Right-wing extremism

Comment: Good and bad of Saxony

Is the East German free state of xenophobic than the Rest of the country? Or is this just a bad prejudice? Even after Clausnitz and Bautzen help generalizations alone no more, says Marcel Fürstenau.

Protesters outside the burnt-out Hotel in Bautzen, in the March of the refugees found a good cover should

Outside of the measurements-harassing Mob, on the Bus, frightened refugees. Police officers don’t make it, the brutal people on the street to get a grip. Instead, they pull refugees forcibly on the street. In order to get to safety, is the reason. A quite plausible-sounding explanation in view of the menacing scenes that anyone on the Internet can view. Hateful mood in Clausnitz, the Situation could any Moment spiral out of control. Or talk the police out from their own failure to divert? From the distance, can not seriously judge. Nevertheless, many quickly with finger pointing to the place. Also, this behavior can to escalation – at least on the rhetorical level. For clarification it is in any case unlikely to contribute.

Only one thing is clear: once Again, experienced the pastoral Saxony xenophobic excesses. Not only felt this happening in the free state very often. There burn very often Flüchtlingsunterkünfte, on Saturday in Bautzen. The brutalization is particularly visible. Emergency services are at the Delete of the fire prevented, hateful onlookers to enjoy the sea of flames. There is nothing to gloss over, not even to apologize. Saxony is on the way, a Synonym for the ugly German par excellence.

Who now with Pegida runs, supports mental arsonists

For many, it is the free state for a long time. This is mainly of the “Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the Occident” (Pegida), is provided. For over a year, are marching every week, thousands of Dresden and have become increasingly radicalized. Initially, like many among them have been, from politics to law is neglected and misunderstood, have felt. Who now blatantly xenophobic and racist remarks suggesting movement but still supported, is aware of outside of civilized society. This applies applies in the same way for the Pegida-imitators in other Parts of Germany.

DW correspondent Marcel Fürstenau

Accommodations for the refugees to burn not only in the East. As it is the uprising of the Decent and help for people in need, not only in the West. Given the conditions in Saxony go to the good examples, but mostly under. The legitimate and media-enhanced outrage is just louder and far as the solidarity action of 100 Upright in Clausnitz last weekend. Who has the impressive human chain with 13,000 participants in Dresden is perceived, the on 13. February the anniversary of the destruction of their city, shortly before the end of the Second world war thought? They sat thus a clear sign against the appropriation of this day by right and by Pegida generated mood.

Saxony has more than an Image Problem

Also, those images belong to Saxony. You awaken outside of the borders of the free state, but less attention. Unless it is a round anniversary – as 2015. Then, from this beautiful city on the Elbe, with its many scars and some good news in the world sent. You displace the ugly head but only for a short time. After the heinous events of the last days of Saxony, more than ever, risk on duration as a diehard right-wing extreme of being labelled. There are unfortunately always again to the occasion.

It doesn’t help that everywhere in Germany used xenophobia to refer to it. Saxony has more than an Image Problem. This will only change, when in the truest sense of the word, more people against Pegida than with Pegida on the road. And all the Time. This is especially true on days such as those in Clausnitz and Bautzen.

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