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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Thu Oct 23 09:44:11 2014, in response to Re: Waves of young Israelis find a home in the former Nazi capital, posted by AlM on Thu Oct 23 08:34:09 2014. Which is not to say that the least influential members of society can't harm you too.Democratically elected governments will follow the vox populi, if they wish to remain in office. Therefore, it's important to look at the number of antisemitic incidents, even though they are committed by the society's least influential. Antisemitic incidents have been rising in France and have progressed beyond graffiti. France also has a history of government tolerated antisemitism. It's not too difficult to imagine that the National Front may be included in a coalition government in the future. Their voting percentage has been increasing. I would suggest that leaving Germany before Hitler came to power would have been overreacting. Many who did not leave would disagree with your assessment. It's extremely difficult to leave a country, especially if one is prosperous and has an investment in that country. Many German Jews convinced themselves that Hitler was a passing phase and they could ride out the storm. My father's cousin expressed that view during a visit to the US in 1936. |
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