The measures to protect against the corona virus in Baden-Württemberg trigger protests. The demonstrations in Stuttgart show symbols and sayings from the Nazi era.
- The corona virus in Baden-Württemberg led to bans and measures. Many people gathered over the past weekends to protest.
- During the demonstrations, the Corona critics also used slightly modified symbols from the Nazi era.
- The city of Stuttgart is monitoring the occurrence of these symbols and is planning a general ban.
Stuttgart - The coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg led to bans and measures for infection control (BW24 *) reported. Over the past weekends, many people have gathered in the state capital Stuttgart * to demonstrate against the regulations. During the demonstrations, slightly modified symbols from the Nazi era appeared.
The city of Munich has banned the use of the "Jewish star" for protest purposes, according to a report by the German Press Agency (dpa) from the end of May. Sven Matis , a spokesman for the state capital of Stuttgart , now told the Stuttgarter Nachrichten ,that the city is keeping an eye on the increased use of such symbols . If the symbols are increasingly seen on the demonstrations, a ban also comes into force in Stuttgart.
⚠️ For a rally next Sunday, May 31, several streets in downtown #Stuttgart must be closed. This will particularly affect traffic in the area of the # B27 and the city ring. 🔽 All information: https://t.co/qG5Wzj1sJc pic.twitter.com/hWTKtk7deT
- City of Stuttgart (@stuttgart_stadt) May 29, 2020Corona virus in Baden-Württemberg: Stuttgart does not want to tolerate Nazi symbols in demos
Every weekend there are demonstrations against the regulations for protection against the coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg * with a large number of participants in Stuttgart . The city had previously banned the AfD's Corona demo *. During the demonstrations, the Corona critics used a symbol reminiscent of the "Jewish star" from the Nazi era.
During the Nazi era, the Nazis forced people of Jewish faith to wear such a star so that they could be clearly identified as Jews . Above all, the opponents of vaccination at the Corona demonstrations in Stuttgart use modified versions of the Jewish star. In this way, the demonstrators compare vaccination against the coronavirus in Baden-Württemberg with the Holocaust - a message that the city of Stuttgart does not tolerate. At the upcoming Corona demos , the city will pay more attention to the use of these symbols and will respond with a corresponding ban, Matis told the Stuttgarter Nachrichten.
Corona virus in Baden-Württemberg: Further demonstrations planned in Stuttgart
At Pentecost, several demonstrations * were held in Stuttgart against the requirements for protection against the corona virus in Baden-Württemberg . For Sunday, the "Initiative Querenken 711" announced another major protest. The initiative had first called for a meeting on the A8 and A81 motorways. According to the organizers, 50,000 participants as well as artists and music were planned. However, the city of Leonberg opposed it Mayor Martin Georg Cohn ( SPD ) said on Wednesday that a meeting would be held on the busy motorway junction .
Regarding the change of location of the planned demonstration against the regulations for protection against the corona virus in Baden-Württemberg , Martin Georg Cohn told dpa: "In a cooperation discussion with the applicant, we agreed not to pursue this approach any further". According to the city of Stuttgart , a maximum of 7,500 participants are now allowed to take part in the protest on the old golf course . During this demonstration, the city also observed the use of symbols from the Nazi era.
* BW24is part of the Ippen-Digital editors network .
