Riots In Copenhagen After Antiterror Unit Cleared Ungdomshuset, page 2
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reply posted on 2-3-2007 @ 12:03 AM by khunmoon
Don't worry Glasnost, there won't be Marshall law and I'm sure the government is safe and stays on Christiansborg doing their work.

I wish I could explain what's happening, it's --at the core-- rioting out of social discontent, yes, but far from the same sense as e.g. Watts was. Out of powerlessness it is more a respond to the vast emptiness of these times modern, than it's an action out of social despair. More out of a spiritual, I'll say.

However in a rational view it comes down to
"everybody knows, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" (thank you, Leonard).

The Danish history of parliamentarism has up to a few decades ago been contrary to Cohen's statement, which in some posters view naturally have given us the label of socialist.

Since 1929, when Denmark for the first time got a left-wing government and to this date, there have been roughly 50 years of left rule and 25 of right. Of those 25 years of right-wing governing, the 15 have been within the last 25 years, and the present government is what's called 'liberal' in Danish, but by American standard a lot more right than that.

Fact, it's a neo-con, super-right government, and we've had it since 2001.

It is despised in about half the population, and what you could call hated in quite a few of those. The divides are getting bigger and the polarization more fierce.

But so far we've had no violent overthrowing or coups in Danish parliaments history.

These riots is a symptom of wealth and nothing to use it for, but the envy of each other.

Of course the mixed left-wing governed municipal council of Copenhagen could afford to give that house to the juveniles ...if they wanted to, but as I said, polarizations is increasing, and they have to think in reelections.

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For Xphiles, sorry to disappoint you, but there's no ethnic issues at all involved in this. It's about the distribution of the resources of society.

[grammar edited]


[edit on 2-3-2007 by khunmoon]


reply posted on 2-3-2007 @ 08:07 AM by khunmoon
The latest news is a group has occupied the party headquarter of the opposition, the Social-Democrats. This should have occurred around 11 GMT, about three hours ago.

A link in Danish tells a very typical story of how to deal with things gettin' tough. A civic way in a civil order ...tho not sure it shall heal their frustrations.
Because it's so describing to ways custom among Danes, I've taken the freedom of a 'free' translation.

The link in Danish Socialdemokraternes hovedkvarter besat

The party-headquarter of the Social-Democrats in Copenhagen has been occupied by 18 young people, who claims to represent a group called "The Action-group of Frustrated Copenhageners".

An activist says they won't leave the building before an acceptable solution is found.

-- The employees are free to leave if they want. We have done this in frustration of the total irresponsibility exposed in the case of 'Ungdomshuset' by the Social-Democrats, the spokesman Pil Christensen says.

-- We have no intention of leaving, before a political solution to the problem have been found, and if the police're gonna intervene we won't resist, she says.

The action is without any drama whatsoever. Behind the doors the party-work continues unhindered.


[edit on 2-3-2007 by khunmoon]


reply posted on 2-3-2007 @ 04:52 PM by khunmoon
A new article in English from Danish media.

A reporter's ironic sense of waging war coming his way.

All's quiet on the northern front he've dramatically titled his dispatch.

Police arrested 219 people in conjunction with the riots. Another Ungdomshuset rally has been called for this afternoon, and police have called in reinforcements from throughout the country in expectation of a new wave clashes.

That's the news from the home front.. until more dramatic things happen.

[edit on 2-3-2007 by khunmoon]


reply posted on 2-3-2007 @ 05:55 PM by khunmoon
'Nu skal politiet ha'!'
('Now we spank the police!') 23.11GMT

A snippet translated by me.

[color=Navy]The demonstration has reach its destination, Skt Hans Torv (square), when an activist seizes the mic and hollers "Break up the pavement stones" and announces the start of a new demo in a few minutes.[/color]


They're now marching into the city? or will it be Nørrebrogade who pays again.



[edit on 2-3-2007 by khunmoon]


reply posted on 2-3-2007 @ 06:50 PM by Hellmutt
They are fighting now! Molotov cocktails and teargas!

Gadekampe ved De Gamles By (in danish)


Photo: Kristian Linnemann


The activists have cut off the electricity so several streets have no street lights. They are fighting in several places in Copenhagen, also in Christianshavn

[edit on 2007/3/2 by Hellmutt]
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