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2018 Chemnitz protests (view source)
Revision as of 02:36, September 9, 2018
, 02:36, September 9, 2018MSM
Activists of the [[conservative]] [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD) party, [[PEGIDA]], along with other patriotic conservatives, marched in a protest in Chemnitz on Saturday, September 1. According to police estimates, about 6,000 supporters of the right-wing Pro Chemnitz group were at the scene, along with about 1,500 left-wing, pro-[[open borders]] counterprotesters.
Activists of the [[conservative]] [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD) party, [[PEGIDA]], along with other patriotic conservatives, marched in a protest in Chemnitz on Saturday, September 1. According to police estimates, about 6,000 supporters of the right-wing Pro Chemnitz group were at the scene, along with about 1,500 left-wing, pro-[[open borders]] counterprotesters.
While most of the protestors were conservative and patriotic Germans, Merkel described them as somehow being "neo-Nazis."<ref>[https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/09/merkel-calls-concerned-german-citizens-in-chemnitz-neo-nazis/ Merkel calls concerned German citizens in Chemnitz ‘neo-Nazis’]. ''Voice of Europe''. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.</ref>
While most of the protestors were conservative and patriotic Germans, Merkel and the German [[mainstream media]] described them as somehow being "neo-Nazis."<ref>[https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/09/merkel-calls-concerned-german-citizens-in-chemnitz-neo-nazis/ Merkel calls concerned German citizens in Chemnitz ‘neo-Nazis’]. ''Voice of Europe''. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.</ref>
==Initial protests==
==Initial protests==