Anyone who walked in the Grüneburgpark on the corner of the Palmengarten on Saturday and put on a mask because of the large crowd that met there had to expect insults and threats.

And being spat at with it.

The "Europeans United" initiative, an international pool of lateral thinkers, corona deniers and people who understand Russia, met there on Saturday afternoon for a rally followed by a demonstration.

None of the participants seemed interested in a dialogue.

When asked about the motives for their demonstration, they responded with requests to take off their masks, which “only protect the dictatorship”.

Some people scolded the journalists: "Sons of bitches, fuck off, you dirty rats".

At the same time, self-declared “freedom journalists” followed you everywhere and filmed what was happening.

Around three o'clock, according to the police, the train set off around 2,700 people in the direction of the main station.

"We learned at school, resist the beginnings, but we've long since gone beyond that."

It's the classic conspiracy gibberish that can be seen on the banners and signs.

“Against controlled inflation!” reads one, “End the economic war!” on another, next to it “Who benefits from this war?

Wake up!".

So that "no one has to freeze in winter"

Arriving at the main guard station, a good 50 counter-demonstrators try in vain to stop the demonstration.

Police officers push her aside against their resistance.

And so the crowd moves on in the direction of the Alte Oper.

Numerically, this demonstration far outnumbers the earlier ones of the day.

A rally by the German Trade Union Confederation, the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband, the Bund für Umwelt- und Naturschutz and some other groups had already begun at 12 noon, trying to mobilize for their demands under the motto "Solidarity through the crisis".

The police estimate the number of participants in this demonstration at almost 1,000 people.

Some employees of the Binding brewery also joined the protest at short notice.

"We want to counter the lateral thinkers," said Philipp Jacks from the DGB Frankfurt.

Michael Rudolph, chairman of the DGB Hessen-Thuringia, then became more specific.

A "quick gas price cap" is needed so that "no one has to freeze in winter".

In addition, an excess profit tax and a wealth tax must be introduced, the inheritance tax increased and extended to business assets.

Yasmin Alinaghi, state manager of the Parity Welfare Association, calls for more money for social institutions, among other things.

"If politicians don't act, many social institutions will go bankrupt and shut down."

It also needs 200 euros more monthly Hartz IV, which is to be financed through redistribution, i.e. higher taxes for “those with strong shoulders”.

The Attac Speakers,

a non-governmental organization critical of globalization, took the same line.

Energy companies would have to be socialized and a permanent excess profit tax would be needed.

The organizers tried to clearly distance themselves from the other demonstration.

“We want solutions.

They want to destroy democracy," said Philipp Jacks.

Nevertheless, individual flyers are being distributed at this demonstration, calling for an “end to the economic war” and an end to sanctions against Russia.

For example, the German Communist Party, which also holds up a sign that reads "Revolution!", writes of an "end to the policy of confrontation against Russia."

In general, the fact that so many different groups, some of them left-wing radicals, have gathered at the Roßmarkt means that no unified message can be discerned.

Some are calling for higher taxes on the rich, others not to forget about environmental protection, still others for an end to the “economic war against Russia”.

And so this demonstration starts around 1 p.m. without it really being clear what the demonstration is about.