Pegida rallies drew middle-class families, unlike the EDL’s working-class male base

Evidence

25,000 people for its rallies, which were preceded by silent processions through the city centre. These ‘evening strolls’ often attracted middle-class residents of Dresden, including families with children, in contrast to the EDL’s largely male and workingclass support base. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 523

Categorization

• SHARE: The detail that counter-jihad street protests in Germany drew middle-class families — a strikingly different demographic from the British EDL — is a narrow finding worth flagging for someone studying European anti-immigrant movements.