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Germany: Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on Berlin power grid (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by Sepia@mander.xyz to c/europe@feddit.org
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The fire that broke out on a bridge across the Teltow canal in the south-west of the capital early on Saturday could deprive up to 35,000 homes and 1,900 businesses of electricity – and in many cases heat – until 8 January, the grid company Stromnetz Berlin said.

As state security authorities opened an investigation into the cause of the blaze near the Lichterfelde heat and power station that damaged several high-voltage cables, the Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) said.

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The area affected by the power cut includes many elderly care homes and hospitals as well as high-rise buildings with residents who are reliant on elevators that are now out of order. Berlin received moderate snowfall at the weekend and night-time temperatures plunged well below freezing.

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A previous arson attack attributed to the far left in September knocked out electricity for 60 hours in the south-east of the city in what was reportedly Berlin’s longest power cut since the second world war.

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[–] Fusselwurm@feddit.org 54 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

Note:

We actually know nothing about the perpetrators or their motives!

We have only a weirdly-worded pamphlet to go by.

Weirdly-worded as in: some things only make sense if the original is Russian.

https://bsky.app/profile/schluesky.bsky.social/post/3mbmpvsevb22i

… which to me is the only sensible explanation.

From a left-wing perspective, it does not make sense to create blackouts in residential districts (unless they were very well off, which is not the case here). It makes a lot of sense from the perspective of someone trying to drive a wedge into society.

[–] Sepia@mander.xyz -5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

From a left-wing perspective, it does not make sense to create blackouts in residential districts (unless they were very well off ...

Creating blackouts or any other form of violence never 'makes sense' in residential districts.

And what does 'left-wing' and 'right-wing' even mean, at least in the extreme forms? What difference does it make when violence rules? Violence, imho, doesn't make sense. It may take some time until we eventually know for sure who is responsible, maybe indeed some weirdos hired by malign foreign states.

But as you mention the 'left-wing perspective:' Here on Lemmy is a larger group that calls itself left-wing, but in their communities they literally hail aggression and cheering violence against people, including violence against Ukraine by Russian invaders. Just read their comms.

As we know from other posts, there has been a study last year about this.

This study investigates the presence of left-wing extremism on the Lemmygrad. ml instance of the decentralized social media platform Lemmy, from its launch in 2019 up to a month after the bans of the subreddits r/GenZedong and r/GenZhou ... Their [Lemmygrad users'] support can extend beyond backing these authoritarian regimes [particularly Russia, China, and North Korea], even cheering on their violent actions, as evidenced by their posts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, we observe anti-Zionist and antisemitic behaviors, which show similarities to right-wing extremism ... Our analysis suggests a concerning endorsement of authoritarian actions and extremist rhetoric on Lemmygrad. ml, further indicating that left-wing extremist communities on decentralized platforms should receive more attention from the academic community.

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[–] fr0g@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

And what does ‘left-wing’ and ‘right-wing’ even mean, at least in the extreme forms? What difference does it make when violence rules? Violence, imho, doesn’t make sense.

That doesn't mean that there aren't very clear patterns of violence that are different for violence perpetrated by people following far-left or far-right ideologies. You wouldn't see a far-left burning down a shelter for asylum seekers for example.

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