Germany: Left-wing group says it is behind railway sabotage

Shoddy journalism 🤦 The correct headline would be "Randos on the internet post on open website that allows anyone to post a letter claiming to be responsible for arson". This doesn't mean that they are "leftist", nor that this group even exists. And their expert source is likely some police officer that looked at the letter and said that it sounds plausible 🤦

Yeah leftists and environmentalists famously hate railways 🤨

the "Angry Birds Commando" group blamed industrial technology for the destruction of the environment: "This movement will prevent the planet from being shredded."

So let's destroy one of the most environment friendly means of transportation....

They can't be this stupid. I'm more inclined to say that this is russia's useful idiots.

Lasst mich in Ruhe mit irgendwelchen Bekennerschreiben - solange es keine Festnahmen gibt, lässt sich aus dem Schreiben maximal ableiten wen der Täter verdächtigt sehen möchte.

The other left-wing: "don't bring us into your bullshit"

Then they said "the statement was confirmed by security circles". Which security circles? Did they ask some dubious "expert" or what? If they said the attackers were anprims, MLs or right-wingers trying to frame the left, I'd be like "yeah such groups are crazy enough to do that", but the authenticity of the statement isn't clear.

Also where the hell is Duisdorf? I only know Duisburg.

Edit: I read the statement on indymedia and they describe themselves virtually as Anprims.

If anyone wants to read the actual communiqué, here is a machine translation:

Claim of Responsibility No. 8

We are responsible for the sabotage of the railroad line north of Leverkusen. Incendiary devices were placed in a large cable shaft at the northeast corner of the Wupper Bridge and in a narrower shaft halfway between the underpass and the radio tower. We used timers, which we had already described in “move fast and break things,” as well as one liter each of barbecue lighter fluid. We regret that the fire was able to spread slightly and thank the fire department for containing it. In the future, we will wait for more favorable weather.

There have been some journalistic blunders in the political interpretation of our actions. We had already distanced ourselves from the prevailing ideologies of our time in an earlier letter. The fact that even the Office for the Protection of the Constitution only skimmed the text should give pause for thought. To summarize briefly:

For those on the left, people are fundamentally equal in their abilities and worth. It follows, then, that all people should have roughly the same amount of power and the same economic status. Those on the right place greater emphasis on the differences between people. They argue that positions of power in the social hierarchy should be held by those with greater abilities. This debate is important and must be held in every society. However, the extent to which this cultural struggle has taken root in people’s minds now prevents us from focusing on what really matters. Conveniently, of course, the other side is always to blame.

We are in the midst of a mass extinction. If it is not stopped, sooner or later humanity itself will fall victim to it. The cause of this mass extinction is technological escalation. Those who profit from it call it “progress.” The cause of technological escalation is competition.

Since competition among living beings can be reduced but not eliminated, the elimination of industrial technology is imperative. If necessary, even a small minority can bring this about through sabotage. Governments and corporations are unable to do so because of the laws of competition, as they would have to undermine their own power base.

It is impossible to rebuild industrial production chains once they have been completely destroyed.

Plants, animals, and many people will immediately be better off as a result. For people in urban centers, the transition will be difficult, uncomfortable, and dangerous at first, but we will get through it. Over time, we will come to appreciate the benefits.

Our movement has many names: We are anti-industry. We are the anti-tech movement. We are biocentric. We are dark green. We are the new Luddites.

This movement will prevent the planet from being shredded. We are not asking for permission to do so.

If you wish to better understand the motivations of these people, I suggest reading some of their other writings, like this translation of their n. 3 letter which goes deeper into the subject. And then read some of the Switch Off stuff which unfortunately hasn't been translated but has the complete reasoning.

I'm not looking to either support or oppose them here, I just think people should form opinions based on actual sources rather than biased summaries, snide comments and their own preconceptions.

You want to save the environment by destroying one of the most environmentally friendly means of mass transportation?

This must be something I'm too left wing to understand.

Ahja...

"Linke die gegen Klimasünder vorgehen wollen. Klimasünder wie zB den Individualverkehr. Und attackieren... Die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel."

Natürlich.

Was als nächstes?

Der Papst zündet den Vatikan an, weil die Atheisten überhand nehmen?

Die Deutsche Presse fragt AfDler schwierige Fragen, weil die AfD offensichtlich keine Lösung hat und man sie stellen will?

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Tut mir leid aber ich glaube nicht!

Do these angry birds not wear underwear?

Okay, some people need to get their definitions straight:

Environmentalists: Capitalism is great, but can we please make sure the bees don't die?

Leftists: Capitalism is okay I guess, but can we please treat workers fairly and pay living wages?

Not the same group of people!