Tens of thousands pack into a protest in Hamburg against Germany's far right
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Tens of thousands gathered in Hamburg on Friday for a demonstration against the far right, and organizers said the protest was ended early because the mass of people led to safety concerns.

Original title: Tens of thousands pack into a protest in Hamburg against Germany’s far right

Edit: The protest was ended early because the location was too small for that many people, raising concerns that e.g. paramedics couldn’t quickly reach people in the centre of the crowd in case of a medical emergency.
Originally, the protest was supposed to take place in front of the town hall and not at the Jungfernstieg Boulevard, but the far right Alternative for Germany party had called on short notice for a meeting of the state legislature in the town hall. During such a meeting, protests are banned within the vicinity of it for security reasons.

    • @TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
      8•10 months ago

      On the positive side of things, the UK is currently doing the opposite of most of mainland Europe - whereas mainland Europe seems to be swinging right, the UK is swinging left.

      Roll on the 2024 general election.

      • @Navarian@lemm.ee
        5•10 months ago

        The electorate is for sure heading left, if you look into it though, our parties are not. The Labour Party (Clear favourites to win next time) have been gradually sliding right over the last 5 years, adopting more centrist and centre-right policies in an attempt to win over right-wing voters.

        Many on the left in the UK are incredibly unhappy, with good reason. The leader of Labour described his current strategy as a “under-new-management, eliminate-the-left” approach.

        That’s not to say that things wouldn’t be better, of course, just not ideal for many left-wing voters out there looking for progressive change.