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The news agency DPA reported that thousands of protesters took to the streets in more than 15 cities around the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state of Germany, asking that the government provide an affordable standard of life and stop providing weaponry to .

@francis And just a wild guess... They're backed by the AfD and it's puppet parties?

@monsoonrains

It's possible to have an anti warmongering and rearmament position whilst still supporting the people who are being used by the unscrupulous.

@francis Not saying I disagree with the protesters points - I absolutely agree with them.

I'm just always a bit skeptical about these protests in Germany because the far right tends to hijack them to get more followers...

And Meck Pomm tends to be a hotbed of the far right. We saw this same thing happening during the endless Corona lockdowns.

@monsoonrains

Friend pointed out that to join "the left" (whatever that means) means you have to almost pass an exam and learn how to police your language to be accepted ...

The "right" - you just have to hate the right people and you can come on in.

@francis Basically. The left are also ineffectual garbage.

By and large German politics just isn't equipped to deal with what's happening now. They've had considerable stability for a long time.

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