For the second weekend in a row, protesters both for and against the immigration policy of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government gathered in the eastern city of Chemnitz (formerly known as Karl-Marx-Stadt) to protest. The cause of the demonstrations was the murder of a 35-year old German by two young asylum seekers from Iraq and Syria during a city festival last Saturday.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Aktuell angespannte Situation am Rande der Demo-Strecke. Rechte Gruppen versuchen Richtung Gegendemo vorzurücken, erste kleine Auseinandersetzungen, Polizei riegelt ab <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/c0109?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#c0109</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chemnitz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chemnitz</a> <a href="https://t.co/7wRWR9Yr9M">pic.twitter.com/7wRWR9Yr9M</a></p>— Frank Schneider (@chefreporterNRW) <a href="https://twitter.com/chefreporterNRW/status/1035935754067890176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">1 September 2018</a></blockquote>
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Whereas the numbers of extreme-left and far-right supporters surprised everyone last week, this time the 10,000 barrier was easily crossed as some 7,000 (according to police estimates) marched with the anti-immigration parties AfD and Pegida in a silent march whilst 5,000 left-wing organizations did the same in another part of the city.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Follow the globalist government line & you are a demonstrator<br><br>Reject the globalist government line & you are an extremist. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Resistthenarrative?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Resistthenarrative</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chemnitz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chemnitz</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ed9mPtrI9U">pic.twitter.com/Ed9mPtrI9U</a></p>— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/1035936391547572225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">1 September 2018</a></blockquote>
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Police numbered several thousand as well, trying desperately to keep the groups separate, but by the time evening fell, the first skirmishes started. Antifa supporters had by then gathered bricks as the police rolled in the water-cannon trucks. Several were arrested.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Police intervene as protesters and counter-protesters face off in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chemnitz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chemnitz</a> <br><br>LIVE: <a href="https://t.co/swNoojl64X">https://t.co/swNoojl64X</a> <a href="https://t.co/3XhIegKrD8">pic.twitter.com/3XhIegKrD8</a></p>— Ruptly (@Ruptly) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ruptly/status/1035926554193354753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">1 September 2018</a></blockquote>
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The AfD Supporters gathered for the start of their march at the Karl-Marx-Monument. They could be heard chanting: “Wir sind das Volk“ (we are the people) and “Merkel Muss Weg” (Merkel has to go). Among them were small groups of far-right protesters and neo-nazis.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vast crowds now in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chemnitz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chemnitz</a> - vast but so far peaceful… <a href="https://t.co/kLJQf7N6CC">pic.twitter.com/kLJQf7N6CC</a></p>— Paul McNamara (@PGMcNamara) <a href="https://twitter.com/PGMcNamara/status/1035924217966026752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">1 September 2018</a></blockquote>
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The international press was all around to see whether Germany would further descend into violence and rioting.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tensions in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chemnitz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chemnitz</a> after anti-migrant ‘silent march’ <br><br>LIVE: <a href="https://t.co/NIS3eLGuha">https://t.co/NIS3eLGuha</a> <a href="https://t.co/ku5EafgC1E">pic.twitter.com/ku5EafgC1E</a></p>— Ruptly (@Ruptly) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ruptly/status/1035944576572432384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">1 September 2018</a></blockquote>
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All international press made clear that those supporting the AfD were ‘extremists’ and those supporting the left were ‘demonstrators’ (thank you Wall Street Journal, at least that is now clear. Perhaps it is indeed better that you don’t carry a European printed version anymore although I do miss the editorials).
The marches were broken up around 7.30 pm local time when small skirmishes started while police tried anxiously to keep the groups apart. It would be a long night ahead for Chemnitz.
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wall street journal proving they are the enemy of the world again!
it's inconceivable that anyone would actually support the savage invasion of their homeland. wow…. but the german people have been cucked with false guilt over the PHONY "holocaust". you see how the jews can destroy entire white countries simply by shaming them WITH LIES.
notice that the fake new-news condemns the good German Nationalists as "extremists" and just love the violent Commie ANTIFA. JEWS DID 9/11 to get this nightmare rolling.
Germany has finally had enough. If not for our President, America would be doing the same.