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OP - December 30, 2008, 01:50 AM

Extreme right crime soars in Germany

Crimes and others offences committed by far-right groups soared by almost 30 percent in 2008, the daily Frankfurter Rundschau reported Saturday, quoting Interior Ministry figures.

There were 11,928 such incidents during the first ten months of 2008, compared with 9,206 in the same period the year before. The number of violent attacks went up 15 percent to 639, while anti-semitic incidents rose from 716 to 797.

Meanwhile a survey by the Friedrich-Ebert Institute suggested that 20 percent of Germans are openly prejudiced against foreigners. In the former East Germany the ratio is one in three, the institute claimed.

Right-wing extremism in Germany recaptured media attention this month when a police chief was stabbed by a suspected neo-Nazi in the Bavarian town of Passau. So far, no solid leads have been uncovered, though several people with neo-Nazi sympathies in Passau have been questioned.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said that attacks by neo-Nazis represent a danger to all Germans. In the wake of the stabbing in Passau, more and more politicians have called for a ban on the National Democratic Party (NPD), the most prominent of the legal far-right parties in Germany.

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20081227-16393.html

This is one of a number or stories about the rise of the far-right in recent weeks. I remember reading about attacks in Russian and even Anti-semitic attacks in Israel.

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Re: Extreme right crime soars in Germany
Reply #1 - December 30, 2008, 03:04 AM

What is going on in Germany?

Is it mostly coming from East Germany or is it everywhere?

Maniacs from Russia doesn't surprise me, they have massive poverty, a strong nationalist urge and violence has been part of Russian life ever since the Tsar but Germany is surprising.

They are a wealthy nation that has had peace and prosperity for decades. Also Germany has been on the wrong side of two world wars and through the trauma of a crushing defeat and occupation within living memory.

I visited Berlin in the mid 90's and found the Germans relaxed, friendly, open minded and very liberal. My ancient cab driver was an ex Luftwaffe pilot who bombed London and he gave us his sincere apologies and offered his hand in friendship. I was touched.

I was in the north of Germany in 2005 and it was the same friendly, relaxed place although I saw a lot of anti-nazi activists handing out leaflets. I thought it was just like the UK, we have our fair share of wannabe stormtroopers but mostly they are delusional outcasts with no support.

It seems Germany has a serious problem 'again'
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Reply #2 - December 30, 2008, 06:41 AM

Well we have someone on the ground in Germany so I suppose we should see what she says. I know bugger all about the place myself.

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Reply #3 - December 30, 2008, 08:00 AM

This is not my topic,

why have you removed my topic regarding Israel?

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Reply #4 - December 30, 2008, 08:05 AM

Your post was a rant. It was not "News from around the globe". It got moved to the Rant Arena.

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