The night of broken glass
Are you seriously comparing 1 incident with a nation wide, orchestrated action by the ruling Nazi party (i.e. government) against Jews (people born in Germany, fellow German citizens)?
How little you know of history. Be ashamed. Go read a good history book.
Aug 28th 2016
GERMANY’S VICE-CHANELLOR Sigmar Gabriel has defended giving a group of heckling neo-Nazi protesters the middle finger earlier this month.
Gabriel, who is the country’s economy minster, raised eyebrows after being accosted by a group of masked protesters holding banners bearing the slogan “Traitor”.
“Man, your father loved his country, and what have you done to it? You’re destroying it,” a protester could be heard saying in video footage of the incident, in a reference to Gabriel’s father, who was a Nazi.
The Social Democrat leader, who has publicly condemned his father as a “die-hard Nazi”, turned to face the protesters with a smile, before making the gesture.
In an interview for German television broadcast last night, when asked if he regretted the incident he replied:
“I made only one mistake, I have not used both hands”.
He said those criticising his action should think about what they would do if faced with “young, aggressive, swearing and ready-for-violence Nazis”.
http://www.thejournal.ie/germany-minister-neo-nazis-2952365-Aug2016/
There.
Also telling:
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Tensions escalate after violent clashes between Germans and refugees
Rick Noack
Article Last Updated: Thursday, September 15, 2016 5:16a
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Wednesday's clashes were only the latest signs of rising tensions between refugees and locals in Germany. Eastern Germany has been particularly affected by the increase in attacks - although it is the area with the fewest refugees.
http://www.cortezjournal.com/articl...-violent-clashes-between-Germans-and-refugees
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Bautzen and its surroundings have for years been considered a bastion for the right-wing extremist party NPD, and anti-refugee sentiments in the city are more prevalent than in most other German towns. In western Germany, that party has rarely had any influence and neo-Nazi protests were frequently stopped by large counter-demonstrations.
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Neonazi's were already strong in former East Germany, which has had most difficulty in economic recovery following the demise of the communist regime and German reunification. Their actions are not necessarily correlated with a high influx of refugees in that particular part of Germany. Nor are they representative of the huge majority of Germans.
Germany 2015 Crime and Safety Report
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=17094
Political, Economic, Religious, and Ethnic Violence
Right-wing extremism remains a center-stage issue and is on the rise. Far-right extremists committed more than 17,000 crimes in 2011, including more than 800 violent crimes. In the same year, authorities linked right-wing extremists with the murders of at least 10 German nationals over a 13-year period. As recently as November 2012, the Federal Public Prosecutor brought charges against five suspected neo-Nazi supporters for allegedly setting up and supporting a terrorist association.
To help mitigate the threat of right-wing extremism, the government created a central database for monitoring violent right-wing extremists and recently proposed a ban on the neo-Nazi political party. If the ban is passed, the National Democratic Party (NPD) — the official name for the neo-Nazi party — would lose more than one million Euros (1,000,000€) in government funding.
Political Violence Rating Berlin: Medium
Political Violence Rating Biblis: Low
Political Violence Rating Cologne: Low
Political Violence Rating Dusseldorf: Low
Political Violence Rating Frankfurt: Medium
Political Violence Rating Hamburg: Medium
Political Violence Rating Lampertheim: Low
Political Violence Rating Leipzig: Low
Political Violence Rating Munich: Medium
This predates the current influx
Civil Unrest
Many well-planned and -publicized demonstrations protesting government policies draw thousands of participants, and spontaneous demonstrations concerning education and other economic and social issues occur almost daily. Such demonstrations in Berlin typically take place on Unter den Linden near the Brandenburg Gate, in Munich at Marienplatz, and in Frankfurt at the Roemer City Hall and Opernplatz.
In August 2013, a small group of neo-Nazis held an anti-immigration demonstration, which resulted in small pockets of violence amongst the demonstrators and the more than 400 anti-fascist protestors. Several arrests were made, and the neo-Nazi demonstrators disbanded under a protective police escort.
Germany is home to large expatriate populations from other EU nations, as well as areas with extensive internal instability, such as Iraq and the Palestinian Authority. Increases in conflict in these regions can prompt large-scale protests from their respective Diaspora. This was the case in the summer of 2014 during the Israeli incursion into Gaza, where sometimes thousands of protestors took to the streets. Although violence was limited, it serves as an example of how Germany can be affected by international events.
There are also a large number of left-wing groups that can quickly mobilize thousands of protestors. Theses protests are typically focused on German and/or EU matters, such as refugee rights. However, these demonstrations have focused on the U.S. government, as in the case of Edward Snowden’s allegations. In general, even large scale protests are usually peaceful and closely monitored by the police. When violence does occur, it is typically limited to attacks on the police officers themselves or to the destruction of nearby property.
In the latter half of 2014, Germany saw an increasing number of protests against the perceived “Islamization” of the country. A number of these protests, initially held by those described in media reports as “hooligans” and “motorcycle gang members,” became violent when counter-protestors appeared. More recently, a larger, more organized umbrella group known as PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West) appeared. This group and its offshoots have held almost weekly-protests in several large German cities, notably Dresden and Berlin, that have attracted thousands of supporters as well as thousands of counter protestors. Despite the numbers, protests have remained mostly peaceful, with only limited and infrequent violence reported, typically directed against police engaged in crowd control.
Remember, even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence. You should avoid areas of demonstrations, and exercise caution if you find yourself in the vicinity of any large gatherings, protests, or demonstrations. U.S. citizens should monitor local media and maintain a high level of vigilance and situational awareness.