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The images went around the world: around 1.4 million people took to the streets in Germany this weekend to take a stand against right-wing extremism.
The climate movement Fridays for Future (FFF) was also there and called for the “Defend Democracy” meeting. Much to the delight of FFF frontwoman Luisa Neubauer (27). On
The Arab countries sank into bloody chaos
But what exactly does Neubauer mean by that? Apparently it’s a reference to the Arab Spring. This is the name given to a wave of protests that first took place in Tunisia in 2010/2011 and led to the fall of the government and then spread to other Arab countries.
The Egyptians and Libyans deposed their dictators, but the hope for democracy only briefly germinated. In Egypt, the military prevented the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood from coming to power and has remained in power ever since, while Libya plunged into civil war. Tunisia was the only Arab country to advance its democratization, but even there there is a risk of autocracy making a comeback.
“People risked a lot in the Arab countries”
The fact that Luisa Neubauer equates the peaceful protests in Germany with the bloody Arab Spring is irritating. “Please don’t be serious about the comparison?” someone writes under the post on X. ‘Is that supposed to be an analogy with the Arab Spring? Totally wrong,” reads another comment. Someone else suspects that Neubauer must have missed history class because of her Klim protest.
German political scientist Thomas Jäger also says: “In Germany the government is demonstrating against an ideology. Nobody risks anything here, in the Arab countries people risk a lot,” he tells “Bild”.
The reason for the protests in Germany are revelations from the Correctiv network about a right-wing extremist secret meeting in Potsdam. There, plans were discussed for a mass deportation of people with a migration background, as well as other Germans who were undesirable from the participants’ point of view.
Members of the AfD and the right-wing conservative Values Union, among others, took part. The demonstrations are also fundamentally aimed against the rise of right-wing extremism. (jmh/AFP)
Source: Blick
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
