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Drum Ban Instead of Peace March in Plauen: When the Authorities Stop the Citizens’ Rhythm in “Project M1llion”Around 10,000 people took to the streets in Plauen on Saturday – under the motto of peace and unity, with a clear message: “And above all, so that no one has to send their son off to war.” 
Organized by the “Project M1llion” initiative of Erzgebirge native Marcel Baldauf, they called for the resignation of the federal government, new elections, an end to the healthcare reform, lower energy levies, a nationwide €29 ticket, reform of public broadcasting, and a change of course in migration policy. The protest deliberately drew on the peaceful revolution of 1989 in Plauen – the city where the first mass demonstration against the East German leadership took place, one that the state authorities were unable to break up. “We are the people,” not “We are the opposition,” was the message. But today’s state authorities showed what they think of such civic determination: The demonstration march was abruptly halted – because of drums. The drummers had gathered and were drumming in unison. This violated the so-called “militancy ban,” according to the assembly authorities. This regulation prohibits a “uniform, paramilitary, or violence-prone appearance” at assemblies and marches that could have an intimidating effect. The drummers were actually supposed to remain dispersed. When they joined together, the police pulled them out. The demonstrators refused to move on. Three-quarters of an hour of standstill. Only after the drummers registered a separate spontaneous demonstration and moved ahead – separated by police vehicles – did the march start moving again. What a farce! Citizens peacefully demonstrating for peace and against warmongers are accused of “militancy” because they drum together. The “militancy ban” as a tool to dampen the rhythm of discontent. The authorities, who themselves are pushing arms deliveries and war rhetoric, apparently fear the beat of the drums more than the voices of the citizens. While the government refuses to engage in dialogue and people increasingly feel that they are no longer being heard, assembly restrictions are being used to obstruct the protest. “Hope is stronger than resignation,” organizer Baldauf said, visibly moved. The authorities seem determined to prove the opposite: Impose resignation through restrictions. And then there were the counter-demonstrations: Around 400 people from the Greens, the SPD, and the “Alliance for Democracy, Tolerance and Civic Courage” stood against the protest. They wanted to show “that Plauen must not once again become a pawn of right-wing extremists” and protect the legacy of ’89. At the monument commemorating reunification, the Greens took up positions to ensure that the tradition of the Peaceful Revolution would not be left to others. If the main event explicitly demonstrates for peace and against dragging young men into wars – then what exactly does the counter-protest mean? That they are apparently standing for the continuation of the war, for the government’s line, and against the call for a swift peace? The peace demonstrators drum for unity and against war, while the opposing side de facto stands for the continuation of what the government is pushing forward every day. Welcome to the upside-down world where drums are “militant” and a willingness to go to war is democratic. Author: AI-Translation - АИИ | |
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