{"id":33735,"date":"2024-02-04T20:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T19:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=33735"},"modified":"2024-02-04T20:38:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T19:38:22","slug":"powerful-protest-against-racism-sweeps-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=33735","title":{"rendered":"Powerful Protest Against Racism Sweeps Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY .<\/p>\n

An article from Common Dreams<\/a> (\u00a0licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)<\/p>\n

Up to 300,000 people took to the rainy streets of Berlin, Germany on Saturday as nationwide protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Protests were also taking place in dozens of other cities such as Freiburg, Dresden, Hannover, and Mainz, a sign of growing alarm at growing support for the AfD.<\/p>\n

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Under the slogan \u201cWe are the Firewall\u201d \u2014 a reference to the longstanding taboo against collaborating with the far right in German politics \u2014 protesters turned the space next to the Bundestag, or national parliament, into a sea of signs, flags, and umbrellas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll together against racism,\u201d the crowd in Berlin shouted. Some held posters that said \u201cHeart instead of hate\u201d or \u201cRacism is not an alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nAre we making progress against racism?<\/a>
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The new wave of mobilization against Alternative for Germany (AfD) was ignited by a January report by investigative outlet Correctiv. It revealed that AfD members had discussed the expulsion of immigrants and \u201cnon-assimilated citizens\u201d at a meeting with extremists.<\/p>\n

The report sent shockwaves across Germany at a time when the AfD was soaring in opinion polls, months ahead of three major regional elections in eastern Germany where their support was strongest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe absolutely must not allow the stories that we experienced in 1930 or even back in the 1920s to happen again … We must do everything we can to prevent that,\u201d said Jonas Schmidt, who came from the western port city of Bremen\u00a0told\u00a0the Associated Press. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kathrin Zauter, another protester, called the strong attendance \u201creally encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis encourages everyone and shows that we are more \u2014 we are many,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Jakob Springfeld, the spokesman for the NGO Solidarity Network Saxony, said he was shocked that it had taken such a long time for mass demonstrations against the far-right, given the AfD had been successful in many smaller communities already. “But there’s a jolt now. And the fact that the jolt is coming provides hope, I believe.”<\/p>\n

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised the protests, writing in a Saturday post on the social media platform X that citizens\u2019 presence at the gatherings is \u201ca strong sign for democracy and our constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn small and big cities across the country, citizens are coming together to demonstrate against forgetting, against hate and incitement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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