BERLIN, Dec 12 Last Generation climate activists (Letzte Generation), who stuck themselves to the road in Berlin on Monday, infuriated drivers who were unable to pass because of the protest.
«We could imagine a more enjoyable activity, but it's about our survival. We feel compelled to stand up against the deadly 'business as usual' because without immediate action our civilization is at stake. The preservation of our lives is at stake — and Now is the time to take action,» the activists' official Twitter account says.
Messages about the action are accompanied by photographs and videos showing how some drivers get out of their cars, grab activists and try to remove them from the roadway. In the video, you can hear the horns of cars, the screams of motorists demanding to get out and an excited voice-over warning that drivers are inflicting bodily harm on trying to remove the glued activists from the road.
«Drivers react very emotionally to us «We absolutely understand the frustration. We are blocking, we are putting pressure on the government and for them. Drivers, we and all people on the planet are under direct threat due to the lack of climate and environmental protection,» the activists explained in their account.
As the press service of the movement clarified, supporters of the «Last Generation» today violated traffic in the south-west of Berlin. «The protesters are peacefully blocking various motorway entrances to the capital at five locations. They strongly oppose the government's current course, which is leading us at full speed towards a climate catastrophe,» the release said. the grandfather of eight grandchildren, Ernst Hörmann, chained himself to hanging signs over a highway in Berlin, who wanted to draw attention to the fact that humanity is facing «the greatest danger» and «the possible collapse of our civilization.»