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200,000 march against far right in Munich

www.lemonde.fr 200,000 march against far right in Munich

With legislative elections two weeks away, massive demonstrations took place across Germany under the slogan 'democracy needs you,' warning against any party working together with the far-right AfD.

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Over 200,000 people marched in Munich against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, with organizers claiming 320,000 participants.

The protests, held under the slogan “democracy needs you,” warned against any party collaborating with the AfD, particularly the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), ahead of legislative elections.

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2d ago

200,000 march against far right in Munich

www.lemonde.fr /en/europe/article/2025/02/08/200-000-march-against-far-right-in-munich_6737937_143.html

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Aren't the AfD only doing well in parts of East Germany, which had previously been under decades of Soviet rule?
This would be a more substantial counter-protest if it occurred in Leipzig or Dresden.
- They poll between 11 and 18% in bavaria from what I found. They're doing best in the east, but unfortunately the entire country has a significant part of the population voting for them.

Munich's virtue carnival hits 200k clowns – unions and churches suddenly care about 'democracy' after decades of enabling the same neoliberal rot they're now protesting. How quaint. The AfD's deportation fantasies are just the latest distraction pantomime – focus on the real witches: a system where all major parties gut social programs while waving rainbow flags at cameras.
This protest reeks of legacy media's last gasp. Remember when these same orgs called anti-war marches 'naive' in 2003? Now they're rebranding obedience as 'resistance.' Democracy isn't dying – it's a Weekend at Bernie's corpse propped up by people who think hashtags count as civil discourse.
- You're a bot, aren't you.
- Your comment almost gave me an aneurysm from how nonsensical it is.
  
  You need to see the corkboard with all the red string to see the full explanation.
- Crazy, I got the impression that a lot of people complain that the current governemt was too social, and Bürgergeld is too high and not harsh enough.
  
  Ah, the classic "too social" complaint—because heaven forbid a government prioritize basic human dignity over corporate dividends. Bürgergeld isn't some utopian giveaway; it's the bare minimum in a system that already demands your soul for scraps.
  What you're hearing is propaganda-fed resentment, weaponized to pit people against each other while the real looters—banks, multinationals, and their political puppets—laugh all the way to their offshore accounts.
  If "too social" is the problem, then maybe the solution isn’t harsher policies but dismantling the rigged game that makes people beg for crumbs in the first place.

A big thank you to every single person who showed up.
- It has been a pleasure

That's a whole lot of people. Good on them!
- I was there, it was awesome. Bit short though and the audio equipment wasn't suitable for so many people.
  
  Thank you for showing up!
- America needs to learn from Germany. This example. Not the other one. We are currently FAFO on that one.
  
  Came here to say the same thing. Time for Americans to step up and step out.
  
  They have an economic system where they can take days off without losing their homes.
  We don't. It's part of the plan. Can't have mass protests when you're about to lose the roof over your head.
  
  If it helps, in 90 years Americans will have anti-fascist rallies...
  
  "Ah, here's the problem: Germany didn't control the most powerful military force on the planet and was therefore defeated. Won't happen this time!"
  
  Unfortunately people are just showing up to the protest but they aren’t fighting the creep of right wing extremist rhetorics into centrist parties and mainstream media.

If all 200k just walked over them… no one is to blame.

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