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Germans are bringing this up every time Saxony is mentioned in a conversation, it has become a commonplace joke, saxony==nazis. I believe it's unfair. Dresden i

Germans are bringing this up every time Saxony is mentioned in a conversation, it has become a commonplace joke, saxony==nazis. I believe it's unfair. Dresden is not only a beautiful city, it has great people. Far right exists, but they're still a minority even in the rural parts of Saxony. So it is a bad idea to associate the rest of society with them. I have been to the city multiple times on business trips, and witnessed the PEGIDA demos, and the counter-demos. The latter were bigger, and, obviously, more fun to witness as a foreigner. Another episode: I was walking to my stay through Dresden at night, i crossed on red. A yound girl in police uniform addressed me in English and asked me to please wait for green next time. It was late, the streets empty, she was half my size, unarmed and out of duty. She was probably not even a real officer, rather an Azubi. I'was big, bearded, tactical style clothing, obviously foreign. I was shocked.

monopoledance 5y ago
> it has become a commonplace joke, saxony==nazis. I believe it's unfair. This is why: https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2021-09/ergebnisse-bundestagswahl-gemeinde-karte https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2021-09/ergebnisse-b... Blue is the party AfD, which is under surveillance by our (historically, rightwing extremism ignorant) inland intelligence agency,... for their extreme right, anti-constitutional and antisemitic views. Many places there are basically a "no-go area" for PoC. Not even Leipzig and Dresden are really safe. The police continuously makes headlines for right wind sympathies/connections. Btw. it's one of the least culturally diverse places in Germany. Oh it's also a hot spot for antivax folks and their numbers are insane. Saxony deserves every bit of disdain it can get.
- mensetmanusman 5y ago
  Yes, these are symptoms. What do we do?
- cookieswumchorr 5y ago
  look, i know the numbers, it's a big issue, I'm not saying it isn't. But blaming all Saxons an associating them with the far right is similar to blaming people of being criminals based on their ethnic background. it will result in a growth of the far right in Saxony, because people who are not far right will either move away, or end up in a far right bubble because everyone else is bashing them Saxony needs help and not disdain
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monopoledance 5y ago

> it has become a commonplace joke, saxony==nazis. I believe it's unfair. This is why: https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2021-09/ergebnisse-bundestagswahl-gemeinde-karte https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2021-09/ergebnisse-b... Blue is the party AfD, which is under surveillance by our (historically, rightwing extremism ignorant) inland intelligence agency,... for their extreme right, anti-constitutional and antisemitic views. Many places there are basically a "no-go area" for PoC. Not even Leipzig and Dresden are really safe. The police continuously makes headlines for right wind sympathies/connections. Btw. it's one of the least culturally diverse places in Germany. Oh it's also a hot spot for antivax folks and their numbers are insane. Saxony deserves every bit of disdain it can get.

mensetmanusman 5y ago
Yes, these are symptoms. What do we do?
cookieswumchorr 5y ago
look, i know the numbers, it's a big issue, I'm not saying it isn't. But blaming all Saxons an associating them with the far right is similar to blaming people of being criminals based on their ethnic background. it will result in a growth of the far right in Saxony, because people who are not far right will either move away, or end up in a far right bubble because everyone else is bashing them Saxony needs help and not disdain
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