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17,000 people protest coronavirus restrictions in Berlin
Twitter ^ | Aug 2 | New York Times

Posted on 08/02/2020 8:56:13 PM PDT by RandFan

This was the scene in Berlin, where an estimated 17,000 people defied social-distancing and mask requirements to join a protest supported by neo-Nazi groups, conspiracy theorists and others who said they were fed up with the restrictions.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; berlin; coronavirus; covid19; europeanunion; germany; nato; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; twitter
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@Barnes_Law

Replying to @nytimes

Funny how I don't remember you pointing our crowd issues w/ BLM protests, nor their connection to "conspiracy theorists" nor their support from extremists on the left, including racial nationalists, communists and marxists.

1 posted on 08/02/2020 8:56:13 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

The pictures I saw were wayyyy over 17k.


2 posted on 08/02/2020 9:03:04 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: RandFan

Yes!


3 posted on 08/02/2020 9:04:35 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: RandFan

In other words, there were zero neo nazis there.


4 posted on 08/02/2020 9:08:34 PM PDT by Garden Island
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To: Husker24

Not surprised it’s the NYT. Hate using them as a source but I did like Robert Barnes reply.


5 posted on 08/02/2020 9:09:22 PM PDT by RandFan (3C)
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To: Garden Island

Yeah Nazi’s are banned in Germany so I highly doubt any were there!

NYT strikes again.


6 posted on 08/02/2020 9:10:45 PM PDT by RandFan (3C)
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To: RandFan

Based on the pictures on the Twitter feed, it is way over 17,000. German estimates are over 1M.


7 posted on 08/02/2020 9:12:50 PM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: RandFan

Being Germany many of those protesters dislike Trump. In other words the media doesn’t like this, it could reflect sentiment at home


8 posted on 08/02/2020 9:24:44 PM PDT by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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To: Flick Lives

Wow ... that’s incredible!


9 posted on 08/02/2020 9:34:01 PM PDT by RandFan (3C)
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To: RandFan

C’mon Germans. You can do better than this. At least fill a soccer stadium.


10 posted on 08/02/2020 9:39:47 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Face masks are simply mouth diapers for liberals.)
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To: RandFan

Odd, I keep hearing how compliant the Germans are, it’s why their death rate is so low.


11 posted on 08/02/2020 9:48:23 PM PDT by moehoward
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To: Husker24

I saw something in passing that said the police there estimate the crowds to be between 500k and a million all together.


12 posted on 08/02/2020 9:49:29 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Grimmy

video in German of “End the Pandemic - Freedom Day” protest in Berlin on Saturday with a million or more. camera pans 360 degrees, people as far as the eye can see.

all FakeNewsMSM went with 17-20,000 figure. they don’t want the world to know the truth. FakeNewsMSM called the protesters neo-Nazis, far-right, but they were just ordinary people from across Germany.

Youtube: 01.08.2020 Berlin - Tag der Freiheit Live - 1,3 Millionen Menschen UNGLAUBLICH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htDrDieOgh0

1 Aug: TV6: Thousands of protests were held in Berlin against epidemiological restrictions
German police have disbanded Saturday’s protest against restrictions imposed in Berlin on the coronavirus epidemic, the MTI writes. Police justified the action on the grounds that the organizers of the demonstration did not ensure compliance with health regulations.

***Authorities say a crowd of 20,000 marched through the city center to the Brandenburg Gate, but organizers estimate that ***1.3 million protesters took part in the movement...
https://tv6.news/thousands-of-protests-were-held-in-berlin-against-epidemiological-restrictions/


13 posted on 08/02/2020 10:02:26 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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Reading this makes me sad.

No, not that ‘Berliners’ are protesting idiotic mandates.

But that even 1/10th that many people seem to be able to get together and protest it in D.C. and every state Capital and Capitol.


14 posted on 08/02/2020 10:18:22 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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But that NOT even 1/10th that many people seem to be able to get together and protest it in D.C. and every State Capital and Capitol.

Left out a word.... DOH!

15 posted on 08/02/2020 10:27:27 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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>> a protest supported by [radicals]

Shirley, no one supports radicals — unless it concerns American-hating Marxists

GTH, Nazi Lovin’ Times.


16 posted on 08/02/2020 10:49:44 PM PDT by Gene Eric (On Don't be a statist!)
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“Odd, I keep hearing how compliant the Germans are, it’s why their death rate is so low.”
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Apparently not too compliant judging by the number of maskless faces I saw in that video.


17 posted on 08/02/2020 10:59:13 PM PDT by House Atreides (My Number)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
...17,000 people defied social-distancing and mask requirements to join a protest supported by neo-Nazi groups, conspiracy theorists and others who said they were fed up with the restrictions.

Partisan Media Shills update.


18 posted on 08/02/2020 11:08:56 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: RandFan

The most polite bunch of nazis I’ve ever seen.


19 posted on 08/02/2020 11:36:14 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: RandFan

Surprised they posted this at all. Of course they’re Nazi’s. Everyone is a Nazi but them.


20 posted on 08/02/2020 11:45:56 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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