Peasant protests in northern Saxony: anger on the street, divided echo online
Peasant protests in northern Saxony: anger on the street, divided echo online
between applause and anger - split echo online
Since the early morning, tractors and trucks have dominated the streets in northern Saxony on Monday. In particular, angry farmers and their supporters had blocked the traffic arteries in order to express their displeasure about federal political decisions. For the citizens, the divided echo.
While there were a lot of approval for the farmers' protests, others showed their lack of understanding and were annoyed by the effects. In addition, parallels were also drawn to the climate protests. The actions of the north Saxon farmers were particularly discussed in social networks.
"You can't get off the sidelines faster. Similar to the climate adhesives," said Wolfgang Busch, for example, under the Protest announcement on Facebook and asked for permanent subsidies. "Subsidies are poison for progress. The numbers ultimately we citizens."
Other users were annoyed by the shape of the peasant protests. For example, Christian Gwenner wrote in a long comment on Facebook: “Democracy takes time. It is excruciating. But that also makes it sure. Imagine the Rathäuser and demonstrates four weeks every day, and when nobody reacts, gets into the tractors. But whoever starts his protest with these willing blockades, although politics has long since agreed, does not cling to his freedom, but only Seat heating. “
"The only victims of this stupid campaign are the people who have to go to work every morning. Should the farmers block politics, to what extent it helps that my girlfriend has to go to work more hours today to be in the hospital on time? Is that the thanks for helping people to help?" Asked user Kenny Ned.
Other commentators strengthened their backs to the farmers. In many articles it was called "thank you" and "keep it up". "Great. That actually affects every citizen. Thank you," typed Sarina Eggers on Facebook. "Very good and part of democracy," wrote a user about Instagram. Another added: "Absolutely justified. All farmers have my greatest respect."
Other voices were specifically against critical comments. "The farmers are not just fighting for agriculture or taxes for agricultural machines. It is about all our prosperity," wrote Toni Meisner on Facebook.
understanding of the left and the CDU
The factions of the left and the CDU in northern Saxony expressed their support to the farmers. The farmers have been under growing pressure for decades that the funding bureaucracy from Brussels and the federal government was a crowded and hardly to see through, it said in a press release from the left. "The market power of the four large food chains dictates the inadequate delivery prices of grain, milk, meat and other products, plus cheap imports from abroad." Instead of burdening agricultural and craft businesses, the faction would like the discussion to have an over-profit tax for large corporations such as Lidl, Aldi, Rewe and Edeka.
"The anger of the farmers is understandable," said Christiane Schenderlein, member of the Bundestag and chairwoman of the CDU district association North Saxony. It is not a solution to ask farmers one -sided to the cash register and thus increase food prices. However, it has become clear when talking on site "that the North Saxon farmers are concerned with their existence and not about any extremist overthrow of overthrow".
farmers from northern Saxony demonstrate in Dresden
The farmers meanwhile want to continue. A coordinated promotions of the regional farmers' association in the next few days are participation in the demonstration in Dresden this Wednesday, in which numerous farmers in the region want to be there again with tractors. Some also travel with a bus organized by the association. On January 15, the regional farmers' association of the Delitzsch -ilenburg region will also take part in the Great Demo in Berlin. Furthermore, the association is not planned, said managing director Christine Richter. "If something is planned and done in the area by individual farmers, this is not an action by the farmers' association or coordinated," said Richter. There was apparently such an independent campaign on Tuesday afternoon when five farmers drove through Delitzsch with their tractors and held on a field.
You are satisfied with the course of the event on Monday, even if nothing has yet been achieved politically and you have to continue, as with the demos mentioned. "Thanks go to all supporters and also law enforcement officers on Monday," said Christine Richter.
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