07-02-2016, 09:24 AM
This is the semi-official press agency report:
However, the Prague protest took place centered two blocks from my place - and my dog and I walked around the city all day. There were hundreds of riot police and thousands of demonstrators - not 500! It was quite a zoo! CZE sadly by 'nature' has a xenophobic general populace, but this lot really are full of hate of 'the outsider' and have focused on an easy target - 'Muslim refugees', of which there are almost none here. They all passed through to Germany and other countries where they perceived, correctly, they would get a 'better' reception. Always wonderful to see the streets crawling with demonstrators, mostly in black with uneducated faces and tatoos of hate, black combat boots, et al.; and also riot police in black Ninja suits marching in lock step. I didn't see the clash of the two groups, but heard it and the shots that were apparently blanks....that is worrying. The pro-immigrant demonstrators also carried anti-capitalist signs and were a more colorful and intelligent looking lot.
Quote:Demonstrations against immigration, the EU, and Islam took place in Pragueand the second city, Brno, on Saturday. The main demonstration in Pragueagainst Islam and the EU attracted around 500 supporters. In the earlyafternoon in Prague there was a clash between supporters and opponents ofimmigration around Malá Strana when stones and bottles were thrown. Policeintervened after a short delay. Police also said they detained one man whofired blanks with a gun. In Brno around 500 people demonstrated againstimmigration. The anti-Islam demonstration in Prague and Brno were part of aseries of organised in Europe and even Australia. Prague police had calledin reinforcements from the Ústà region ahead of the events. Someembassies have warned their citizens to stay away from the centre ofPrague.
However, the Prague protest took place centered two blocks from my place - and my dog and I walked around the city all day. There were hundreds of riot police and thousands of demonstrators - not 500! It was quite a zoo! CZE sadly by 'nature' has a xenophobic general populace, but this lot really are full of hate of 'the outsider' and have focused on an easy target - 'Muslim refugees', of which there are almost none here. They all passed through to Germany and other countries where they perceived, correctly, they would get a 'better' reception. Always wonderful to see the streets crawling with demonstrators, mostly in black with uneducated faces and tatoos of hate, black combat boots, et al.; and also riot police in black Ninja suits marching in lock step. I didn't see the clash of the two groups, but heard it and the shots that were apparently blanks....that is worrying. The pro-immigrant demonstrators also carried anti-capitalist signs and were a more colorful and intelligent looking lot.
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"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass