Friday, February 12, 2010

Germany Allows Neo-Nazis

From Deutsche Welle:
"Neo-Nazis allowed to march in commemoration of Dresden bombing"

I have lived in Germany and was always told that German law bans any Neo-Nazi group on German soil. I guess what I was taught and believed was wrong because now the Germans are allowing Neo-Nazis to openly march in Dresden. This makes no sense - especially given all the hard-work Germany has done since the end of the war to distance itself from the Nazis. It seems to me that the Germans are just trying to make a statement about the bombing of Dresden (on its 65 anniversary) and is allowing the Neo-Nazis to march to bring their statement to the world. If what I believe is right than this is a big mistake. All the work Germany has done over the past 65 years will be overshadowed by them openly allowing Neo-Nazis to march. If this is allowed to go forth than who knows where the German Government will stop - maybe Neo-Nazis will be allowed to run for office and then Germany could be in the same spot it was in 1933 and we all know what happened after that.
I know Neo-Nazi groups (or the KKK, etc) are not banned in the US, but I firmly believe they should be. Any group that openly calls for violence against others should be banned.


http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5243217,00.html

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