via: sansnom translated by Act for freedom now!
Sabotage of a train line and a relay antenna
Exactly one year ago, the Grünheide forest near Berlin was occupied to prevent the expansion of Tesla’s Gigafactory. After barely nine months in existence, the occupation was evicted last November, under the false pretext of an investigation for weapons possession. At that point, excavators working for the Deutsche Bahn railway company began digging a path of devastation through the forest to build tracks and a station for commodities destined for the Gigafactory expansion. In the meantime, against the wishes of the local population, Tesla had not only obtained permission to expand its factory, but also a new water contract, allowing it to discharge even more toxic waste into the sewage system.
In short: everything’s going well for techno-fascist and fan of the far-right AfD party, Elon Musk.
But we weren’t going to stand idly by in the face of these facts either. The fight against Tesla has already given rise to many wonderful moments of resistance, and has shown that by combining different methods, even one of the world’s most powerful companies can be brought to its knees, at least temporarily. We want to continue along this path.
This morning, we disrupted the railroad line on which thousands of Tesla workers transit daily between the capital and the Grünheide area [where the Tesla factory is located], as well as commodities such as oil and gas from East to West, and set fire to a relay antenna located in the immediate vicinity of the railway cable shaft. This sabotage targets Deutsche Bahn and Tesla, the two main companies responsible for the eviction and clearing of the forest, as well as the infrastructure that forms the backbone of digital domination and control.
We are aware that the damage to nature caused by these companies in Grünheide is only a small part of the destruction caused worldwide by the technology and industrial complex and the resulting production of electric vehicles. Land grabbing, overexploitation, environmental pollution and the brutal exploitation of human labor always go hand in hand with the extraction of raw materials and the necessary transport infrastructure.
Minerals such as lithium, cobalt, copper, etc., which are sorely needed to manufacture car batteries and other key technologies for the energy transition that make sustainable development so attractive, are only available in limited quantities, and access to them is naturally disputed. The same applies to high-tech products such as microchips, which are integrated into every conceivable technical device and are produced by only a handful of companies worldwide.
The resulting geopolitical tensions could soon turn current trade wars into serious armed conflicts. The much-vaunted “green” transformation, which imperturbably follows the capitalist mantra of “faster, higher, farther”, is therefore not only fuelling global warming and related disasters, but also possesses, in interaction with other factors, the potential to once again bring humanity to the brink of a world war. This threatens to become as sustainable as the capitalist crises themselves.
Techno-fascists like Elon Musk are taking advantage of these developments and, astonishingly, serve as an ideological hinge between the racist mob in the streets, the far right in parliaments and the economic elites who believe in progress and worship technology as the panacea that will save civilization. In the face of war and crisis, (neo)fascism and capital are once again joining hands, forming a dangerous alliance reminiscent of the darkest periods in history.
Deutsche Bahn and Tesla/SpaceX are among the many companies profiting from both ecological catastrophe and an impending war scenario. On the one hand, because the fable of a “green economy” remains tenacious, boosting their business in the name of alleged sustainability. On the other hand, because these two companies, with their infrastructure and technological applications, play an important role in the war logistics of the NATO member states, who are constantly turning the wheel of escalation in the global tug-of-war, in order to defend Western supremacy and be able to continue the colonial enslavement of the global South unhindered. If necessary by war.
Not with us – No rest for the profiteers of war and ecocide!
Greetings to the anti-fascists setting fire to Tesla, from the USA
Love and strength for prisoners and those on the run!
PS: Other companies who helped with the eviction by renting out construction equipment, or who are getting rich by expanding the Giga-Factory, will certainly welcome your visit:
Matthäis Bauunternehmen GmbH & Co
STRABAG
Boels
HKL Baumaschinen