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Chancellor Olaf Scholz was greeted by furious farmers when he opened a new high-speed train plant in Cottbus in eastern Germany on Thursday, as meetings were set in parliament to address the outrage in the agricultural sector. The protesters oppose the government's plans to phase out diesel fuel subsidies for farmers in order to help fill a gaping hole in the federal budget. Scholz's three-way coalition triggered a storm of protest from farmers that hasn't stopped even with some government conce

Some farmers showed up with far-right stickers or symbols, such as the plough-and-sword flag of the Landvolkbewegung (Rural People's Movement) — an extremist group dating to the 1920s, when it helped pave the way for the Nazis in rural areas.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was greeted on Thursday with loud protests from farmers demonstrating against his government's plan to phase out tax relief for diesel as he visited a high-speed railway plant. The police led a convoy of tractors past the plant, which was cordoned off so the farmers were unable to reach the chancellor with their vehicles. Scholz showed some understanding for the farmers' criticism but did not address their concerns. "We are living in agitated times," the chancellor

Farmers brought Germany to a standstill with tractor protests in response to globalist policies of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

German farmers are angered by the government's plans to slash agricultural subsidies. Blockades are expected to disrupt roadways across the country, posing a nightmare for commuters.