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Neo-Nazi Crime Jumps in Germany

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted May 20, 2009 3:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – Crimes by the radical right jumped 16% last year in Germany, where officials are warning about a surge in activity by "anarchist neo-Nazis" who incite violence at demonstrations, reports Der Spiegel. The "neo-Nazi part of the spectrum" is also "gaining greater influence" within the far-right NDP party, warned the nation's interior minister. An NPD candidate was charged yesterday with participating in a neo-Nazi attack on three young men who had removed party posters.

Supporters of the German neo-Nazi party, the NPD, attend a May Day gathering in Berlin, Germany.
Supporters of the German neo-Nazi party, the NPD, attend a May Day gathering in Berlin, Germany.   (Getty Images)
Neo-Nazi walks past a banner reading 'Ulm says no to neo-Nazis!' early this month in Ulm, Germany.
Neo-Nazi walks past a banner reading 'Ulm says no to neo-Nazis!' early this month in Ulm, Germany.   (Getty Images)
Protesters stand in front of the railway station during a May Day demonstration against a neo-Nazi demonstration in Ulm, Germany.
Protesters stand in front of the railway station during a May Day demonstration against a neo-Nazi demonstration in Ulm, Germany.   (Getty Images)
BERLIN - NOVEMBER 06:  A visitor looks at a tableau documenting the burning of the synagogue in the German city of Bielefeld during the Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938 at the 'Es Brennt! Anti-Juedischer Terror im November 1938' ('Fire! Anti-Jewish Terror in November 1938') exhibition at the Centrum Judaicum on November...
BERLIN - NOVEMBER 06: A visitor looks at a tableau documenting the burning of the synagogue in the German city of Bielefeld during the Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938 at the 'Es Brennt! Anti-Juedischer...   (Getty Images)
A video from the German neo-Nazi music band Lunikoff is seen on the website of YouTube in Berlin.
A video from the German neo-Nazi music band Lunikoff is seen on the website of YouTube in Berlin.   (Getty Images)
Protesters demonstrate against neo-Nazis on May Day in Berlin. The German radical right-wing political party, the NPD, was having a May Day celebration nearby.
Protesters demonstrate against neo-Nazis on May Day in Berlin. The German radical right-wing political party, the NPD, was having a May Day celebration nearby.   (Getty Images)
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SBS
May 21, 2009 2:45 AM CDT
Well said.
2-bits
May 20, 2009 4:24 AM CDT
The swastika is an ancient Indo-Aryan symbol symbol that predates your god by at least 2000 years and Jesus by about 5000. Now it's a hindu symbol. The Nazi's simply used it because many northern indians are actually descended from Aryans. What the hell is wrong with you?
Robert_Dada
May 20, 2009 2:44 AM CDT
A combination of declining economic conditions, poor moral framework and insufficient education is the fertile ground of fascism. These people become frustrated and desperate because they feel at risk yet can't grasp even the root cause of the problem, let alone come up with viable solutions. As a result, they turn to violence against a 'common enemy' who they view as the 'real' cause of the problem. Jews, Muslims, Blacks, Indians, etc. It doesn't matter to them as long as they have someone to blame, attack and unjustly take from.

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