What neo-Nazis have inherited from original Nazism | DW Documentary
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Publicado 2019-09-21
History may not repeat itself, but one can still learn from it. The years of the Weimar Republic were scarred by post-war trauma, political extremism, street fighting, hyper-inflation and widespread poverty. But they also saw economic boom, the establishment of a liberal democratic order and a parliamentary party system. Nobody could really imagine that the Nazis would brush aside the achievements of this young democracy just a few years later. But there were signs, warnings even that all was not well.
So how does that resonate today? How do today’s right-wing populist movements and parties achieve their political aims? Which slogans, images and stereotypes played a role then, and which ones are playing a role now?
The film also looks beyond Germany’s borders. How has Europe changed in the last few years and how have far-right movements been able to gain such influence? In the interwar period, democracies across the continent collapsed one after the other like a house of cards. What about today? Riding on the coat-tails of the political party the Alternative for Germany (AfD) the far-right has become a factor in both national and state parliaments, united by nationalist and often racist ideologies directly linked to those of the 1930s. At that time, global economic crisis and mass unemployment drove people straight into the fascists’ arms. So what will happen if crisis strikes now? Are our democracies and their achievements today any more stable than they were in the years before the Second World War?
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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The last time Germany went far right, they went far right into Poland.
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I hope no one fails their art school in vienna
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There's nothing wrong with wanting to keep your identity and culture values, the problem is people migrating to other countries and not adapting to the new culture ! No one wants to be replaced in their own home country .
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“Europe is for Europeans.” The Dalai Lama
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if these guys take over, i have one advice for them, don't attack russia in the winter. wait until spring.
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This is the perfect example of why as a society we should never censor history lessons because a few can't handle it. We humans have a tendency of repeating patterns of the past.
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I don't agree with persecuting someone on the basis of religion or ethnicity. But I do also believe in the right of a country to hold true to its culture and its people. The migrant crisis initiated by Germany's previous chancellor is a good example of an issue that can threaten a country's culture, identity and even safety. While it is important to try to assist others in a humanitarian capacity, it's also incredibly important to maintain the integrity of one's country's culture, traditions, security and people. Countries like the United States and Canada have become incredibly multicultural over the last few decades. And while these two countries have a higher capacity to make room for additional cultures, languages, traditions and people - it has also come at a cost. There are numerous problems arising from the mixing of various cultures and the clashing of their opposing views. This has even manifested into physical violence, and I think that is something that needs to be taken under consideration when we talk about the ability for a country to undertake such a multinational endeavour as accepting numerous nationalities from all around the world with its borders en mass. I say this as an immigrant, with lived experience, who has resided in Poland, Germany and Canada.
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That lady that survived the trip to the Concentration Camp looks amazing for her age. What an honorable woman
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Art school acceptance rise to 100%
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This documentary reminds me of a quotation from Mark Twain, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
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People aren’t repeating mistakes of the past, because they definitely weren’t mistakes but rather very intentional. Unfortunately people will be hateful and whether they know what occurred in the past or not, there will always be people who hate and people who wish pain on others. I’m glad there are people who are wishing to help combat this, it gives hope.
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Now that the WW2 generation is mostly dead now, here we go again.
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Never ask a man his salary A woman her age A Argentinian abuelos SS rank
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I really hope Germany funds more Art schools in Austria and expands social welfare ,especially for artists.
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2010: "you're racist!" Nooo i'm not racist. 2016: "you're racist!" Don't care. 2023: "you're racist!" Thanks for noticing. The left doesn't seem to understand the boy who cried wolf.
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Cutting out dude's answer on 9:56 was rude and manipulative tbh
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I've once heard a phrase and I think it just speaks volumes: history doesn't teach you lessons. It punishes you for your ignorance
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You can be proud of your ethnic heritage, and still respect people.
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As a german, that has been living here my whole life, I can truly say that problems with migration and inflation have never been as bad as now. This documentary is very on point, if it comes to ww2 history. But the documentation of the political landscape in Germany today seemed very biased and left wing oriented and seemed to be pushed into a very extreme kind of view.
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One thing they didn't inherit was the fashionable Hugo boss outfits.