A military spectacle that symbolizes the increasing militarization of our society

"A military spectacle that symbolizes the increasing militarization of our society"
Speech by Alice Czyborra at the demo "No to new Homeland Security in NRW!" on 14/06/2013 in front of the Zeche Zollverein in Essen

On 14 June from 17.00 bis 20.00 clock has raised the new "homeland security" in NRW from the baptism of the Bundeswehr with a public call-up to Zeche Zollverein Regional security and support forces (RSUKr). The promotional event of the Bundeswehr and the reservists Association is a further effort to subvert the ban on domestic military missions and to make the interior of militarization socially acceptable. As the highest-ranking politicians Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière and NRW Minister President Hannelore have planned show of force lend legitimacy and media appeal. A broad coalition of peace groups, politicians, trade unions and VVN BdA has protested: "Given the worse historical experience with military operations in internal conflicts we turn decisively against this new concept of 'homeland security' through civil-military cooperation and regional support and assurance companies. Civil Emergency and police duties are just as little of the Bundeswehr, as their promotional events in the schools ", the organizers alliance. In the following, we give the speech of Alice Czyborra, VVN BdA food, again:



Love Peace girlfriends and friends,

What almost secretly going on here today on the grounds of the Zeche Zollverein, rarely discussed in the media, is hardly noticed by the public, is a military spectacle that symbolizes the increasing militarization of our society. It is an act of unfortunate continuation German military tradition. This tradition should be after millions of deaths in World War II finally be closing, it was up to our Basic Law of 1949. From Germany, a war should never go out again. Long this Constitution has been amended. Since 1956 there is the Bundeswehr since 1999 and Germany will again war.

For military missions around the world now, the Bundeswehr is reformed, more militarized our society.

We were made to believe that the Bundeswehr would smaller and cheaper with the so-called reform. The opposite is the case. The number of reservists was increased to 800,000 by the age of reservists has been raised now limited to 45 years to 60 years. The reservists are trained for both Ausländseinsätze as well as for use within our country. Expressly stated in publications Bundeswehr, the German armed forces operations inside were not only dealing with natural disasters and help in disasters. Why should also apply to such situations as we are now experiencing in the flood disaster, armed combat troops to be used? No, they are prepared for it to fight against terrorism. It is possible that very quickly and the extra-parliamentary opposition is allocated to the terrorists. If the extra-parliamentary opposition in future face military units? A taste we have already been able to follow in Heiligendamm, as the German Army and Navy fighter jets used against demonstrators. And the Home Guard Command in the region were of the party. The brutal police operations against the Blockupy protesters two weeks ago in Frankfurt, we are still very much present. Just imagine what would have happened if equipped with weapons of war fighting force had been used.

That this is possible, the Federal Constitutional Court has confirmed in his majority in July last year. The use of military ordnance inside was compatible with the Basic Law. Thus, the Constitutional Court has clearly violated the principle of law "forces as never inside instrument of political power" to use. Another milestone in the use of emergency laws that we, the older, 1968 to prevent so vehemently sought.

To sneak a network was established in all counties and cities of our country, even in food, well formed with the name of civil-military cooperation. Organizationally it comes to the cooperation of active military, reservists, police, fire, technical relief. All together supposedly protect our homeland, homeland security, a mixture of civilian and military personnel. The command has the military. And should one strike employees of the transport, energy, health sector or the garbage collection for higher wages, the "Homeland Security" on the ground, quickly convened reservists immediately on hand to secure the "critical infrastructure" in which procedure also always.

Undoubtedly affect reservists Association and Bundeswehrverband the thousands reservists. In these ultra-right organizations often have the final say. Officer students - the future elite of the army - are much further to the right than their civilian peers, reported "the time". And in recent years, they are still a bit further to the right. There is hardly any reservations about neo-Nazis. In neo-Nazi circles of the call, to learn the trade of arms circulating in the army. The murderous NSU has learned the shooting at the troops, let us never forget.

As before, the Nazi Wehrmacht tradition is maintained in the Bundeswehr. So the reservist association of camaraderie Oberhausen had at 05 June, i.e. last week, on "The Waffen SS" invited. We've got every reason to be wary, as was talked about this criminal Waffen SS this evening.

Today, a few meters from us at abuse of the Zollverein industrial monument, the regional security and support forces (RSUKr) honored in the worst military tradition.

We have come together to make this public scandal in our city. Especially against the background of our history, we request the stop of a further militarization of our country both internally and externally, to stop all foreign missions and weapons exports.

We are pleased that there is broad alliances, acting under the slogan "colored instead of brown." However, we believe: it must also mean colored instead of brown and olive green. For 1945, the people had sworn, we are still committed to always: No more war, never again fascism.