This is a great idea and to help I just checked BBC News.com/Germany for their full and unbiased reporting of these events and there is full coverage. Just kidding, nothing, nada, zilch. Great job as usual from the State erm, I mean fully independent UK national broadcaster. Carry on everybody, all is fine.
In the German pandemic winter of discontent 2021/22, I spoke many times (mostly with like-minded acquaintances) about the potential of a general strike as a tool against the prevailing apartheid laws excluding non-("fully")vaccinated from much of daily life and the looming vaccine mandates, which were ultimately voted down at parliamentary level.
On the one hand, I am heartened that German farmers have taken inspiration from the Canadian Truckers and Dutch Farmer's protests, on the other I am disappointed that the trigger is economic distress and not outrage at the trampling of civil rights.
My favourite placard from the local protests here in pre-alpine Bavaria (from local newspaper reporting):
"Bei der Rüstung seid ihr fix,
für die Bauern macht ihr nix."
Translation:
"You're quick to finance armaments,
You've got nothing for the farmers."
Another:
"Wer Bier trinkt, hilft der Landwirtschaft"
Translation: "Drinking beer supports farming"
Am sorry I wasn't on the streets today to give a first-hand report, hadn't realised it was more than a tractor action and was busy with work stuff..
Thanks for these notions…check out my most recent take: the problem is that civil rights will always be trumped (no pun intended) by economic issues.
I'm pessimistic about the protests, and I'm saying this not because I don't sympathise with them--but because the gov't will sit this out for lack of alternatives/and because of the 'wrong' incentives:
This is a great idea and to help I just checked BBC News.com/Germany for their full and unbiased reporting of these events and there is full coverage. Just kidding, nothing, nada, zilch. Great job as usual from the State erm, I mean fully independent UK national broadcaster. Carry on everybody, all is fine.
Thanks for mentioning UK media's reporting (sort of).
The revolution will not be televised, that is, not until--unless--the 'right' side 'wins'.
In the German pandemic winter of discontent 2021/22, I spoke many times (mostly with like-minded acquaintances) about the potential of a general strike as a tool against the prevailing apartheid laws excluding non-("fully")vaccinated from much of daily life and the looming vaccine mandates, which were ultimately voted down at parliamentary level.
On the one hand, I am heartened that German farmers have taken inspiration from the Canadian Truckers and Dutch Farmer's protests, on the other I am disappointed that the trigger is economic distress and not outrage at the trampling of civil rights.
My favourite placard from the local protests here in pre-alpine Bavaria (from local newspaper reporting):
"Bei der Rüstung seid ihr fix,
für die Bauern macht ihr nix."
Translation:
"You're quick to finance armaments,
You've got nothing for the farmers."
Another:
"Wer Bier trinkt, hilft der Landwirtschaft"
Translation: "Drinking beer supports farming"
Am sorry I wasn't on the streets today to give a first-hand report, hadn't realised it was more than a tractor action and was busy with work stuff..
Thanks for these notions…check out my most recent take: the problem is that civil rights will always be trumped (no pun intended) by economic issues.
I'm pessimistic about the protests, and I'm saying this not because I don't sympathise with them--but because the gov't will sit this out for lack of alternatives/and because of the 'wrong' incentives:
https://fackel.substack.com/p/a-first-brief-consideration-of-germanys
Thanks for reporting.
Thank you for reading!