Riots Erupt in Germany as Activist Attempt to Shut Down European Central Bank

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(ANTIMEDIA) Frankfurt, Germany — Anti-austerity, anti-bank ‘Blockupy’ protests have rocked Germany as the European Central Bank’s (ECB) new headquarters was scheduled to begin operations.

Images of burned police cars and bloody protesters have begun flooding social media. On the surface, protesters are obviously upset over the ECB building’s $1.4 billion price tag — at a time when the Eurozone is suffering through a recession, which has hit the working class exceptionally hard.

Other grievances include austerity measures, which are promoted by the banking class, but in reality are just a privatization of assets and resources that were initially funded with public money...

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