Christmas is the time of traditions. This is also the case with the Borchart family from the German Delmenhorst near Lower Saxony. Every year they let their house and garden shine with 60,000 lights. The Christmas attraction is now known throughout the region.
But not everyone enjoys the lights. The enlightenment is a thorn in the side of the activists of the radical climate collective «Last Generation». Borcharts recently received mail from them. “They produce light pollution with their unnecessary Christmas lights and waste electricity,” the activists write in a letter they sent to the couple.
“We will not kneel before them”
But the activists, known for their tape protests, don’t stop there. Underneath, they hit louder tones and even threatened the couple. “Otherwise, nightly actions by anyone could result in their e-waste being turned off and disposed of!” The couple has until December 5 to remove the lighting.
But neither of them dreamed of obeying the activists. “I’m pissed off, I can’t understand why you want to destroy something so beautiful,” says Martina Borchert to “Bild”. Her husband Sven Borchert is also combative: “We will not kneel before them”.
The couple has already installed additional motion detectors on their property and has reported the incident to the police. He determines under duress and examines the letter for authenticity. According to “Bild”, the house would be closely watched by the police in the coming days. (ceded)