"eastern germany had a very different take on denazificaiton." As opposed to the BRD, where for example the "Auswärtiges Amt" had more ex NSDAP party members a

"eastern germany had a very different take on denazificaiton." As opposed to the BRD, where for example the "Auswärtiges Amt" had more ex NSDAP party members after 1945 than before? There definitely was denazification in the east, but the totalitarian enclosed and literally walled of mindset did not help with creating an open mind towards the world. Add to that high unemployment and poverty after 1990 and you get the usual extremists on both sides of the spectrum.