With “GenZ takes care of it”, German youth are slowly entering the protest

It's done. German youth have today joined the cohort of young Europeans who are protesting against a blocked future, a crumbling education system, too expensive living and even the lack of consideration towards them from those in power. At the call of the group “GenZ takes care of it” (GenZ regelt), unknown until two weeks ago, thousands of demonstrators demonstrated in nearly thirty German cities. The organizers were counting on a total of at least 160,000 participants. But by mid-afternoon, police feedback suggested a mobilization clearly below this figure. In Cologne, there were several thousand, 5,000 in Berlin, and 8,000 in Frankfurt according to the police.

While a few smoke bombs caused problems in Leipzig or Hamburg, and eggs flew towards the police in Frankfurt, the atmosphere of the group, installed in front of the Brandenburg Gate, was rather peaceful. Apparently, a large part of the demonstrators were…