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submitted 7 months ago by CAVOK@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de

Around 150,000 people took to the streets of Berlin on Saturday as nationwide protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) entered their fourth week.

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[-] Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works 58 points 7 months ago

My (UK based, but owned by German parent) company sent out an Email denouncing the AfD.

Honestly felt quite surreal, my employer telling me not to give in to hate, bigotry and German nationalism.

Viel Glück, meine deutschen Freunde!

[-] Cokeser@feddit.de 40 points 7 months ago

Liberté, egalité, fuck AFD

[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 21 points 7 months ago

Up to 5000 people in my nearby rural town. Wouldn't be surprised if it was the largest protest to ever happen there.

[-] raunz@mander.xyz 15 points 7 months ago
[-] xamino@feddit.de 11 points 7 months ago

25k-30k in Augsburg today!

[-] intelisense@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

It doesn't matter for shit if you protest. What matters is votes in elections.

[-] taladar@feddit.de 49 points 7 months ago

The protests matter because they destroy the narrative that the silent majority is behind the AfD views.

[-] intelisense@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago

Sure, protest all you want, but for the love of all that's good - get out and vote at each and every opportunity, or these shit lords will just get reelected.

[-] taladar@feddit.de 5 points 7 months ago

Oh, completely agree there. Voting is absolutely necessary, just not always sufficient.

[-] spacedout@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

But what does it help, as long as the centre keeps supporting Israel, antisosial climate legislation, Ukraine aid and further neoliberal reforms? It's gonna get worse before it gets better, Kameraden.

Edit: Looking at it from the outside, it's gonna be Bündnis Sarah Wagenknecht or barbarism, I'm afraid. Of nothing else they accept realities of the US headed Nordstream terror attack.

[-] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 7 months ago

Fuck the BSW. They have a similiar stance on foreigners as the AfD and are and always have been Putin bootlickers.

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