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COLOGNE, Germany (AFP)
German police said tens of thousands of Cologne residents took to the streets Saturday to protest an “anti-Islamization” conference of European far-right leaders.
Carrying banners saying: “We are Cologne — Get rid of the Nazis!” protesters gathered outside the city’s cathedral to demonstrate against the congress organized by the local far-right group Pro-Koeln (For Cologne).
Pro-Koeln began two days of seminars Friday during which speakers denounced an influx of Muslims to Germany and the construction of one of Europe’s largest mosques in the city.
Earlier Saturday, police banned a rally organized by far-right adherents in Cologne just as it was about to begin, following clashes with thousands of opponents.
Now, at first glance it looks just like some Germans fear that the muslim minority will resort to the same behavior now seen in France, the UK, and The Netherlands.
Far-right rally banned
Some 3,000 police, drafted in to control the protests and seal off part of the old city, used truncheons and water hoses to fend off violent “anti-fascist” leftist activists.“It is a dictatorship!” said a Pro-Koeln member of the decision to ban the far-right rally.
Andreas Molzer, a member of the European Parliament and an Austrian far-right group who attended the congress, called the ban an “anti-democratic scandal.”
Pro-Koeln had hoped 1,500 people would attend Saturday’s rally in the city center to oppose the mosque and an “immigrant invasion” of Europe.
Those attending the congress, including far-right leaders from Belgium, Austria and Italy, protested against “Islamification” and voiced support for Europe’s “Western values and Christian traditions.”
The counter-protest, called by trade unions, churches and anti-racist movements, saw thousands of students, families and local business people carry signs with slogans including “No to Racism” and “Cologne is rebelling!”
The protesters disrupted the Pro-Koeln congress and ensured that fewer than 50 delegates were able to return to the meeting on Saturday morning.
How is wanting to stop the islamization of Europe racist? I am not one to pass judgement, but welcoming in a population who follow a religion prone to violence (see 9/11, 7/7, 3/11, the Siege of Vienna, the Barbary/Tripolitan Wars, or watch the news any day of the week to see muslims blowing themselves and/or others up while waging jihad) with open arms seems a bit foolish to me…
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