Germany to Partially Disband Elite Special Forces Unit, the KSK, over fears of right-wing extremism

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[–][deleted] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So this is happening at the same time as Western corporations and governments seem to be making their move to totally shutdown right-wing speech online. Could it be related?

[–]Hristo-Lukov 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They did the same thing recently in Macedonia with the Voltsi & Tigri counterinsurgency special forces.

[–]arainynightinskyrim 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

"Many of those suspected of far-right links are thought to be sympathetic to Germany's main opposition AfD party."

In other words if you support an opposition party you are a far right extremist, what a bunch of clowns rule Germany, I don't understand how the population still votes these clowns, the brainwashed after the defeat in WW2 must have been massive to achieve such madness.

[–]Richard_Parker 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

War guilt and post war indoctrination that occurred in Germany is really astonishing, and if you compare the country to just 25 years ago the effects are starting to really take hold

[–]arainynightinskyrim 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The country was more conservative 25 years ago? I thought that the guilt that germans have for ww2 would pass with time not increase.

[–]Richard_Parker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Oh yeah, in the 90s the phenomenon of German women with black (mostly black us servicemen) was a rare site, and one Germans openly scowled at. Perhaps it is just a local thing because Stuttgart is near a US base, but I saw it quite a bit when there. There are other examples. Overall, in the context of the migrant crisis being in full swing for over a year, a lot of Germans are completely, indellibly programmed into war guilt, their own replacement, etc.

[–]arainynightinskyrim 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, that's depressing.