posted 11 March 2005 11:06 AM
New curbs on where neo-Nazis can march (near concentration camps, etc) just before the 60th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4339983.stm
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posted 11 March 2005 11:14 AM
quote:The new curbs target a planned march by the far right National Democratic Party (NPD) at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, near a new Holocaust memorial.
The 8 May march would coincide with the 60th anniversary of Germany's capitulation in World War II.
That would definitely be a nightmare, as would demos near any of the former labour or concentration camps.
Och, I hope that this is not a growing phenomenon.
posted 11 March 2005 02:26 PM
Here is more detail and background (links) from German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle: details on curbs on Nazi marches
It would be interesting to read legal opinions - I think they are trying to be careful not to limit freedom of expression and framing the law so as to protect targets of violent Nazi thugs - this reminds me a bit of fights with violent pro-lifers...
The new Holocaust Memorial in Berlin is an obvious target. Personally, I don't like that type of huge monument - it reminds me too much of those favoured by totalitarian regimes of all stripes. I find monuments that weave themselves into streets and daily life far more moving (there are plaques everywhere to partisans killed by Nazis, other fascists and collaborators for example, and other small reminders of the lives of their victims). But my distaste for such huge monuments is no excuse to allow them to become a focus of hate.
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