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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (3 children)

COVID-19? Just how far behind are the German alt-right loonies? Do they not know that the enemies today are "woke", "biracialness" and.... checks notes... women's sports?

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

The history is ranging back much further. Since about the late 2000, early 2010er years Russia and other far right groups heavily coopted the "peace movement" and pumped it full with a mix of conspiracy theories. They have been brewing this crazy mix of conspiracies, esotericism, christian themed anti-abortion and other "family value" far right nonsense and straight up racism and antisemitism. It is improtant to note though, that German esotericism and fascism (and its predeccesors) have a shared history going back into the 19th century.

This movement got a huge boost with Covid and the opposition to the measures, that then got furthered into a general "the current state is illegitimate" sentiment, but for far right reasons, like claiming the third reich is still the legal entity of the state and the federal republic is a limited liabilty company (yes it is that stupid).

They are very much against "Wokeness", abortions, believe in "great replacement" and all the other ugly stuff. Covid is just the catalyst that got them known to the general public.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There weren't enough alt-right loonies to be relevant in the first place, so they took years and had to work hard to co-opt any insane fringe topic to get them all into one somewhat big movement.

So now it's a total shitshow of fairy tales now that make most hardcore conspiracy nutjobs seem sane.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is basically editorializing of DW. Those are mostly anti-vaxxers that existed before Covid-19 as well.

But the organizers seem to have mostly switched to an anti-war message, which is sad as this cooptation of that topic makes it nearly impossible to question unnecessary military build up (as opposed to necessary support for Ukraine) without looking like you belong to this group.

[โ€“] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Can we have a guy with a flute lead the march.. and guide them to a cliff?

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Would lake Wannsee suffice? I wouldn't want the flute guy to have to walk all the way to the sea.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I also think it's hilarious how the Germans switch see and mer.. I keep teasing my German friends that they switched it by accident when they stole it from the Dutch.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Well, See can mean either lake or sea, depending on the gender, and there are lakes in Germany called Meer (Steinhuder Meer, Heiliges Meet).

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah I think depending on which version you know.. but im happy the reference wasn't lost.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They are already led by rat catchers, and those rat catchers are on the way to lead them off a cliff, unfortunately, they'll also lead the rest of the country off the same cliff while they're at it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

What the fuck? Did I accidentally time travel back to 2021?

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Participants also voiced opposition to Germany's push to rebuild its military.

Ah, the entirety of lemmygrad was at the "protest" then?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Dear fucking media, can we please not give those lunatics any unnecessary publicity?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The pandemic is over. COVID still happens but the world has moved on.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

Those people have not moved on since 1933.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

There are messures still in place? Like what?