“In
what is being described as the largest German protest in recent
years, hundreds of thousands of enraged citizens descended upon
Berlin over the weekend to voice their collective displeasure at the
government’s attempt to consolidate corporate dictatorship by
passing a democracy killing agreement being marketed as a 'free
trade' deal, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP).”
“The
TTIP is basically the TPP but between the U.S. and Europe as opposed
to the U.S. and Asia and parts of Latin America. Like the TPP, it
further consolidates corporate power, destroys consumer protections
and has been negotiated entirely in secret.”
“Organizers
– an alliance of environmental groups, charities and opposition
parties – said 250,000 people had taken part in the rally against
free trade deals with both the United States and Canada, far more
than they had anticipated.”
“The
level of resistance has taken Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government
by surprise and underscores the challenge it faces to turn the tide
in favor of the deal which proponents say will create a market of 800
million and serve as a counterweight to China’s economic clout.”
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