Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Trump in World Context: More Germans Believe Jews Are Too Powerful


Consider these results from a recent public opinion poll in Germany (quoting in red font from the Jewish Chronicle Online, here.):

Eleven per cent of Germans think Jews have too much influence in society, according to a new study.
One in 10 want a new Fuhrer to run Germany, with around six per cent believing that Hitler would have been regarded as a great leader were it not for the Holocaust.
Researchers from the University of Leipzig asked 2,240 Germans about far-right attitudes.
They found that eight per cent felt that Nazism had its good points, while 12 per cent believed Germans were naturally superior.
Extremist views had become more acceptable following an increase in the number of immigrants arriving in Germany. Forty per cent of Germans were in favor of banning Muslims from migrating to the country, the survey found.
Oliver Decker, a co-author of the report, said that far-right ideology had moved from the fringes of society and was now commonplace.
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The 40%+ group that favors Donald Trump has many mainstream voters, but also includes David Duke and other “proud” heritage people who call themselves “racial realists.”
Trump never repudiated Duke, even as Duke has espoused the belief that Jews control of the Federal Reserve Bank, the U.S. federal government, and the media.
So, in this light, it is disturbing to see that America’s fringe-right is on a parallel course with Germany’s fringe-right—a group also animated by strongly anti-immigrant attitudes.
The Fuhrer never apologized for offending anyone, as far as history can show.



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