Cast your mind back to the events of twelve months ago in the East German city of Chemnitz (or, if you’re not a long-time reader, see this post). A man named Daniel Hillig was murdered by a Syrian culture-enricher on the streets of Chemnitz. The killer was only recently convicted and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison, as reported in suitably pixelated TV newscasts.

The murder of Mr. Hillig caused outrage in Chemnitz, and sparked a series of angry spontaneous demonstrations. A leftist website used a brief snip of video to spin a fabricated tale about “right-wing extremists” hunting down immigrants on the streets of Chemnitz.

At the time of the incident Hans-Georg Maaßen was the head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, BfV), the German intelligence service. The BfV was in a position to know that no such “manhunt” had occurred, and Mr. Maaßen said as much in a press conference. For sinning against The Narrative on Chemnitz, he was forced out of his position.

Opponents of mass migration staged a demonstration in Chemnitz on the first anniversary of the murder of Daniel Hillig. The two videos below report on what happened that day in Chemnitz. Many thanks to MissPiggy for the translations, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling.

The first video contains The Narrative on Chemnitz as presented by the German MSM:

The second video is much more interesting. In it you can see what happened in the demonstration, instead of just being told about it:

Video transcript #1:

00:02 German flags and shouts of “This is our country”. 00:05 One year after the deadly city festival attack in Chemnitz, 00:08 the “Pro Chemnitz” movement organised another rally in the city. 00:11 According to police, approximately 450 people 00:14 took part in the demonstration — far fewer than the city had expected. “Pro Chemnitz” is classified 00:19 as a right-wing extremist group by the Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution. 00:24 Exactly one year ago, a 35-year-old German was stabbed to death 00:27 in Chemnitz. The crime triggered right-wing 00:30 demonstrations and xenophobic attacks. On Thursday, 00:34 a Syrian man was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. 00:39 Simultaneously in Dresden, 60 kilometers away from Chemnitz, 00:42 tens of thousands of people demonstrated for 00:45 an open society and solidarity this past weekend. 00:48 According to estimates by the organisers, 40,000 people 00:51 participated in the “Indivisible” march showing their solidarity 00:54 in sending a signal against racism and exclusion. 00:57 In one week, elections will be held in Saxony and Brandenburg. A further strengthening of the AfD 01:03 is expected. In Brandenburg, the right-wing populist party could even become the strongest force.



Video transcript #2: