The “lateral thinking” movement is calling for a protest against the Corona measures in Frankfurt today. At least three counter-demonstrations have already been announced.

+++ 1:26 p.m .: The first “lateral thinking” demonstrators arrive at Opernplatz in Frankfurt. A first stand was set up. A sign reads: “The answer to the vaccination craze here in this country is resistance”. The police are on duty with a number of officers.

+++ Update, December 4th, 2021, 12.25 p.m .: A spokesman for the Frankfurt police confirmed on request that three counter-events to the lateral thinkers march were officially registered. Two of them indicated a registered number of ten to 200 participants. How many demonstrators are to be expected in the end, however, cannot be foreseen.

The organizers of the counter demonstrations gave the police the green space at Schönen Aussicht, Börneplatz and Willy-Brandt-Platz as meeting places. The officials were given 12 noon and 1 p.m. as the time of the meeting.

Frankfurt: “lateral thinkers” gather and encounter counter-protests

+++ Update, December 4th, 2021, 11:44 am: At least three counter-demonstrations want to oppose the “lateral thinkers” in Frankfurt today. They want to express their criticism of the Corona measures at a demonstration, in the form of a car parade and at two rallies.

+++ 12.40 p.m .: The group “Stand up against racism” has published on Facebook which actions the “lateral thinkers” are planning in Frankfurt. Accordingly, the long weekend begins on Friday with an “Advent singing” in Bornheim-Mitte with the party “the base”. At 2.30 p.m. on Saturday there will be mobilization on the Opernplatz using the hashtag #SOSforAustralia, at 3 p.m. a “World Wide Walkout” of “Resistance 4.0.” Will take place on the Rathenauplatz.

At the same time, the big demo is to take place again in Rothschildpark, and finally a silent march followed by a concert has been announced for Sunday, 4 p.m.

Frankfurt: Mobilize “lateral thinkers” groups – Antifa announces resistance

First report from Friday, December 3rd, 2021, 10:00 a.m .: Frankfurt – Last Saturday (November 27th, 2021) around 2,700 people (police information) demonstrated against the Corona measures in downtown Frankfurt. They first gather in Rothschild Park and then march through the city center to the Hauptwache. The police had repeatedly called on the demonstrators to adhere to the rules of distance, but to no avail.

“Never again dictatorship” and “Hands off our children” shouted the people, and it was noticeable that not only families with children, but also extreme right-wingers confronted each other in the demonstration. The Hessian AfD chairman Andreas Lichert is said to have participated in the protests, and members of the “Identitarian Movement” are said to have been present, as several sources confirm.

Frankfurt: “Lateral thinkers” want to march through the city center on December 4th

There were no counter-protests, but that should change on December 4th. Various “lateral thinkers” groups in the Main metropolis have announced themselves for this date. In the social networks, including in various Telegram chats, the Frankfurt group “lateral thinking 69” and “lateral thinking 615” from Darmstadt are mobilizing for 2.30 p.m. to the old opera. Afterwards from 3:15 p.m. they want to move through the city center.

“No more the demos of the corona deniers: On December 4th on the street!”, It says in the announcement of the alliance “Enlightenment instead of conspiracy ideologies” (ASVI). A broad counter-protest is announced, after all, “not least the murder in Idar-Oberstein * has shown that extreme right-wing and anti-Semitic positions are held in public under the label of ‘lateral thinking’ and can be deadly”.

Frankfurt: Alliance mobilizes against “lateral thinkers” demonstration in the city center

From 1 p.m. onwards, numerous people are expected to come to the city and make the “lateral thinkers” march “a disaster”. According to current information, the meeting points are Willy-Brandt-Platz and Börneplatz in the city center. “Antifa on the offensive,” it says at the end of the appeal.

The public order office has already received numerous meeting registrations for the weekend. In addition to the demonstrators, the police presence is likely to be correspondingly large. In advance, the police warned of disturbances in road and local public transport. (ktho) * fr.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.