Germans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi past. They were wrong
BERLIN (AP) — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped. Thonke, 59, had been following the rise of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, with unease. But when she heard about a plan to deport millions of people, she felt called to action. “I never thought such inhuman ideas would be gaining popularity in Germany again. I thought we had learned the lessons from our past," ...
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