Hundreds of thousands of people took the streets across Germany this weekend as the nation enters a second week of protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Around 100,000 gathered outside the Bundestag in Berlin alone, said the police, with up to 200,000 counted by the organizers in Bavaria’s Munich. Significant turnout was also reported in the cities that represent traditional the AfD voting strongholds in eastern Germany, like Leipzig and Dresden.
Wish we could have something like this in the US, but apparently we’re just going to let the Nazis take over instead.
There have been great lengths taken over the course of decades to make protestation on this scale prohibitively difficult for Americans. The exact numbers are apparently up for debate but between 40 and 80% of Americans can’t afford to miss a single paycheck. Splinter protests across the country do fuck all for federal issues and since most people can’t afford to make the trip to DC we’re stuck with a non-starter until things get so bad that it doesn’t matter if people are getting paid or not.
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Support of AfD rightwing extremist party is down 2% which is maybe not enough, but it’s something.
Not true. In Germany, extremist parties can actually be banned.
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Raising awareness of a problem is the first step towards solving it. The AfD and its followers are nothing but alt-right fools.
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An important point for them is the belief that they are the “silent majority”. Showing that they are not might help to reduce some of their support
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