Posted on 04/10/2022 7:37:39 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Berlin (AFP) – From shop fronts spattered with paint to insults thrown in the street, attacks on the Russian community in Germany have spiked since the start of the war in Ukraine.
As a result, some Russians have staged demonstrations "against Russophobia" in the form of vehicle convoys across the country, which has the largest Russian diaspora in the European Union.
But the demos have sparked a backlash, with many interpreting them as a show of support for Russia's military aggression in Ukraine.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, 383 anti-Russian and 181 anti-Ukrainian crimes have been officially reported to German police.
Germany is home to around 1.2 million Russians and 325,000 Ukrainians, plus more than 316,000 who have arrived as refugees since the start of the conflict.
Though it was billed as apolitical, the Berlin demo provoked a wave of indignation in Germany, with the Bild daily calling it a "parade of shame".
"For heaven's sake, how could you allow this convoy of shame in the middle of Berlin?" the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, asked of Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey.
Giffey replied that she understood his anger but could not penalise people for merely waving Russian flags.
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Fascism rears its head again…
‘Fascism rears its head again…’
I’m not one to be a stickler for details, but you’re right - and it was the communists last time too.
The same governments that condemned anyone criticizing muslims after 911 now encourages hate against Russia
If you can only express the options “authorized” by the government, you don’t live in a free society.
Putin and his murderous thugs brought this on. Right or wrong the RUSSIAN brand will last for generations.
There is a good reason Russia's neighbors hate Russia.
Maybe they'll re-open Dachau.
The rage of the mob against Russia leaves Communist China out heck I wonder if China isn’t secretly behind all this rage against Putin and Russia.
The GermaNazis are good at that Kristallnacht stuff.
Ukraine sure sounds like a democracy in bloom to me. /sarcasm
“Outrage?”
Ridiculous.
bttt
I have a black Россия (Russia) sweatshirt I stopped wearing when the Russians attacked Ukraine and have my Ukranian flag flying. When people started banning Tchaikovsky and Russian ballarinas I started wearing it again because it is warm and comfortable, a nice cover garment, and I was proving a point about extreme reactions. No one has confronted me. My friends know I sometimes teach Russian history so they understand
I started ordering Black Russians when I go out to bars.
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