Berlin – Grünheide: Railway line and radio mast sabotaged
Almost exactly a year ago, the forest in Grünheide was occupied to prevent the expansion of the Tesla Gigafactory. After almost nine months of existence, the occupation was finally evicted last November, under the flimsy pretext of an explosive ordnance investigation. Exactly when, on behalf of Deutsche Bahn, which is to build tracks and a freight yard for the expansion of the Gigafactory, the excavators rolled in and cut a swath of devastation into the forest. In the meantime, Tesla has received permission to expand the plant against the will of the people of Grünheide and a new water contract that allows the company to flush even more toxic waste into the wastewater.
In short: operates for the techno-fascist and AfD fan Elon Musk.
However, we will not stand idly by and watch these developments either. The fight against Tesla has already produced many wonderful, resistant moments and has shown that through the interaction of different methods, even one of the most powerful companies in the world can be brought to its knees, at least temporarily. We want to build on that.
This morning, we interrupted the railway line, over which thousands of Tesla workers are transported every day from the capital to Grünheide, as well as freight transports with oil and gas from east to west, and set fire to a radio mast in the immediate vicinity of the cable shaft of the railway. This sabotage is directed against Deutsche Bahn and Tesla, the two main ones responsible for the clearing of the forest, as well as against infrastructure, which forms the lifeline of digital domination and control.
We are aware that the interventions in nature caused by these companies in Grünheide are only a small part of the destruction caused worldwide by the technological-industrial complex and the production of electric vehicles based on it. Land grabbing, overexploitation, environmental pollution and the brutal exploitation of human labour are always accompanied by the extraction of raw materials and the necessary transport infrastructure. However, minerals such as lithium, cobalt, copper, etc., which are needed on a huge scale for the production of car batteries and other key technologies of the energy transition that make us believe that they are sustainable, are only available in limited quantities and access to them is competitive. The situation is similar with high-tech products such as microchips, which are installed in every conceivable technical device and are only produced by a handful of companies worldwide. The resulting geopolitical tensions could soon turn the current trade wars into serious armed conflicts. The much-vaunted “green” transformation, which unwaveringly follows the capitalist mantra of “faster, higher, further”, therefore not only fuels global warming and the associated catastrophes, but also, in combination with other factors, has the potential to lead humanity once again to the abyss of a global war. This threatens to become just as permanent as the capitalist crises themselves. Techno-fascists like Elon Musk benefit from such developments and serve in an astonishing way as an ideological hinge between the racist mob on the streets, the extreme right in parliaments and the progress-believing economic elites who worship technology as a panacea to save civilization. In the face of war and crisis, (neo-)fascism and capital are once again shaking hands and forming a dangerous alliance that is reminiscent of the darkest times in history.
Deutsche Bahn and Tesla/SpaceX are among the many companies benefiting from both the ecological catastrophe and an impending war scenario. On the one hand, because the narrative of a “green economy” persists despite everything and serves as a booster for their business with the supposed sustainability. On the other hand, because both companies play an important role in the war logistics of the NATO states through their infrastructures and technological applications, which are incessantly turning the escalation screw in the global trial of strength in order to defend Western dominance and to be able to continue the colonial subjugation of the global South undisturbed. If necessary, even by war.
Not with us – No rest to the profiteers of war and ecocide!
Greetings to the anti-fascist Tesla igniters from the USA to Dresden!
Love and strength for the prisoners and those in hiding!
Btw. also other companies that were involved in the clearance by renting construction machinery or are enriching themselves in the expansion of the Giga-Factory are certainly looking forward to your visit:
- Matthäis Bauunternehmen GmbH & Co
- STRABAG
- Boels
- HKL Baumaschinen