We’re Here, You’re Kafir, Get Used to It
22nd January 2024
A demonstration in Berlin against the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland, Alternative for Germany) was co-opted by Hamas supporters and repurposed as a protest in support of “Palestine”. For the anti-fascists who launched the original demonstration, it was kind of like clicking a link to a website that’s been hacked, and being redirected to a nasty porn site or phishing scam. “This is not what I wanted!”
What’s interesting about all this is the up-front way the culture-enrichers justified their action, saying in effect, “You wanted cultural enrichment, so here we are. Now you have to do things OUR way.”