The German experience - a haven for Nazis Bashny.Net

Not so long ago it was commissioned by the BBC conducted an international study of the image. People from 27 countries responded to the question of the influence which countries they consider the most pleasant and unpleasant. The most positive was recognized as Germany - for her 62% of respondents were in favor. Last year, she also won first place, but then it was compared to the "good old aunt».

For what in the world are so fond of this "aunt"? The reasons for this are many. Politically and economically, objective and contradictory. Go into them, I will not. Someone, maybe just like beer and sausages. What is really worth taking the example of Germany, it is in relation to any manifestations of Nazism.





In this way, constantly pierced the tourists who decided that there is nothing funnier "ridge" on the background of the Reichstag, or anything like that. Pranksters immediately taken to the police - German law provides up to 6 months in prison for the Hitler salute. For tourists, however, usually show leniency. Sometimes it comes to funny things, but it is quite natural. In 2009, the Nuremberg prosecutors opened a case on ... garden gnomes. Figures to throw up his hands in a Nazi salute did not go unnoticed public outrage. Ridiculous? Of course. But the attention of ordinary citizens to the slightest violation - is it bad? For more serious antics punished accordingly.



Even the story told in the comments to the previous post, it seems to me fit into the paradigm. In East Germany, there is a village Yamel. It is fully populated by neo-Nazis, who settled here in 1992 and began systematically to survive all those who disagree with them "Ordnung". As a result, they intimidated and terrorized the neighbors so that they hastened to get away from the "Fourth Reich". In Yamele celebrate Hitler's birthday, organize military merrymaking, annually take "pilgrims". Neither the government nor the police can not do anything. "We lost Yamel" - once said the mayor of the region.

This, of course, a striking example of that, it would seem quite counterintuitive. But here's what I think. This sump, which does not want to (or afraid?) To deal with the police - perhaps the lesser evil. At least the locals who sympathize with Nazism on his head, stew in their own juice and not climb out. And who would try any of them to act in a decent place? Ventured to spread out on the street tray brochure of questionable content?

It is clear that today, no one, even the most progressive country, no bans are not able lime Nazism and similar phenomena a zero. As it is impossible to presidential decree "to stop" killing and looting. But you can make life less Privolnaya lawbreakers. It is this and tries to deal with Germany.

Why is Germany so pedantic in his prohibitions? Why is it that in other countries seem silly joke, here is a crime? About the guilt of the Germans before the world says a lot. And there is nothing surprising in the fact that in Germany, the reflex against fascism and Nazism. But more importantly, it brought up new generations - is a sign of highly cultured people, have respect for the victims of fascism. And it sets them apart from those whose historical memory is short.

On one of the plates of the index - the distance to the town of Braunau am Inn - the birthplace of Hitler.

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