r/JewsOfConscience • u/dustydancers Sephardic • Nov 07 '24

News Fresh new German antisemitism resolution!

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I may be deported soon I guess lol. Things here haven’t really changed since the 30’s ..

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u/koi88 Nov 08 '24

I am German and I feel the same. It's incredible.

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u/OrganicOverdose Non-Jewish Ally Nov 08 '24

Not gonna lie, that 88 in your username is a bit disconcerting all things considered.

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u/koi88 Nov 08 '24

I'm sorry about the "88".

When I made the account some 14 years ago, I had no idea about the meaning of "88".

My GF at the time was Japanese, "koi" is a symbol of luck in Japan and "8" or "88" are considered lucky numbers in East Asia.

I didn't expect Nazis would rise again.

My grandmother said "The Germans may be stupid, but they will not be that stupid to follow Nazis again." Yet here we are.

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u/darps Non-Jewish Ally Nov 08 '24 edited Nov 08 '24

My grandmother said "The Germans may be stupid, but they will not be that stupid to follow Nazis again." Yet here we are.

A lot of Germans think the same way, and don't see the signs for that reason.

Also while we emphasize historical education around the nazis, we greatly lack the political education to go along with it. People don't actually know the hallmarks of fascist ideology, so they cannot recognize them in today's far-right rhetoric and think the criticism is overblown. In their mind you have to be already committing genocide and starting world wars before you can be legitimately called a nazi.

I guess it hasn't occurred to them that it's too late at that point.