Eugyppius: The Great German Farmer Protests Have Begun
First came the farmers’ protests in the Netherlands, then the Freedom Convoy in Canada. Now the farm protests have reached Germany.
The background is simple: On 15 November 2023, the Federal Constitutional Court declared the budgetary manipulations of the Scholz government unconstitutional, in one stroke depriving our rulers of 60 billion Euros for their doubtful Green projects. It was one crisis too many for the coalition, and in the end it may be the undoing of them. Desperate to save money anywhere, they announced in December their plans to abolish subsidies for agricultural diesel and impose the standard motor tax on previously exempt farm vehicles like tractors, provoking an immediate outcry among the people who produce our food.
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WNU Editor: The German government is nto going to budge .... Germany Sticks to Subsidy Cuts as Farmer Protests Block Roads (Bloomberg). Germany's main stream news media are siding with the government .... German farmers' protest sparks chaos (DW). More here .... Germany's far right exploits farmers' protests (DW).
Update: Rail and transportation strikes have now also started .... German railways grind to near halt in three-day train drivers strike (Reuters). More here .... 3-day union strike brings train traffic to a near standstill across Germany (ABC News/AP).
Farm Protests Have Begun In Germany
German farmers put Scholz’s government on the ropes with a week of protests -- El Pais
German farmers block roads with tractors in protest over agriculture policies -- CNBC
German rail strikes and farmers’ protests cause disruption in Europe’s biggest economy -- CNN
German farmers block roads with tractors and stage protests against plan to scrap diesel tax breaks -- AP
Farmers block roads across Germany to protest against subsidy cuts -- Al Jazeera
The Guardian view on strikes and protests in Germany: this is no time for austerity -- Guardian Editorial
Governments will eventually listen to the people or be removed from power, entirely up to them.
ReplyDeleteBut mark my words: Those who have actively conspired against nation states for a globalist alternative (WEF), will face a very swift, very brutal end. Likely televised, because we can all see it coming.
One more corruption or scandal and the masses will come for them in any nation - with pitch forks and nooses