We should learn from them and use that tactic in the future...
I believe that Putin played Trump. I'm glad that they had a good meeting, but in general, the fact that the Russians had press conferences after words means that the world only heard their side of the story. Putin said that he didn't hack the USA elections and Trump... we will never know what Trump said. What we do know is that Putin appeared to be a strong leader. German police impressed me with the fact that no one was killed. They managed to keep the riot under control and let both the Summit and the protest happen safely.
The protesters do need to be more clear about their message. What IS anti-capitalism? IS that their message? They ought to make a website explaining their goals with a simple address that they can put on signs... so TV viewers can read what they are protesting about... the only one I found was diem25...
https://diem25.org/
"DiEM25 is a pan-European, cross-border movement of democrats.
We believe that the European Union is disintegrating. Europeans are losing their faith in the possibility of European solutions to European problems. At the same time as faith in the EU is waning, we see a rise of misanthropy, xenophobia and toxic nationalism.
If this development is not stopped, we fear a return to the 1930s. That is why we have come together despite our diverse political traditions - Green, radical left, liberal - in order to repair the EU. The EU needs to become a realm of shared prosperity, peace and solidarity for all Europeans. We must act quickly, before the EU disintegrates."
I believe that Putin played Trump. I'm glad that they had a good meeting, but in general, the fact that the Russians had press conferences after words means that the world only heard their side of the story. Putin said that he didn't hack the USA elections and Trump... we will never know what Trump said. What we do know is that Putin appeared to be a strong leader. German police impressed me with the fact that no one was killed. They managed to keep the riot under control and let both the Summit and the protest happen safely.
The protesters do need to be more clear about their message. What IS anti-capitalism? IS that their message? They ought to make a website explaining their goals with a simple address that they can put on signs... so TV viewers can read what they are protesting about... the only one I found was diem25...
https://diem25.org/
"DiEM25 is a pan-European, cross-border movement of democrats.
We believe that the European Union is disintegrating. Europeans are losing their faith in the possibility of European solutions to European problems. At the same time as faith in the EU is waning, we see a rise of misanthropy, xenophobia and toxic nationalism.
If this development is not stopped, we fear a return to the 1930s. That is why we have come together despite our diverse political traditions - Green, radical left, liberal - in order to repair the EU. The EU needs to become a realm of shared prosperity, peace and solidarity for all Europeans. We must act quickly, before the EU disintegrates."
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