A German grocery store just took a strong stand on diversity.
The Edeka, in Hamburg, removed all foreign-made products from its shelves to illustrate how reliant Germany is on people from around the world. Customers browsed mostly empty aisles, where goods had been replaced with signs reading, "This shelf is pretty boring without diversity", "This is how empty a shelf is without foreigners", and "We will be poorer without diversity".
"In our stores, we sell numerous foods which are produced in the various regions of Germany," a spokeswoman for Edeka told the Independent. "But only together with products from other countries, it is possible to create the unique variety that our consumers value."
The vice-chair of the Christian Democratic Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, praised it on social media as a "wise action".
A customer, Sven Schmidt, shared images of the store on social media. He told the Independent he liked the campaign. "Looking at all the mentions of hate and lack of understanding of other people I got, I'm happy that I posted it and showed my two cents against the racists, even though I know it was mainly about diversity," he said.
