Comments on: Are the Germans preparing a new Holocaust?

By: david hapolani

david hapolani — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:53:22 +0000

I don’t think that extremists pose a great danger right now. It’s the center of society where you hear the scariest things from. A lot of Germans seem to be remain halfway stuck between revisionism/revanchism and a post-war guilt trauma. And I doubt that something good could ever come from this.

By: Tom Morrissey

Tom Morrissey — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:49:14 +0000

OK OK, call me a star-struck idealist…. Seriously, though, there are extremists in every country. Let’s give the Germans credit for their efforts to own up to their past and, more significantly for this discussion, craft a system of laws and democratic institutions that make it most unlikely we’ll ever see the likes of, you know, him again. And without a him, there’s no Holocaust.

By: LB

LB — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:57:10 +0000

I didn’t really think so, but some people really say the most outlandish things – and mean them literally.

By: themiddle

themiddle — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:22:23 +0000

I doubt he’s being serious.

By: LB

LB — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:01:57 +0000

Tom – what? Are you being serious?

By: Tom Morrissey

Tom Morrissey — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:42:26 +0000

We might’ve been in danger of another Holocaust, had Obama not given that speech in Berlin.

By: froylein

froylein — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:54:38 +0000

Indeed, the situation’s problematic, with extreme views on all ends of the political sphere. But I’ll agree that the current German government (as well as the recent ones) is a far cry from being on either extremist political end. There still is extremism though. Fortunately, this is one of the few states that will address the threats of extremism wherever it may stem from.