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In Saxony, economic circles at war against the far right

2024-02-13T19:00:19.204Z

Highlights: In Saxony, economic circles at war against the far right. In the AfD stronghold, bosses dare to take a stand. They organize “participation in democracy” seminars. They cover both the economic program of the far-right party and methods intended to facilitate the integration of immigrants. In Glashütte, the German watch capital, two irreconcilable worlds face each other on Thursday February 8, separated by the walls of the town's former Catholic church.


INVESTIGATION – In the AfD stronghold, bosses dare to take a stand. They organize “participation in democracy” seminars, covering both the economic program of the far-right party and methods intended to facilitate the integration of immigrants.


Special envoy to Glashütte and Dresden

In Glashütte, the German watch capital, two irreconcilable worlds face each other on Thursday February 8, separated by the walls of the town's former Catholic church.

Having become the property of the watchmaker Nomos, the place of worship was transformed into a space for public debate.

Outside, far-right activist Max Schreiber, leader of the radical group Free Saxony, protests against the presence in Glashütte of the president of the Green party, Ricarda Lang.

Using a megaphone, he calls on his comrades to “

break the sclerotic party system

”.

Inside the walls, Pastor Stephan Bickhardt paraphrases the concepts of the gospels:

If a stranger lives with you in the country, you must love him as yourself

.

»

“Until now, we felt isolated, but with these demonstrations that started in Germany

against the AfD

, we feel a huge relief

,” sighs Judith Borowski, associate director of Nomos.

The company was created after the fall of the wall in this…

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Source: lefigaro

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