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The part I didn't understand was that the slogan for the concert was "Never again communism - Freedom for Germany". Do I take this to mean that anyone opposing
by nhebb 15y ago
The part I didn't understand was that the slogan for the concert was "Never again communism - Freedom for Germany". Do I take this to mean that anyone opposing communism is considered a right-winger in eastern Germany?
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- erikb 15y agoNope. Just if you say something like "Against Foreigners" you just go to jail. So the new skinheads (neo nazis, as we call them, don't know if that is an English word, too) try to act more political correct, while being in the open.
- nhebb 15y agoThey're called neo nazis here in the US too. They're not mainstream right-wingers, but an extreme element on the fringes. I'm still missing the link between not wanting communism to return to eastern Germany and neo-nazism, though. I assume you mean that the slogan is a political misdirection.
- erikb 15y agoYes, it is meant as being misleading. There is no direct link between anti comunism and neo nazism. I just think neo nazis are against pretty much every thing, so I am also not confused to see them using anti comunism slogans. Their power and attention comes from being against something. What that something is, that is probably not so important.
- golden_apples 15y agoIn most of the world where the political "center" isn't as strong as it is in the US, the conflict between extreme left - the autonomen, who are primarily anarchist and to a lesser degree, communist - and the extreme right - neo-nazis is a more central part of the political landscape. The same thing happens here in the US, where neo-nazis respond to groups like Anti-Racist Action by forming front groups with names like "Anti-Communist Action". Its just that both sides are far overshadowed by more moderate liberal and conservative elements.