Delta RainFeb 9, 2025
Jeff Jarvis
Hundreds of thousands of Germans are on the streets demonstrating against right-wing extremism. (This photo from Munich.)
Let's get off our asses, America.
Hunderttausende gegen Rechtsextremismus
https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2025-02/demonstrationen-gegen-rechtsextremismus-deutschland-fs
Demonstrationen gegen Rechtsextremismus

Hunderttausende demonstrierten in ganz Deutschland gegen den zunehmenden Rechtsruck. In vielen Städten kamen mehr Menschen zu den Kundgebungen als erwartet.

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Feb 8, 2025 at 8:24pmWeb
Show threadJeff JarvisFeb 8, 2025
And from the Süddeutsche Zeitung: Democracy is not a given, we must fight for it.
Listen up, America.
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDFeb 8, 2025

@jeffjarvis Good, but not enough. It ought to be millions. Germany's political system isn't quite as vulnerable as America's - more parliamentarian and more proportional - as long as the non-Nazis respect the firewall. That is now in question 😬

The societal debate is just as toxic as in the US, and just as immigrant hate centered.

Show threadDr. Doro (she/her)Feb 8, 2025
@martinvermeer @jeffjarvis These were 250'000 people in a city with 1.5 million inhabitants - 17% of the population! And it's happening all over Germany, even in the smallest cities hundreds of people show up!
If you're looking for even larger, more disruptive protests, look at the giant student movement in #Serbia right now! #Serbiaprotests
Show threadDerick RethansFeb 9, 2025

@ditsch42 @martinvermeer @jeffjarvis It's good to see so many people out, but from personal experience in the UK (Iraq war, student, and brexit protests), this isn't going to achieve a thing, besides achieving an important sense of not being alone.

If you want to change something, go help out talking to people during an election campaign. Door to door, with thought out lines to take, to show that far-rightismus isn't going to make any positive change.

Show threadChristiane GanteFeb 8, 2025
@martinvermeer @jeffjarvis Since January 25th, it's been at least 1.154.343 people on the streets (official numbers from the police, most of the time, there's more people than the official numbers).
See here (in German): https://www.demokrateam.org/report/
Report » DemokraTEAM

Hier findest du aktuelle Teilnehmenden-Zahlen zu den Demos gegen Rechts. Alle Zahlen die in die Gesamtsumme einfließen, sind konservativ geschätzte

DemokraTEAM
Show threadMark R. StonemanFeb 8, 2025
@jeffjarvis Their publicly funded television programming seems to be failing like ours did, repeating right-wing talking points nonstop...
Show threadSaanichGuy 🇨🇦🇨🇦Feb 8, 2025

@jeffjarvis president musk will be very unhappy

#trump

Show threadOrrock LXXXVI XLVIIFeb 8, 2025
@jeffjarvis GATRs Grannies (and their allies ) Against the Tight, pronounced 🐊
Show threadLawrenceFeb 8, 2025
@jeffjarvis Go Go Go. I've got family there.
Show threadJanFeb 8, 2025
@jeffjarvis
And it was beautiful. The photos don't do it justice. Everyone was so happy that everyone showed up.
Show threadwimvdputteFeb 8, 2025
@jeffjarvis - "In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve" - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821)
Show threadsoeanFeb 8, 2025

@jeffjarvis
I hope Europe will support this! I do!

Actually I'm not sure all the Germans got it what's happening here right now. So we've America to watch a democracy fail - possibly.

Show threadPeachMcDFeb 8, 2025

@jeffjarvis

#50501protests last week had around 1500 in WA state, 1k+ at the state house & ~400 at the Federal Bldg. Were you at one of those protests? Or are you more the encouraging SocMed fella? 🤔

https://fedi.at/@Mab_813/113956829627877530

Mab_813 (@[email protected])

It's pretty cool to see the fotos of yesterday's protests in the USA! They might not seem big but I think they were organized on a pretty short notice? also on a Wednesday at noon I think we all know the feeling of "Wait there was a protest why didn't I hear about it in time" (unless we're very well connected) and also "Hey there was a protest why isn't the media interested in that" so I think we should keep that in mind before we complain that "nobody in the USA is protesting / doing anything". #50501protests #50501movement #USpol

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Show threadxs4me2Feb 8, 2025
@jeffjarvis Sure, it can be done…
Show threadPelican Dock MusicFeb 8, 2025

@jeffjarvis

danke danke danke

Show threadZackary GonczFeb 9, 2025
@jeffjarvis When did America become Smithers from the Simpsons?
Show threadOkimattFeb 9, 2025
@jeffjarvis precisely, Americans are in large part cheering on the destruction of democracy. As an American by birth only, it's sad to see our Nation following in the footsteps of Hungary, Turkey etc ..
Show threadBeggar MidasFeb 9, 2025
@jeffjarvis That may fly for a little bit. But be aware that it carries special risks to organizers & leaders on the ground under authoritarian regimes. Darth Gilligan hasn't hollowed out & repurposed the DoJ yet, he *will*. When he does they'll be identified about 70 some odd percent of the time & singled out for selective harassment. It can get...quite violent.
Show threadToni AittoniemiFeb 9, 2025
@jeffjarvis The one thing that keeps tyrants from oppressing you is in fact fear. Their fear that you’ll retaliate. Your obedience only makes them more likely to use violence against you.
Show threadAjayFeb 9, 2025
@jeffjarvis This needs to be given more coverage
https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP90-DictatorshipPhysics.mp3
Show threadOptimistFeb 9, 2025

@jeffjarvis

Right-wing extremist now means AfD and CDU !!

Show threadAlexander Goeres 𒀯Feb 9, 2025
@Zaubermau Many more Germans protested against Covid measures. that's what you folks wish had happened. but it didn't. rewriting history won't work,