“Eco-Terrorists”, “Neglected Children”, “Nothing in the Bulb”. Insults and hate comments against the activist group “Last Generation” are piling up online.
Already on Monday we reported on the sit-in protest on the B31. Some activists from the group “Last Generation” had their hands taped to the street. An ambulance had to free her from the adhesive. Traffic was backed up for miles. Around 20 activists also blocked the main road in Freiburg on Friday morning. The demonstrators are calling for a “Food Saving Law” and an agricultural turnaround by 2030.
Özdemir criticizes road blockades
Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir supported the group’s intentions: “For me personally, the fight against food waste is very important”. However, the Green politician criticized their methods: “I believe that road blockades harm our common goal. You definitely won’t win majorities in society by blocking ambulances, the police or educators on the way to work.”
Much hate on the net against “Last Generation”
The protests by environmental activists have also caused a stir on social media. There were negative comments, especially on Facebook. A Facebook entry speaks of “environmental terrorists”. The activists should bear the costs of the police action, it says, and “hopefully “the ‘last generation’ who have such stupid ideas.”
What kind of sick people.. how crazy do you have to be to tape your hands to the street because you can see that they aren’t up to anything. Record personal details and they would have to pay all the costs. It must really hurt
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On Twitter, the activists were insulted as “neglected children of a woken affluent society. A year of social work would certainly make them useful members of society again”. Another critic tweeted: “With the eco-terrorists, the only thing that helps is to punish them as severely as possible.” Some comments even made calls to kill.
@SWRAktuellBW These are not activists! These are deluded ideologues willfully preventing people from coming to work! Ensure that rescue workers and police officers are blocked! This has nothing to do with fighting food waste!
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Also approval for the demands
But there is also applause online. “Finally someone is doing something! Would like more of it,” commented an Instagram user and “Great action. Thank you for your courage and commitment”, and “I still prefer it to any Monday walker,” others wrote.
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Instagram comments on the “Last Generation” group’s sit-in protest on the B31 in Freiburg
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BW: Hate comments online are increasing
More and more people are contacting the Baden-Württemberg reporting office against hate comments on the Internet because of aggressive, contemptuous or insulting online posts. In an increasing number of specific cases, the State Criminal Police Office is being called in because the online agitators are making themselves punishable, as can be seen from a response from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior to a request from the SPD parliamentary group. Showed the state-sponsored reporting office”respect!“In 2017 there were still 120 entries with the authorities, a year later there were already 321, then 351 and last year 436 cases in which the investigators were involved. In the current year, 514 reports have already been submitted in the first seven months , more than in the entire previous year.
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From February, social media must report hatred and hate speech on their platforms. The Baden-Württemberg judiciary wants to be better staffed for this.
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Almost every fourth case at the registration office is now passed on – a year ago it was only about every ninth. However, it is not known in how many cases the senders were also prosecuted. The total number of hate posts reported by mouse click has also increased significantly. The registration office set up and financially supported by the Baden-Württemberg Democracy Center “respect!” was launched in 2017 by the youth foundation of Baden-Württemberg. It advises and reports criminally relevant content itself.
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