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[tree_and_leaf]

Am very depressed by the results of the state elections in Mecklenburg, though I'm not really surprised after what I saw when I was over there last month. 7% for the Neo-Nazis is very bad news. They really seem to have smartened up their electoral tactics - and, by organising lots of community events (er, unless you're Turkish or the like, but there aren't that many immigrants in rural Meck-Pomm), have given people the impression that they're the only party that cares anything for the people.

http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2006/09/18/613128.html

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[dolorous-ett.livejournal.com]

How can that happen? I didn't even realise they'd stopped banning them. I'm bewildered and horrified.

*weeps for humanity*

[tree_and_leaf]

Well, I think a lot of Germans would be pleased to ban the NPD (and IIRC it's been tried), but they've managed to keep within the letter of the law. And eastern Germany is in rather a mess, in most areas (not that that excuses voting NPD, but I can certainly see why people would begin to feel desperate. Quite apart from anything else, though, they're kidding themselves if they think that the NPD will solve the problem, though.