The Russians uttered something to the effect 'that denazification has not been completed in Germany'.....a few days ago.
This has triggered several German observations. First, maybe a war-theme might erupt out of this perception (something Germany is not prepared for). Second, Germans have spent decades in dumping down on Nazi-chatter and don't want anyone to perceive they failed. Third? Just in a curious way....who or where are these Nazis?
If you follow German news....most of the time, when finger-pointing occurs on Nazi-stuff....the blame goes the AfD Party. However, it's just an odd position taken by AfD....they feel the war in the Ukraine is wasted effort, and things should just be worked out with Russia (like a treaty). If you tried to say AfD were the Nazis....it doesn't match the positions take by AfD.
If AfD isn't the Nazis.....then who is?
Some right-wing Germans would hint that it's the left-wing folks....who project more Nazi-like behavior.
Would it work better to just identify Brown-Shirt behavior? Well....then you'd get into Antifa demonstrations/riots, and they are definitely not right-wing.
Confusing? Well....yeah, things don't match up to the Russian image, or for that matter the old fashioned perception of Nazis.
The problem that the German news media hinted on for the past decade....that far-right wing types exist in Germany, and Nazis among them? Well....the Russians probably watched these newscasts and readily believe the news hype....whether true or not.
Yeah, it's just an odd time to be around Germany....79 years after WW II, and Nazi chatter being hyped once again.
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