War and genocide are the most brutal means in the fight for control over resources, territories, and people. They are always accompanied by the presumption to justify the mass destruction of human lives, displacement, collective traumatization, and unleashed destruction.
This presumption is at the core of the logic of war we are confronted with in our context and the increasing militarization, which is concretely expressed in Germany’s active participation in various wars – for example, as one of the largest arms exporters worldwide. It forms the basis of Germany’s “raison d’état” to support the genocide in Gaza and the inhumane politics of the Israeli state against the Palestinian population. It is also openly reflected in “Operation Prosperity Guardian” – NATO bombarding western trade routes in Yemen.
In the deadly proxy war in Sudan, where tens of thousands are dying and millions are fleeing, largely unnoticed by the “Western world”. And it is embedded in the propaganda of “military readiness” here, which has prevailed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We are witnessing an impressive revival of Cold War rhetoric. A propaganda that leads to military rearmament on a massive scale in a very short time and the militarization and takeover of various civilian and societal structures by the Bundeswehr.
It will eventually lead to the reinstatement of (compulsory) military service sooner or later.
Fire against Liberal Coldness! The condition for a societal climate in which all these atrocities can be accepted as inevitable, as unavoidable, is the dehumanization of those who must suffer through war, genocide, and displacement. It is not just about a psychological mechanism to prevent losing one’s mind in the face of these horrors. In the devaluation and dehumanization of a large part of the global population, the continuity of colonial thinking and actions is revealed.
This brought about, through war and subjugation, the dominance of the so-called Western world and bourgeois society. War and subjugation remain the means by which this dominance is maintained. Ignorance towards the killing and domination of people is widespread throughout German society. We are witnessing a version of “reason” that, cold and unempathic, allows human lives to be devalued as “others” and separates this from one’s own existence. In this way, the status quo of a society where the dead are walked over to secure one’s own prosperity is upheld.
The militaristic brutality is in full swing! Fire of Solidarity!
These flames are for those who fight against their dehumanization and for their survival. These flames are also for those who doubt, who cannot remain calm in the face of these circumstances, who do not want to comply, obey, and function. For those who dream and fight for a different, more solidaristic world without states, borders, and militaries.
These flames are for Maja, who has been on hunger strike since June 5th in prison in Budapest, charged for consistent antifascism – your determination and solidarity are our drive and inspiration! You are not alone!
These flames are for Daniela Klette, imprisoned and currently in court for her revolutionary history, attitude, and practice – your story is part of our shared future!
These flames are for those who escape state control and prosecution, and continue our common path – love and strength!
We are right in the middle, we are part of the heart of the beast.
And we all must continually decide what role we want to play in this bloody cycle.
We have decided to contribute to the infarction. The Bundeswehr will intervene in our lives in the coming years and become a relevant player again in the authoritarian, patriarchal shaping of society. Let’s attack it on all levels! On the night of June 5th to 6th, we set fire to 5 heavy Bundeswehr vehicles at a workshop site on Carl-Benz-Strasse in Soltau.