Hasted cross smearing in Bad Hersfeld: Call for civil courage!

Hasted cross smearing in Bad Hersfeld: Call for civil courage!

A worrying incident shaked the municipality in the district of Rotenburg/Bebra: there were massive disorders at a swing and twin festival when several people showed the Hitler greeting and called xenophobic slogans. These acts, which clearly indicate a right -wing extremist background, were immediately reported by other festival visitors. The police have now started investigations into the use of indicators of unconstitutional organizations and sedition. This procedure shows how important courageous action is against racism and right-wing extremism, emphasizes the [https://www.hna.de/lokales/rotenburg-bebra/bad-hersfeld-ort56532/ between- between-den-zeile-zehnen-wrahmen-93783805.html).

Unfortunately, this is not the first incident of this kind. In the past, swastika smearings have been perceived as an expression of anti-Semitism and right-wing extremist ideas. An example from history is the attack on the Cologne synagogue in 1959, which attracted great international attention. At that time, two members of the "German Reich Party" smeared swastikas and anti -Semitic slogans. The acts were taken in horror by the population and were the starting point of a wave of anti -Semitic smearings, which took place both in the Federal Republic and in other western countries. During this time it also became clear that there was a lack of an open discussion of the Nazi past in society. The Chancellor Adenauer and other leading politicians avoid a direct confrontational debate about the past, which led to the creation of a deep gap between the generations, as [https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/hazenkreuzschmierin-in-der-brd-102.html).

Current measures and strategies

As part of a democracyorum of the Future Academy Hersfeld-Rotenburg, it became clear how important an active civil society is. The city councils in Bad Hersfeld also decided to support the business settlements in the city center with a funding guideline. 20,000 euros are available in the urban budget, whereby up to 4,000 euros can be funded per applicant. A total of at least five business should benefit from this measure. Innovative concepts are required for the new settlements to ensure diversity in Bad Hersfeld. However, fast snacks and kiosks are excluded from this funding in order to achieve a targeted and qualitative improvement in the cityscape.

At the same time, the health department checked the water quality of the bathing water in Hesse. At the beginning of the bathing season, an excellent water quality was found in 58 out of 61 Hessian EU bathing waters. This is particularly gratifying, even if in Breitenbach, due to algae growth, reduced visibility has occurred. However, there is no evidence of health risks, which should calm down bathers.

anti -Semitism in change

The discussion about anti -Semitism is not new, it runs through the entire post -war history of the Federal Republic. The term describes a modern form of hostility to Jews that is still widespread in many social classes. As in the past, the open, anti -Jewish speech is largely outlawed today. Anti -Semitic views are often said in a more subtle way, for example by anti -Zionism, which often contains anti -Semitic narratives. According to [bpb] (https://www.bpb.de/themen/rechtsextremism/dossier-rechtsextremism/262065/zur-verbritung-des-antisemitism-in-deutschland-empirische-forschungs-und-methodische---problem- To continue to be very relevant to the hostility to Jews in Germany.