During the last few days I noticed a few people demanding that every Ukrainian refugee in Germany who is of able bodied age should be forced back to Ukraine to either fight on the front or work in ammunition factories or hospitals. As far as I can tell no major publication or politician has echoed this sentiment yet. I hope that will stay this way. But the sheer audacity with which these people demanded strangers to be sent to their death is astounding. “Fighting to the last Ukrainian” really is something they want and it sickens me.

  • RedCat@lemmygrad.mlOP
    16·
    2 years ago

    Maybe but then again Annalena Baerbock herself said that things won’t go back to being normal “even after Ukraine has won”.

    So it might be self delusion at this point.

    • knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml
      9·
      2 years ago

      Things won’t go back to normal because Baerbock’s mission to further subjugate Germany under the boot of the US will have been a roaring success.

      • RedCat@lemmygrad.mlOP
        2·
        2 years ago

        I think the answer is multy tiered. A big reason for the mentality of many Germans is Germanies recent history.

        A lot of Germans still feel somewhat guilty about WW II and believe it’s their duty to prevent another Hitler. But since analysing the reasons for Hitler’s rise to power would require a critique of capitalism and it’s inherent relation to fascism it’s not taught that way in school (or anywhere). Instead it’s the usual “great man theory” nonsense.

        Combine that with the systematic smear campaign that is going on since the dissolution of the GDR and you end with the current situation. Tons and tons of Germans believe that the GDR was a horrible rouge state where the Stasi disappeared you for thinking a single subversive thought, the UdSSR was worse than Nazi Germany and Stalin was best buds with Hitler.

        Now we are in a situation were Germans believe that Putin is trying to rebuild the UdSSR and since communism is worse than fascism, it’s totally justifiable to arm Nazi’s to fight Russia. But Putin is also totally just like Hitler. This has gotten so ridiculous that a common name for Putin is Putler now (Liberals and contradicting themselves, name a more iconic duo).

        Supporting the fight against Russia is seen as a way to show that we are good boys now and have learned from the horrors of fascism and supposed horrors of communism. At least that’s what somewhat well off liberals believe.

        Those who actually feel the consequences of the war flock to the far right AFD party. Mainly because there is no good left wing alternative. The Linke is busy with infighting and the DKP is way too small and the average member is older than 50.