A Pandemic? The People Decide in Berlin, Germany, August 01, 2020

Written by Michael Joseph on November 22, 2020. Posted in Current News

They came in their hundreds of thousands. Over the previous months, since early April, there had been many demonstrations all over Germany, in the large cities, but also small towns. Gradually, the self-named “Querdenken” (Lateral-Thinkers) organised for what they hoped would be a gigantic demonstration in the capital, Berlin.

The expectation, desire, was for as many as 500,000, certainly an ambitious number considering the largest demonstrations, for example in Stuttgart, had been of the order of 10-20,000.

In the event, we were all astonished at the turnout. Families and groups had travelled from all four corners of the country in private cars, trains and special buses. It was a truly remarkable sight.

And, the numbers were astonishing. The police (ever conservative in their estimates) put the number at 800,000, the organizers at 1.3 million. Anyone who doubts these numbers need only see the pictures and do a little maths. The Straβe des 17-Juni from the Siegessäule (Victory Column) to the Brandenburg Gate, was absolutely full in length and width with numbers over-flowing into the surrounding paths and park and beyond the VC and BG.

That length, between the two world famous sites, is 2500 m, and the road is 85 m wide, an area of 215,000 m², and with two people per m² (at least), it is easy to see how the numbers exceeded 500,000 just in the visible part alone. At the centre, was the stage for speakers, with large screens and amplifiers.

The plan had been to start at 15:00, but so many people were still making the 7 km procession, that the speeches did not begin until 16:20.

The 7 km procession had begun at the Brandenburg Gate and proceeded eastwards down Unter den Linden, north up Friedrichstrasse and eventually made a circle around Mitte, to finish up on Leipzigerstrasse and so eventually back to the Tiergarten. Who was walking? Anyone that you might see around any town or village in Germany. There were young families, young and old couples, individuals, groups, and of all races and sexes.

Some carried flags, some placards, many just a rucksack with water and snacks. National flags from Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands were also visible. Some sang, some chatted, some danced, some simply quietly walked. But, all of them were peaceful. There were several floats with megaphones and music, mostly drums to bang out a rhythm.

A typical one:

“Wir Sind hier! Wir Sind laut! Weil man uns die Freiheit raubt”(We are here! We are Loud! Because they Rob our Freedom!). Or: “Frieden, Freiheit! (Peace! Freedom!)” Another: “Lügenpresse! (Lying Press!)”.

Spontaneous interviews were conducted along the way, and it gave an opportunity for long suppressed opinions to surface,

There were five main themes.

1. That the mainstream news (newspapers, TV) were lying, or at best, not providing an alternative view.

2. People were scared or greatly alarmed at the threat to have enforced vaccination, or that a so-called “Health-Pass” was imminent which could (would) restrict mobility and work.

3. That the German and World Economy was being crashed and that the seriousness and implications of this were not being adequately addressed by the politicians.

4. The collateral damage of the lockdown, and ensuing measures, had in itself caused huge health problems, and that the seriousness and implications of this had not been addressed at all by the politicians.

5. Fear of another lockdown due to the permanent wave promised by the WHO.

Along the route, every now and then, there could be seen small gaggles of counter-demonstrations. They were either very small (1-10 people) standing on the side of the route, or if larger (30-50 people) were cordoned off by a police presence. They always wore masks, sometimes large enough to cover the whole face except for the eyes. One group carried SPD (Social Party of Germany) flags and, incredibly, had a Swastika flag as well.

Now, I have to say, this Swastika was crossed-out, but the symbolic-effect of aggression remained, so I am not sure that this group of people did any favours at all to the SPD. There was a tension about their presence, as they often made aggressive hand-gestures and added provocative phrases implying that those in the great march were intent on a right-wing coup.

Further on, one solitary masked man, with a bicycle, was shouting-out loudly about there being Nazis present in the march, and asking how could you associate with such people. He was briefly interviewed, and it was pointed out to him that he was the only one being aggressive, and where exactly had he seen the Nazis, anyway?

Eventually the police intervened and separated the interviewer (and camera) from the man. It ended peacefully.

The speeches began before all the people had really arrived. Many were still on the road, and others were still trying to make their way closer to the platform. At last, there were a couple of introductory speeches, and then the first speaker, the author, Thorsten Schulte, began a 20 min speech on history and freedom, and how this day would go down in the history of Germany, if not the world.

The end of this speech was cut short by a hurried announcement. The police had made an order for the demonstration to be cut short and for people to make their way home. They decided to carry-on.

The next speaker was a recording, his main theme was the current state of the mainstream-media both in Germany and the world. “They lie to us every single day”, was a quote I remember in particular. It is likely that many people reading that statement will have to read it twice, because it seems an absolutely outrageous statement.

But, my experience of the last 6 months is that statement is completely true, and is the main reason that I feel it necessary to make this report. Here is just one example. During the 15 min evening news (19:00) on 1^st-August, one of the main German television stations, ZDF, had a one minute summary of the event which included the extraordinary estimate of 17-20,000 demonstrators. An under-estimate of about 50-fold.

I suppose that is a consistency of sorts, because they inflate the lethality of the coronavirus by about that magnitude.

Returning to the demonstration. At 16:45, the electricity was cut, the screens went dead and there was no more sound. The police had arrived. Their chief announced that the Demo was over because it was in contradiction of the Corona-regulations i.e. the demonstrators were without masks and there was no social-distancing.

The police wore thick black uniforms and helmets with visors or masks. In short, they were in riot gear, bearing guns and truncheons, facing-off families and peaceful people wearing shorts, T-shirts and flip-flops.

The atmosphere, although remaining joyful, began to turn tense. What were the police actually going to do? How could about 50-100 police (that is what was visible) force a million people to disperse or go home? Answer: they can’t, that is the power of corporeal politics.

Many were reminded of October-1989, and they started to chant: “Wir Sind das Volk” (We are the People!). “Wir bleiben hier” (We are Staying!). What would happen now? Was it time for the teargas and truncheons? That was the fear amongst some of us.

The organisers began to negotiate with the police on the platform. It was effectively all done in secret because none of us could hear what was said. Some music was played and one man sang a song of freedom to a drum: “Ich bin schön, ich bin frei“ (I am beautiful, I am free). Eventually, Thorsten Schulte announced that he was going to march to the Reichstag and make an all-night sit-in, and wanted to take the demonstration there.

In the event, although he went and took many people with him (perhaps several hundred), the majority remained defiantly and sang, and chatted and enjoyed the atmosphere. One interviewer with a microphone and camera asked the police several times (facetiously) if Frau Merkel was in a safe place.

Markus Haintz (a lawyer) could be seen discussing with the police on the stage. From the live-stream it was apparent he was clarifying to them that the police were the ones breaking the law. A clear and obvious contradiction to the Black-Lives-Matter demonstrations of several weeks ago, when no interventions were made.

Impromptu interviews sprang-up with some of the Corona-celebrities, including Bodo Schiffman, Samuel Eckert, and Heiko Schöning (Ärzte für Aufklärung: Enlightened Doctors). The atmosphere remained one of great joy, it was extraordinary to see the over-brimming happiness of the organisers, for despite the actions of the police they were exhilarated at the success of the event.

However, gradually, the police began to remove the people still remaining on the stage. One at a time, two policemen picked up, or dragged away an individual. There was no fighting, just passive resistance, as with eyes closed the individual accepted their fate. And so, after an hour, the police had control of the stage, but the people stayed. The regime had taken away the people`s voice but not their will.

Away from the main-stage, the police were not so friendly; a few scuffles did break-out and people were wrestled to the floor and manacled before being led away.

The gigantic party continued long into the evening, but many eventually drifted away to their cars, buses or walked to the train station, or perhaps to some accommodation in the vast city. A remarkable day, which should resonate across Europe and the world.

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