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This is often the case in America as well.  The boys of Middle East descent were required to register with the govt after 9-11, terrorists or not, while skin heads continue to roam free.  Look at our response to the Oklahoma City bombing compared to that of 9-11...  MvVeigh may not have been a traditional Nazi, but he was extreme right wing militant.  A military man too...

My gov't. isn't overly concerned with stopping these people because they are a certain voting base and some people in our gov't even have a history of supporting these organizations...  Scary stuff.

I thought Germany would be a bit more vigilant than us, but who knows.  Usually easier to get support to go after people who represent the collective Other (who always present some percieved threat to traditional way of life whether economic or cultural)than the ostensibly entitled majority.  

Oh, and skin heads are not just after the Jews.  Anyone not white or Christian is on their list.

I don't know the details of the situation in Germany.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire

by p------- on Tue Apr 25th, 2006 at 03:51:07 PM EST
What "boys of Middle East descent were required to register with the government after 9-11?" News to me...
by asdf on Tue Apr 25th, 2006 at 08:12:40 PM EST
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I suggest you do some research on "Special Registration". It was introduced shortly after 9/11 and targeted muslim men. Then it was broadened.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Apr 26th, 2006 at 06:47:39 AM EST
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This was for aliens, not U.S. citizens.
by asdf on Sun Apr 30th, 2006 at 06:09:37 PM EST
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Who talked about citizens?

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Apr 30th, 2006 at 06:15:27 PM EST
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Well, the diary was about German skinheads in Germany.
by asdf on Sun Apr 30th, 2006 at 06:44:24 PM EST
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And poemless commented that the US government is more concerned with deporting middle-eastern students than with cracking down on homegrown militias and white supremacists, which parallels the claims made by the diarist about Germany and skin heads.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Apr 30th, 2006 at 07:57:09 PM EST
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