American Views Abroad

 
There were many emotional reports yesterday, the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. One aspect worth mentioning is how --- depending on which newspapers here one reads --- anywhere from 6,000 to 15,000 people assembled in the middle of Berlin to prevent 3,000 neo-Nazis from marching through the heart of the city. In the last few months there was a heated national debate on whether or not they should be permitted to march past the new Holocaust memorial. In the end a special law was passed to prevent it. Yesterday so many opposed to having any neo-Nazi demonstration on this day assembled, some with peaceful intentions and some with not so tame thoughts --- one of the slogans being chanted was: Give them the street, one stone at a time. In the end the neo-Nazis had no other alternative than to cancel their march and slink away to the nearest subway. The police then publicly thanked all the others for their help.
- posted by Gloria @ 4:54 PM