Revelations that members of Germany’s far-right AfD discussed mass deportation plans have pushed tens of thousands of people to protest and sparked debate on whether the anti-immigrant party should be banned.
From Cologne to Leipzig to Nuremberg, Germans across the country have poured into the streets over the last week, with another 100 demonstrations expected through the weekend.
Many of the demonstrations have been held under the banner “together against the far-right”, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also joining a spontaneous gathering in Potsdam, where they live.
It’s a lie wherever it’s spoken, the delusion that “the people really agree with me, even though no one shows up or says anything.”
It’s just obvious rhetorical deception on its very face, anyone can claim it for any thing at any time because it just means “I don’t have proof the people support my policies.”
If anything the “silent majority” staging a mass protest against a still minority party just proves no majority in a democracy is silent.