanity and human rights, religious freedom and the rule of law are being openly attacked. This is an attack on all of us."
The declaration went on to attack the effects of global capitalism: "Millions suffer the impact of an underinvestment in basic care, healthcare, childcare and education."
Very impressive and well organized. We need more like this in the USA.........