On the 21st, a rally was held in Springbrunnen Square in downtown Frankfurt, Germany, under the banner of the World Anti-imperialist Platform to express solidarity with the People’s Democracy Party (PDP), which is repressed by the Yoon Suk-yeol government of “ROK”, and to condemn the NATO, the imperialist alliance of aggression including Germany, a member of NATO.
The rally was attended by the World Anti-imperialist Platform (the Platform), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), German anti-imperialist organizations, progressive activists, and Platform’s activists.
Participants rallied under the slogans “DISBAND NATO!”, “Defeat for the NATO-led Imperialist Alliance!”, “Stop the US Imperialist War Drive!”, “Abolish the National Security Act!”, “Stop Fascist Repression against PDP!”, “Down with Fascist Warmonger Yoon Suk-yeol!” and other slogans.
The regional director of the anti-imperialist organization in Germany said, “US commanders do not hesitate to use nuclear weapons against German targets during numerous war games in which nuclear warfare is practiced by invading enemy forces. The US government is concentrating its efforts on eliminating the nuclear powers of Russia, China, and the DPRK through preemptive surprise strikes in case of emergency. Now the US Department of Defense, the British government, and the European Parliament are calling for the use of these long-range missiles against Russia. Russia understood this as a declaration of war by NATO and strongly condemned the aggression of US imperialism.
A member of the PDP who participated in the rally said, “The storm of World War 3 caused by the imperialist camp is spreading from Eastern Europe through Western Asia (Middle East) to East Asia and the Western Pacific. The reality of “ROK” also shows that a war in the Western Pacific is imminent. The Biden US government formed the “Northeast Asian style NATO” in August last year with Yoon Suk-yeol of “Republic of Korea” and Kishida of Japan in Camp David meetings, and demonstrated in June this year through the joint military exercise “Freedom Edge”, a multidomain warfare exercise. They also denounced the repression and fascist crackdown on the PDP on August 30 in “ROK”, which is closely related to the current international situation.
The participants continued the demonstration by vigorously chanting international solidarity slogans such as “Free Free Palestine!”, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”, and “Unite under the internationalist banner!”.
A folk singer from Ecuador sang songs in support of Palestinian freedom and liberation to the accompaniment of a guitar.
A German activist for Peace said, “It’s not Russia, China, or Arab countries that threaten us. It’s NATO warmongers who accept submission rather than peaceful agreements and call themselves morally superior and democratic, but they’re not. Sooner or later, NATO warmongers will sacrifice us, you and I, just like they did the Ukrainians. They want to continue to exploit the world. The EU, NATO and the US must stop inciting war and plundering the world.
A German folk singer sang an anti-NATO song, which drew support and attention. Passersby chanted, took photos and videos, and clapped along as they listened to the speeches and performances. In particular, the slogan “NATO is Deutschland, Deutschland is also NATO!” attracted a lot of attention.
International solidarity and joint struggle in support of the PDP along with the World Anti-imperialist Platform continues.
