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Thread #100395   Message #2012524
Posted By: alanabit
31-Mar-07 - 08:24 AM
Thread Name: BS: Another Fascist War in Europe?
Subject: BS: Another Fascist War in Europe?
That is a pretty alarming thread title, but I wonder if there is not a real danger of another such threat arising.
This week, on German TV, I saw a horrifying report about the rise of openly fascist thugs terrorising immigrants and non ethnic Russians in Russia. The main response of the Russian government has been to pass a law, prohibiting non Russians from participating in business or at markets. The police and authorities increasingly stand by when blatantly racist attacks take place. They tacitly support the thugs.
There have been fascist groups and fascist pogroms in other countries all over Europe. However, disgusting as they are, they do not pose the threat, which we are currently witnessing in Russia. The imperfect democracies are basically politically stable, have co-operative foreign policies and deliver a relatively high standard of living.
To my eyes, modern Russia looks like being the most similar modern state to Germany in the thirties. There is high inflation and unemployment. There is widespread political apathy. There is no really effective state authority, which is based on the rule of law. Am I the only one who fears that another Nazi state could arise - this time in Russia?