12/10/2022

The coup d'etat plot in Germany and ultra right extremists in the world

The coup d'etat plot in Germany has surprised us a lot. It is hard to believe there was such an extremist right wing people in one of the developed countries. Especially, it is a shock that the group included policemen/military officers even in small number, who are empowered to resort to force. It seems to aim to revive the regime of German Reich with racial elitecism, that is, identical or very close to Nazism.

In WWII, so far as I learned, most German people have approved Nazis by Hitler at least in the beginning, while some of them stood up against it and even tried to execute assassination of Hitler, which all were ended in vain. Even after the war, those having protested and having been killed by Nazis and their family members have had to undergo criticism for their action during WWII by some people. With the efforts of the people involved in the protests against Nazis and related people, around 1970, they have finally restored the honor of those having lost their lives in the struggle against Nazis.

But the racism and exclusion of minorities seem to be still alive in a lot of countries including Germany. I suspect there should be those believing in such extreme idea in the society, which has shown up as this coup d'etat plot. I hear the ultra right wing party AfD is getting some approval and some seats in the House in Germany. The same thing is going on in Japan. Even worse, the ultra right wing occupies most of the ruling party here. Its goal as a political party is to change the constitution and to have the military as in prewar era. Their basic propaganda is to return to the regime  of the imperialism. 

There are the other example of ultra right wing politicians and their parties in so many countries. One example is Russia lead by Putin. He is adhering to the regime of Russian Empire after experiencing the decline of USSR by himself. The characteristics of such ultra right dictator are firstly sticking to a regime in the past brilliant and successful to their eyes. Secondly, they won't hesitate to rely on fake or publish it to the people as well as the world. They are also eager to expand armaments and even to resort to military power. 

I am sure this trend in politics may reflect certain changes in the society. We should investigate what has brought such ultra right wing in the world and care for that if it is possible. In Ukraine, we have learned nuclear weapons could destroy human civilization by such a dictator. The coup d'etat plot, even though unsuccessful this time, is alarming us that. 

4 comments:

  1. Dear Shin-san, So nice to see you writing about CW again. I am the co-founder of the Long Island CW Club (longislandcwclub.org). We have over 3300 members worldwide and 80 Zoom classes per week teaching CW. We would like to invite you to be an Honorary Lifetime Member. You would also be welcome to teach CW at any level. Please contact me directly at wb2uze@yahoo.com.

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    1. Howard, thanks for your comment as well as invitation to your Long Island CW Club. I will mail to you later. Shin

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  2. Shin, it's quite interesting to read a Japanese citizen's interpretation of modern German politics.

    I'm curious how you stand on this (and the Yasukuni Shrine in particular):
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan#Controversy

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    1. How do you think of this coup d'etat plot and the related political movements around the world? If you tell me of that, I would refer to the issue of war crime/responsibility in WWII. It is related each other but not the identical issue.

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