Business As Usual

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A “hypocrisy” type meme with two images:

Top: photo of a military squad, all geared up, standing ready next to an armored vehicle. Caption: “Germany against scientists sitting in protest for climate”

Bottom: photo of a bunch of military personnel playing while wearing clown makeup. Caption: “Germany against farmers wanting to lynch government members because diesel subsidy needs to be cut”

  • ogeist@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    At the risk of being downvoted, I will try to explain what is the difference.

    The farmers and their union planned and informed the Police about the protests with time in advance. The menure and the demonstrations might not be part of that but I do not know. Germany does respect the right to protest.

    On the other hand, the climate protesters did not share their plans with the police and caused some property damage. But more than that they put themselves in danger, as some of them glued their hands.

    I’m all in for the climate as well as for the farmers.

    • vinhill@feddit.de
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      10 months ago
      1. Left or green protests that block highways are usually banned if they inform the police beforehand.
      2. Farmer protests also caused property damage. Tractors on highways are bad for the road, they sprayed as well as deposited manure on many streets or in front of government buildings.
    • RepulsiveDog4415@feddit.de
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      10 months ago

      The farmers and their union planned and informed the Police about the protests with time in advance.

      Some did. I doubt the highway blockings are official demos (approved by local authorities).

      caused some property damage

      I wonder how much loss in revenue the farmers strike will bring ;)

      What really pisses me of is the media reception (especially in privately owned media) of both. I mean yes the farmers kinda got a point, but so, if not more so, have “Last Generation”. Yet the all to often one is endorced or reported on uncritically while the other is agitated against.

  • Rooki@lemmy.worldM
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    10 months ago

    even as a german i dont understand this meme? diesel subvention is good for the farmers?!?!? A tractor doesnt work with just hot air?

    Or does it meant Germany against farmers wanting to lunch government members, because they cut diesel subvention?

    I dont know the facts but the meme doesnt make sense for me XD

    • RepulsiveDog4415@feddit.de
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      10 months ago

      diesel subvention is good for the farmers?!?!?

      Which farmers though? As with most german agrar subventions they support large-scale industrial farming while not really benefitting smallholders.

      The reasons for the cuts to subvetions are stupid (fuck the debt brake) and they only make sense if they are in tandem with new subventions for ecological farming and direct smallholder support. But as a farmer that is no reason to let your self be used by lobby groups which for years have lobbied for policies which eradicate small farms. The rising production costs are going to be transfered to consumers anyway.