u/inter_stellaris

There‘s no such thing as a safe sub any longer. The comments on this are unbearable.

There‘s no such thing as a safe sub any longer.

An der Riviera vor‘m Ruderverein.

Da wundert man sich echt nicht mehr, dass so viele Leute ertrinken. Der Typ stand zeitweise bis zu den Oberschenkeln drin.

Es kam ein Schiff vorbei, gab natürlich ziemlich Strömung und das Kind war fest weg. Typ hinterhergehechtet, Kind gegriffen und gezogen. Er konnte sie grad noch festhalten.

Jetzt sollte man aber nicht denken, dass sie raus sind.

Nee. Sind an der gleichen Stelle stehengeblieben.

At today’s "Pride Bonn" demonstration, a participant was reportedly excluded from the gathering because of a rainbow flag featuring the Star of David. The incident raises questions regarding how the organizers and the police handle Jewish symbols.

Shortly after the demonstration began, the organizers asked the participant to roll up his rainbow flag bearing the Star of David. Initially, the reason given was that national flags were not welcome at the demonstration.

The participant pointed out that it was not a state flag, but rather a rainbow flag featuring the Star of David as a symbol of Jewish identity and solidarity with queer Jewish people. The stated reason was then changed; it was now claimed that religious symbols were also unwelcome at the demonstration.

The participant disputed this objection as well, arguing that the Star of David is not a religious symbol—like the menorah, for instance—but rather a symbol of the Jewish people. The organizers ended the discussion and called in the police.

According to the individual involved, the police eventually informed him that his flag was provocative and jeopardized the safety of the demonstration. He was issued an order to leave the area—effectively excluding him from the demonstration. He was offered the option to participate without the flag, but he declined this offer and left the event.

The individual is particularly critical of the fact that, in his view, the open display of a Jewish symbol—rather than potential agitators—was treated as a security risk. He describes this as a reversal of perpetrator and victim roles and views it as an example of how Jewish symbols are treated in public spaces.

Further criticism has been sparked by a post on the official "Pride Bonn" Instagram account featuring a Palestinian flag. In the view of the individual involved, this calls into question the stated policy that national flags are generally unwelcome at the demonstration.

Link to the incident (German): https://www.ruhrbarone.de/teilnehmer-wegen-regenbogenflagge-mit-davidstern-von-pride-bonn-ausgeschlossen/262798/

TL;DR:

An friend of mine went to Pride Bonn today, flying his rainbow flag also containing a Magen David.

The organisers banned him, their first explanation was „no national flags“ allowed, their second was „no religious symbols allowed“.
They called the police, them explaining „Magen David to be a provocation“ and please leave.

Taking the cake Bonn Pride organisers published pics on Insta showing participants holding Palestinian flags.

End of TL;DR

I want to shout and cry and punch and stick my head under a pillow.
That hypocrisy, that amount of antisemitism and self-righteousness, that’s so disgusting.
And please, why does the police have a say and who controls the police?
Where is the outrage? There must have been bystanders and all that