German authorities have correctly called the murders in Hanau "terrorism". And in Germany, that's a word that has -- or, at least, used to have -- emotive weight.
I hope it will be clear that the AfD is to blame. I've not seen a response from the Nazis in Chinos yet, but it will inevitably refer to lone wolf theories, with special reference to mental illness. Even though the AfD linked to the website of the terrorist. Either way, the terror attack is on their account.
But how many people who have AfD leanings give a shit? At the minute silence at Eintracht Frankfurt's match last night, a substantial number of in the crowd whistled (in a place just 20km from Frankfurt!). What sick fucks whistle during a minute silence for murder victims? The response from the human beings was very good ("Nazis out!"), but when basic decency is becoming negotiable, your society is infected.
The job for decent Germans is to find a way to fix this disease. The victims of Hanau and those who loved them deserve that. Maybe this act of terror will be the pivot. But I'm not holding high hopes.
I hope it will be clear that the AfD is to blame. I've not seen a response from the Nazis in Chinos yet, but it will inevitably refer to lone wolf theories, with special reference to mental illness. Even though the AfD linked to the website of the terrorist. Either way, the terror attack is on their account.
But how many people who have AfD leanings give a shit? At the minute silence at Eintracht Frankfurt's match last night, a substantial number of in the crowd whistled (in a place just 20km from Frankfurt!). What sick fucks whistle during a minute silence for murder victims? The response from the human beings was very good ("Nazis out!"), but when basic decency is becoming negotiable, your society is infected.
The job for decent Germans is to find a way to fix this disease. The victims of Hanau and those who loved them deserve that. Maybe this act of terror will be the pivot. But I'm not holding high hopes.
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