On 18 November 2020 the German parliament took just two hours to rush through new legislation which legitimises, strengthens and cements the Covid-related decrees and measures that were previously held to be illegal or even unconstitutional by various courts when they were challenged.
The laws were overwhelmingly adopted with 413 yes votes against 235 no votes.
Germany has a growing and comparatively massive popular movement critical of the government’s measures. The police used water cannons against a demonstration which was held in Berlin ahead of the parliament’s sitting.
Danish protesters were more successful. The Danish parliament dropped a similarly controversial law after many Danes took to the streets.
And no, you wouldn’t have heard anything about these protests if you were just watching the mainstream media…
