{"id":364,"date":"2007-10-05T05:28:28","date_gmt":"2007-10-05T09:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/munichletters\/2007\/10\/05\/letter-from-munich-334\/"},"modified":"2007-10-11T05:13:21","modified_gmt":"2007-10-11T09:13:21","slug":"letter-from-munich-334","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/munichletters\/2007\/10\/05\/letter-from-munich-334\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from Munich 334"},"content":{"rendered":"

Letter from Munich – the Joseph Affair \u2013 334<\/strong><\/p>\n

EINE DEUTSCHE FASSUNG STEHT WEITER UNTEN. (German translation below \u2013 German language character set required for correct display.)<\/p>\n

Dusseldorf, 5 October 2007<\/p>\n

Dear Mr. Graf, dear friends,<\/p>\n

Neo-Nazis and their Sympathizers in Berlin \u2013 Parts 1, 2, and 3<\/p>\n

\u201cModerator\u2019s Introduction: \u2018In the recent Berlin city elections, the German neo-Nazi political party, the \u201cNationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands\u201d (NPD), presented itself as being close to the people and oriented toward social services. At various information kiosks, party members discussed unemployment and the new law governing unemployment benefits and other relief payments. However, their leading candidate, Eckart Braeuniger, maintains contact with neo-Nazis who are prepared to use violence. Our reporters Alexander Kobylinski and Caroline Walter show us the NPD\u2019s real face\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the recent election campaign in Berlin, the two mainstream political parties in Germany, the CDU and the SPD, were somewhat surprised when right-wing extremist shock troops shook up their campaign events.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe neo-Nazis even beat up one campaign volunteer.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the Browns \u2013 the neo-Nazis \u2013 are no longer out to get just foreigners in Germany, they\u2019re also after the political parties that form the basis of German democracy. However, at their own neo-Nazi campaign kiosks they present themselves to the voters not as skinheads but as courteous gentlemen with courteous arguments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat these gentlemen are really planning, though, can be learned only through visiting party meetings. Our journalists report this evening on the double strategy of Germany\u2019s neo-Nazi party, the NPD.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUdo Voigt, Party Chairman of the Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD): \u2019Whoever has Berlin, has Germany as well. That\u2019s my personal view, and this campaign in Berlin is very important for the NPD, because we want to establish ourselves now in some of the town councils and then from these town councils, at the next election, we want to take over the Berlin Chamber of Deputies\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

(To be continued)<\/p>\n

Source: Kobylinski, Alexander and Walter, Caroline, \u201eBiedermann und Brandstifter: Was die NPD vor der Berlin-Wahl verschweigt\u201c, \u201eKontraste\u201c-Sendung vom 14.09.2006, Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg<\/p>\n

Continued next week.<\/p>\n

Sincerely yours,<\/p>\n

Robert John Bennett<\/p>\n

Ernst-Gnoss-Strasse 22<\/p>\n

40219 Dusseldorf<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

Telephone: +49 211 586 4847<\/p>\n

Mobile: +49 152 0285 4626<\/p>\n

E-Mail: rjbennett@post.harvard.edu<\/p>\n

Kantelberg-Abdulla E-Mail: majoskant@t-online.de<\/p>\n

Websites: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/MunichLetters<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n

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Since many recipients of this letter may read German more easily than they read English, the following is the author\u2019s translation of the above letter. Please note that word-processing programs outside of German-speaking countries may not display all of the letters of the German alphabet correctly.<\/p>\n

Alle Briefe aus M\u00fcnchen sind abrufbar:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/MunichLetters<\/p>\n

D\u00fcsseldorf, den 5. Oktober 2007<\/p>\n

Sehr geehrter Herr Graf, sehr geehrte Freunde,<\/p>\n

Neonazis und ihre Sympathisanten in Berlin \u2013 Teile 1, 2, und 3<\/p>\n

\u201eDie NPD pr\u00e4sentiert sich im Berliner Wahlkampf b\u00fcrgernah und sozial. An den Infost\u00e4nden sprechen sie \u00fcber Arbeitslosigkeit und Hartz IV. Aber der Spitzenkandidat Eckart Br\u00e4uniger zum Beispiel pflegt Kontakt zu gewaltbereiten Neonazis. Alexander Kobylinski und Caroline Walter zeigen das wahre Gesicht der NPD.”<\/p>\n

\u201eWahlkampf in Berlin. SPD und CDU waren ziemlich \u00fcberrascht, als rechtsextremistische St\u00f6rtrupps ihre Wahlveranstaltungen aufmischten.<\/p>\n

Einen Wahlhelfer haben die sogar zusammen geschlagen. Die Braunen machen nicht nur Jagd auf Fremde, sondern auch auf demokratische Parteien. An den Wahlst\u00e4nden treffen die W\u00e4hler nicht auf Glatzen, sondern auf artige Herren von der NPD mit artigen Argumenten. Was die Herren tats\u00e4chlich vorhaben, das erf\u00e4hrt nur, wer ihre Parteiveranstaltungen besucht. Alexander Kobylinski und Caroline Walter \u00fcber die Doppelstrategie der NPD.<\/p>\n

Udo Voigt (NPD), Parteivorsitzender: ,Wer Berlin hat, der hat auch Deutschland, ist meine pers\u00f6nliche Auffassung und f\u00fcr die NPD ist das ein sehr wichtiger Wahlkampf, denn wir wollen uns in diesem Wahlkampf in einigen Rathh\u00e4usern festsetzen und von diesen Rathh\u00e4usern heraus bei der n\u00e4chsten Wahl das Abgeordnetenhaus erobern\u2019.”<\/p>\n

(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n

Quelle: Kobylinski, Alexander und Walter, Caroline, \u201eBiedermann und Brandstifter: Was die NPD vor der Berlin-Wahl verschweigt\u201c, \u201eKontraste\u201c-Sendung vom 14.09.2006, Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg<\/p>\n

Fortsetzung n\u00e4chste Woche.<\/p>\n

Mit freundlichen Gr\u00fc\u00dfen<\/p>\n

Robert John Bennett<\/p>\n

Ernst-Gnoss-Strasse 22<\/p>\n

40219 Dusseldorf<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

Telephone: +49 211 586 4847<\/p>\n

Mobile: +49 152 0285 4626<\/p>\n

E-Mail: rjbennett@post.harvard.edu<\/p>\n

Kantelberg-Abdulla E-Mail: majoskant@t-online.de<\/p>\n

Websites: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/MunichLetters<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/Germany2\/<\/p>\n

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