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It's not quite the same. Apart from the fact that the EDL are not neonazis, over 100 asylum seekers were killed by racists in the last 20 years in Germany. Some
by jb17 13y ago
It's not quite the same. Apart from the fact that the EDL are not neonazis, over 100 asylum seekers were killed by racists in the last 20 years in Germany. Some of the bigger events were racist riots in Rostock [1] and Hoyerswerda [2], and arson attacks on asylum seeker homes in Solingen [3] and Lubeck.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_of_Rostock-Lichtenhagen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_of_Rostock-Lichtenhagen
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_of_Hoyerswerda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_of_Hoyerswerda
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solingen_arson_attack_of_1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solingen_arson_attack_of_1993
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- Tichy 13y agoDo you have a citation for the 100 deaths? The number seems rather high - from the three events you cite there were "only" five deaths (killed in a fire).
- jb17 13y agoThe "Amadeu Antonio Stiftung" has a list [1] of 183 deaths after 1990, where they describe the circumstances of each death. There is also a German wikipedia article that discusses different statistics [2]. Sorry, both sources are in German. Maybe Google translate will help a little? [1] http://www.mut-gegen-rechte-gewalt.de/news/chronik-der-gewalt/todesopfer-rechtsextremer-und-rassistischer-gewalt-seit-1990/ http://www.mut-gegen-rechte-gewalt.de/news/chronik-der-gewal... [2] http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesopfer_rechtsextremer_Gewalt_in_Deutschland http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesopfer_rechtsextremer_Gewal...
- Tichy 13y agoThanks! I'd say that Germany is still pretty safe, but I admit that there are places that even I as a German feel uneasy about - mostly the rural areas in former East German states. Also the way asylum seekers are treated here seems pretty bad. But that refers to the way the government handles the issue, not to the attitude of the general population.