German Carneval Float Constructions: Satire on the Street

Not my typical post for this blog, but these German Carneval float constructions are so good that I felt I had to share.

Carneval is a time when things go upside down, and in Germany, that often means that the Carneval floats are merciless in their lampooning of current events.  This year is no different, with a number of floats that are on the border of being offensive.  (Which, one can argue, is where the clown should live)

These floats are 3 dimensional cartoons, but they are so well constructed, and well thought out.  I am jokingly considering if I could build one for a local Fourth of July parade, but it would be so out of character (and the parade where I normally am during the Fourth of July) is so red-state oriented that I fear that it might be attacked.  On the other hand, that might be good to create such a strong reaction that people have to act against you.  On some level, it’s much better than people paying no attention or even worse, being blase.

MORE GERMAN CARNEVAL FLOAT CONSTRUCTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Carneval is a time when things go upside down, and in Germany, that often means that the Carneval floats are merciless in their lampooning of current events.  This year is no different, with a number of floats that are on the border of being offensive.  (Which, one can argue, is where the clown should live)

Anyway, enjoy these photos.

I got them from this fantastic article from the Telegraph.

 

There are many photos also available on Social Media.

What other political floats have you seen?  Please post them in the comments!