More than 1,250 people protested against the current corona measures in a light parade in Sittard on Wednesday evening. Despite the announced relaxations, the turnout was just as high as last time.
Frustration, indignation and relief fought for precedence among the mixed company. “We are done with the QR code, it has to go. We decide about our body ourselves. If I don’t want an injection, I don’t want it. And then the government can’t force me either,” said one of the protesters. the shared sentiment.
Animo remains great
Sergio Klein, municipal councilor and initiator from the very beginning, was satisfied with the turnout. “Two ladies count the number of participants, there were 1278 today. So you can see that the enthusiasm remains high, even now that the cabinet has announced plans to relax. Most people here are skeptical and do not trust the government. I notice that the title ‘wappie’ meanwhile is experienced as a badge of honor by most here.”
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‘Enjoy the Laeve’
There was great enthusiasm among the Protestants when Geneet of the Laeve was deployed by Moris Muzic. The text More healthy sense is mieë waert here on this welt suddenly took on a double meaning with the vaccine skeptics. “I want to stay in control of my own body. That has worked fine for 69 years. And I don’t want to change that.” Most protesters would rather not have a name published, the issue is too sensitive in the environment for that.
Route to the market
The demonstrators walked from the site at the Oda parking towards the Markt. This was done in a very disciplined manner and did not cause any problems for the police and enforcement officers present. And even though there is no formal organization and everyone runs in a personal capacity, there was already news about the upcoming edition. “Next week we will run again. “We are far from done with this,” said Klein.