Or at least the supporters of the Syrians. The S.O. and I decided to go into Stuttgart yesterday. We went to the Mercedes Museum and the Landesmuseum of Baden Wurtemburg. The S.O. was not much of a fan of the Mercedes museum-it seems mega Euro sports cars are not her thing, but I thought it was interesting. On the way back down Konigstrasse, we came across this demonstration:
The protest was against the current Syrian government which by any account is the author of some unspeakable tragedies-and by the same accounts is not going to be in power much longer. The signs they had up-along with the flags, which I think are not the "real" flag of Syria were interesting:
Nothing factually wrong with the sign-but I was suprised to see the Nazi imagery which is a touchy issue here in Germany. I am quite confident that no German laws were broken, and its probably an apt comparison for Assad, but here in a country that is sympathetic to the plight of the Syrian people, maybe not the best expression. The Polizei were out in force-but the demonstration was orderly and peaceful. Too bad the weather wasn't better:
If you look closely you will see a Turkish flag in the background. What that was doing there-I have no idea.