Posted on 06/13/2020 4:53:46 PM PDT by billorites
The saying goes that in Berlin’s nightclubs, you can be or do whatever you want, as long as you don’t put anyone in danger.
In a pandemic, that’s a problem.
Paris has the Louvre, London its royal palaces and Berlin its nightclubs. Rooting back to the years after the fall of the Wall, when wild, improvised parties took place in abandoned industrial buildings, legendary techno club Tresor, rival Berghain and the city’s myriad other dance spots form a wild party scene that caters to all tastes—in music, drugs or sex.
Clubs are among the biggest draws for the 13 million visitors who flock to the laid-back German capital each year and a prime reason young talent moves here to work in one of Europe’s largest startup scenes.
But while Germany’s coronavirus lockdown is now largely history, the thumping bass remains silent and the city fears there might not be a future for its vibrant nightlife economy, at least not until there is a vaccine or an effective treatment for Covid-19. Almost four months since the virus arrived in Europe, the scene is teetering between melancholic resignation, denial and growing fears it may be gone for good.
“Berlin without clubs is like soup without salt,” said Dimitri Hegemann, owner of Tresor, which he founded in 1991. “If the soup isn’t tasty then the young people also won’t come.”
To DJ Ian Pooley, who spent 14 years in Berlin and has played in clubs the world over, club operators have fallen into a “silent depressive mood” about a situation they feel they can’t change.
Berlin’s clubs are facing an extreme version of what many German businesses have encountered. Government aid and donations from partygoers have put off bankruptcy, for now. Beyond Berlin state aid, the federal government’s latest stimulus package lists
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Sprockets. But first, ve dance...
Are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell?
They need to stop whining and sue China. It’s their freaking fault.
Same sh--, different color.
Adieu, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye ...
Let it tank.
Very clever, ‘gator. Best to you.
Again... hasn’t stopped the protesters in london or the US guys.
CHAZtown has no covid.
There’s been no spike related to the protests.
The fears are unfounded. The flu is over (if it ever was a thing to begin with) or they’re lying about the stats to protect the protests in which case we get herd immunity that much faster.
Are the good times really over for good?
No, stop whining about it and deal with it.
The virus is the Chinese’s fault, how the Germans are dealing with it is entirely their responsibility.
The economic devastation in Germany is like that of the United States. It’s the responsibility of the government who has responded completely incorrectly to this. It is the responsibility of the people who have refused to fight back.
The question is... will a snowball that big be enough to make hell freeze over ?
And now BLM protests have joined the mix!
...good times really over for good?
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Young people will party at the apocalypse. Likely there are sub-underground clubs/raves/parties happening as I type.
Maybe the scene had become too commercialized?
Uh huh. Hedonistic queer sexed heathens just are of no concern to the world. Grow up and come nowhere near me. I will not be a willing contributor to your healthcare needs.
Following World War I Berlin Clubs were popular, raunchy, dominated by sex and drugs until Hitler showed up. He was the first Wuhan Flu.
Government aid and donations from partygoers have put off bankruptcy, for now. Beyond Berlin state aid, the federal government’s latest stimulus package lists...Never forget. The US taxpayer is helping them keep their financial boat afloat with protection/defense money that they don't have to spend...LOTS OF IT.
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