Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Matthias Kuntzel, now a regular poster at the already excellent Transatlantic Intelligencer Blog, conveys his thoughts on the way to protest Iran's consulate in Hamburg, Germany.
A Sense Of Foreboding: German Reactions to Ahmadinejad
It is not easy to get me to a demonstration these days. But now that for the first time since Adolf Hitler, an elected head of state lets the whole world know that he envisages perpetrating a new genocide against the Jewish people in wiping out the state of Israel? I left to go to the protest in front of the Iranian consulate in Hamburg.
On the way, I was overcome by a sense of foreboding. I remembered the big demonstrations against nuclear energy and atomic weapons 25 years ago. Back then, we already unrolled our banners on the way to the protest and we handed out fliers in a last effort to mobilize our neighbors.
And today?...
Reflect on the rest. I expect the feeling is common in many, many locations.
