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| Hamburg: It Started With One Woman | |
| 2018-02-16 | |
| [VladTepesBlog] It all started Monday, three weeks ago. That Monday evening, Uta Ogilvie, an ordinary woman from the suburbs of Hamburg, went downtown, to the posh Hamburg shopping street Jungfernstieg. She held a pink sign, “Merkel must go”, and just walked the street in silence. She was all on her own. Uta Ogilvie has no political affiliations, she is a practicing Buddhist, and no organization whatsoever was involved in this. It was just one woman’s personal protest. After a while, some passers-by joined her. The next Monday, two weeks ago, about 60 people joined her in silence.
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| Posted by:Elmerert Hupens2660 |
| #1 After the events of 2/12, Mrs Ogilvie has given up on organizing and/or participating in demonstrations citing the threat of violence against herself and her family.(link in German) Translation of her facebook post's conclusion: "In other words, it is the state itself that threatens me. But while the fascists and their sibling organizations are funded to the extent of millions (of Euros), I can not expect any state protection. I would only get that if I went into politics, I was told. In short, the state is muzzling me. Hence my appeal: Spread my story, talk with family, friends and colleagues. Think about it together: We live in a country where we can not live our fundamental right to freedom of expression. Maybe, I hope, one day we will be so many that this condition will come to an end. I myself will now retire a bit and think. But do not worry: Nobody will break my lion heart. Uta Ogilvie" See also Sharansky's Town Square Test. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-02-16 06:09 |