Anti-government protests in Germany, Haiti, Italy, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Holland, Moldova, and Bolivia as Cost of Living, Energy Prices, and Inflation Skyrockets.
Anti-government protests in Germany, Haiti, Italy, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Holland, Moldova, and Bolivia as Cost of Living, Energy Prices, and Inflation Skyrockets.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Protests in response to rising energy prices, inflation, deteriorating economic conditions, corporate and government corruption, and a rising standard of living were behind dozens of protests in the last week across the world.
Thus, the words of a Serbian Orthodox bishop from December of 2021 serve as a wonderful introduction to the type of battle facing humanity and potentially prophetic (depending on whether the world experiences a USSR-type collapse):
Germany
On September 2nd, anti-war protesters demonstrated outside weapons manufacturing facilities in Germany, expressing objections to funding and supplying weapons for military conflicts:
Anti-government protests occurred throughout the country on September 5th, with energy and Ukraine war policies among the primary issues among demonstrators:
In response to soaring energy costs, protests demanding price caps were led by the Socialist-Democratic Students Association on September 8th:
Protest footage from Berlin:
Italy
Energy protests also spread to Italy:
Pictures from protests in Italy:
Protesters burned their energy bills:
Strikes
Railway workers in Italy announced plans to strike:
Moldova
Moldovans followed trends in Italy and other European countries and burned their energy bills:
Haiti
On September 7th, protests broke out in multiple cities in Haiti, with protesters demanding the resignation of government officials. Gang violence, the rising cost of living, and corrupt bankers were among the primary issues of Haitian protesters.
Videos from protests in Haiti:
Belgium
On September 8th, taxi drivers from multiple countries blocked traffic in Brussels to demand action be taken against Uber:
Background on the Uber Files, which exposed widespread corruption by the company:
Uber founder Travis Kalanick attended the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos:
The Uber Files:
Bangladesh
Protests were organized in Bangladesh from September 10th-27th to protest rising energy costs:
Video from protests:
Bolivia
Protests erupted in Bolivia in response to coco policies:
Reuters also covered the protests:
Indonesia
On September 7th, the Vice President of Indonesia fled as protesters intercepted the motorcade:
Students led protests in Indonesia in response to rising energy and fuel costs:
Protesters bypassed a barricade:
Comoros
Protests and looting occurred on Comoros, as residents have faced supply shortages on the island of Anjouan:
Individuals looted food from a local building:
Netherlands
Flag rallies along highways have become a method for pro-freedom demonstrators to support for the Dutch farmers and the anti-Agenda 2030 movement.
On September 8th, Dutch civilians assembled along the highway in Eindhoven to wave Dutch flags for the 43rd consecutive day. Police approached the demonstrators:
Fans at an FC Volendam game unrolled an upside down Dutch flag (sign of distress):
Collage of some of the protests:
A Warning for the West from a Russian disinformation agent: