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Just to add to what Michael wrote, the acts of political violence mentioned - in Hanau, Cologne, and in Kassel - are all West German cities. One of the most pernicious lies of "totalitarianism theory" is the notion that the rise of far-right violence can somehow be laid at the feet of the GDR. Michael Yates wrote: >>It is disingenuous for the author of this NYT article to decry the lack of >>understanding among former East Germans about the wonders of democracy. The >>West German state never got rid of its Nazis. Far from it. They regained >>control, if they ever lost it, of their business empires. They were often >>quickly "rehabilitated" and went into politics. They continued to hold sway >>in the German military. This is all not to mention that reunification >>involved the pillage of the E. German economy and the immiseration of most of >>its people. Democracy has little to do with German affairs, just as it has >>little relevance for life here.<< _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
