German government gives neo-Nazis a boost

German neo-Nazis on Sunday commemorated the destruction of the German city of Dresden during the Second World War. According to the conservative daily Rzeczpospolita part of the blame for the neo-Nazi march lies with the German government: "Just a couple of days previously the Christian Democratic politicians and the FDP (the Liberals) had pushed through a project in Berlin that foresees a day of remembrance for the victims of expulsion. The government's announcement neglected to mention that there never would have been any flight or expulsion if the Germans hadn't let a madman who tried to conquer the world rise to power. ... And now the German Christian Democrats and the liberals, driven by electoral motives [state parliament elections this year], are creating a new day of remembrance which could easily provoke revanchist excesses. Didn't the lesson of Dresden demonstrate that this is playing with fire?"

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