Hundreds of far-right protesters broke through police barriers and tried to force their way [10] into the German parliament building in Berlin on Aug. 29. Many were waving the black, white and red flag of the pre-1918 German Empire [11] that once inspired the Nazis. "The fact that Nazis with imperial war flags try to storm the Bundestag recalls the darkest period in German history," said Robert Habeck, co-leader of Germany's Greens [12] party. The action came as part of a broader demonstration against Germany's pandemic restrictions. The protest, bringing out many so-called "Corona Truthers" who deny the pandemic altogether, was organized by right-wing parties including the anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland (AfD [13]) and the deceptively named [20] National Democratic Party (NPD [21]), which is openly neo-Nazi [14]. Some carried signs reading "Trump, please help," and proffered conspiracy theories [15] about Bill Gates seeking forced vaccinations [16]. There were also many images of hearts, flowers, globes and other such feel-good symbols. Among the speakers was Robert F. Kennedy Jr [17], who ironically Nazi-baited German Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying: "Today Berlin is once again the front against totalitarianism." (DW [22], AP [23], NYT [24], Daily Kos [18])
Another odious exponent of hippie fascism [25], Red-Brown politics [26] and paradoxical fascist pseudo-anti-fascism [27].
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