The 6th of february hundreds of supporters of the radical group Men In Black demonstrated in front of the parliament building in Copenhagen. With fireworks, speakers and torches they march through the city at night demanding freedom. The media's attention to Men in Black has been overwhelmingly negative, and they do not support or believe the media.
Flemming is one of the founders of the new political party “The Constitutional Party”. He believes the Danish constitution is written for and by the elite and does not serve the people right. “If you put all the pieces together, it is easy to see that we are all lied to by the government. In Denmark we have the constitution to build the framework for society, but it is lying to the people.” Before Flemming founded the party, he was an avid opponent to 5G, as he is sure it is a weapon developed by the elite to control the people. With the pandemic and the new restrictions he felt obliged to inform the public about the state of the democracy and how it is hijacked by the elite. With the new constitution he will give the power back to the people.
Adam takes in energy from the thick fog and the earth to recharge his healing powers. He does not present himself as a person. He is: “A human being, a living man of mother earth.” Adam chose to declare himself a sovereign citizen by sending ten letters to different officials in Denmark and one to the Pope. By doing that, he believes he has freed himself from the system and the government. He is one of the about 400 Danes that have declared themselves as sovereign citizens and therefore they do not obey the law of the government. They believe only in their own readings of the Common Law, and are confident that the state is a commercial entity and uses people as a form of asset. “What I have here is the key. The key to avoid taxes, to avoid duty. It is the key to escape prison. I don’t expect you to understand without questions, but I will encourage everyone to do their own research” Adam confidently says. Adam travels the country and aiding people like himself with legal work. He has studied law for ten years, and has concluded that almost all laws are written in a fake language. Therefor he has developed a correct language to communicate with the state. It takes him about a week to write one single document correctly.
There have been weekly demonstrations in major cities during the second lockdown. The people in the streets have different approaches to criticism of the system, but they all believe it is unnecessary with the Covid-19 restrictions. During the pandemic, the government introduced a tool to double the legal penalty if a crime has something to do with Covid. It is mostly young men who join the demonstration, many who are linked by the police to the hooligan movement.
Per is a former welder at a shipping company, but after injuries he is now on government welfare. He describes himself as the People's Press and a protector of citizens rights. He has a facebook page he calls Revolutions Nees Station 2, where he debates and researches all the topics the traditional media is too scared to talk about. “I write about the other side of things. The hidden side to what the established media is talking about. They only scratch the surface, but I get to the bottom of it all.” Per is confident that the elite is controlling the government and bends the law to fit their own view of the world. He is sure the elite will depopulate the world by mass extinctions. He knows it sounds crazy to most people, but he doesn’t mind being called a ‘tin foil hat’, because he knows he is right. He tries to unite the people to resist the system, but feels he is being watched. It is clear to him that there is a narrative he needs to fight. Otherwise it could end in a civil war he implies: “I'm at war with the system. And I believe that we are coming to a climax where the people won't hold back anymore.”
Some of the demonstrations have led to aggression between the police and the riots. The Men in Black movement is known for wearing all black clothes with masked off faces. They don’t trust the police, and are joined by veterans in the marches. Few days after the storming of Capitol Hill in Washington D. C., Men in Black tried to go to the Danish parliament to demonstrate but were stopped with force by the police.
Trine has her own small farm in northern Jutland. There she grows her own vegetables, herbs and has a few animals. Enough for herself and the people on the farm. Her dreams of a self-sustainable system are rooted in the farm. “I wanted to make a place for humans, by humans and with humans. I wanted to make food without poison. In that way we can get a living soul,” Trine proclaims. Trine's trust in the system has been degrading as she got older and in 2019 she burned all her paperwork and was free. She declared herself sovereign over her own land, and would no longer be a part of any system that exploits humans. Since then she has not paid taxes and is frequently visited by the police og municipality.
People watch from the comfort of their homes as a major demonstration passes their window. A common saying in the riot is that the people have to wake up, before it’s too late. They call the viewers sheeps as they pass, and encourage them to join the movement. Studies show that the Danes belief in the system has declined during the pandemic, and now one in ten believes a secret elite is to some extent controlling the government.
Ali Sufi is a well known musician and producer in the urban rap community. Now he is a leading member of the freedom movement Men in Black. “It is very simple. It is all about freedom”, he explains. He feels stigmatised by the media and the politicians when he criticizes the government's handling of the pandemic. He is worried the current intervention in the people's freedom will last, and only grow as the power centers around the government. “I fear we will see much more of this show of force in the future. They will seize the opportunity to control the people if they get the chance. And i fear it will be normalized to be restricted in our freedom” He explains.
Lars Kragh Andersen: “I’m against most people’s political views. I’m against democracy, I’m against the state and especially the government. I know it sounds crazy to most people to be against democracy. But it is pretty simple”, he explains. Lars sees himself as a believer in ‘anarkokapitalism’ or a voluntarist, a branch of far right kapitalism that does not believe that any form of state is protecting the rights of the people. He is a former soldier and police officer turned criminal, he explains. Through his Youtube channel he debates political topics, and educates the people of their rights in society. He is an activist and breaks the laws he does not find meaningful. “I have known all along i would end up in prison. But i see it as a medal of honor, and not a punishment.” He says.
Jacob Hoedeman describes himself as an alternative person. He seeks out ways of living that are new to society. He is critical of the capitalist mindset, and seeks to live with minimal impacts on the planet. He is living as much as possible of the nature around him, or the trash from supermarkets as they throw out food. He is frustrated with the lack of perspektive most people have. Especially the politicians. He believes they don’t serve the people in their best interest. “We have an illusion that we live in a democracy. The system revolves around money and power. Not the people.” Jacob believes that the government should be split up to local offices and that the people should be able to live more self-sustainable in small eco-villages. “It’s necessary to get a perspective in life, so we don’t forget ourselves. We are striving to make it in a society that is never satisfied. We just have to spend money and follow the words of the elite. We don’t have the time to think at all.