Zoltán Kiszelly, director of political analysis at Századvég, believes that farmers began to be persecuted in Europe, which is why the Germans also revolted. According to him, the German public media, following the traditional method, tries to portray the protesters as extremists.
“Using the usual tactics, they want to push them into a far-right corner, suggesting that the far-right will exploit or take over these protests. They can't shut up, because they protested all over the country.
This is a proven tactic, we have seen it all over Europe, worldwide, even in America or in the Spanish elections, we are now seeing in the European elections that moderate voters are always told that there will be a right-wing breakthrough."
Zoltán Kiszelly told Origo
he does not think that the German government coalition will fall for the demonstrations.
"The farmers are preparing for a specifically peaceful protest, and there may be violent scenes, but it is unlikely that the police would shoot the farmers like in the Netherlands. It is worth connecting the German farmers' demonstrations with the Dutch events.
My opinion is that there is a farmer hunt going on in the Union. There are many family estates in Western Europe, while large estates are typical in Central and Eastern Europe"
he said.
Both the Netherlands and France have a large number of family farmers, and according to the Union, much less would be needed.
On the one hand, the Ukrainian dumped goods need space, which is why they want to liquidate the family estates so that there is a demand for the Ukrainian dumped food. On the other hand, agricultural subsidies would be significantly reduced from 2028, which the large estate will be able to manage better."
he added.
Zoltán Kiszelly sees that, after industry, farmers will also find themselves in a difficult situation due to the deep green ideology of European politics and the economic management that goes into the planning directive.
“There are a lot of projections in this demonstration, but what is really interesting is that the other groups are also disappointed;
there is a kind of general dissatisfaction in the West, because the standard of living is deteriorating compared to before"
Perhaps the most important thing is that so many people protest because they do not feel that the situation will improve. They don't see a chance to change with traditional democratic means, so they use the blockade as a tool, or the train drivers the railway strike, as a result of which more and more dissatisfaction is looking for a form of expression"
- said Zoltán Kiszelly, who as a whole sees a European trend taking place, in which small entrepreneurs and small producers are harmed, who rightly rebel against the unfair situation, and this already shows its effect in big politics.
Cover image: German farmers' demonstration in Berlin last December Source: X/RT
