Nazis in the World Today essays

Nazis in the World Today essays One of the most memorable and significant events in history is the holocaust that was caused by Nazis prejudices. The results from Nazi prejudices were the torture and deaths of thousands of people. The effects from their actions caused many problems for the world and violated the natural rights of thousands of Jews. On February 10, 2001, in Hagen, Germany, thousands of protestors joined together for a demonstration against a neo-Nazi march (CNN). About 7,500 counter-demonstrators rallied against the march, which was organized by the Federation of German Unions. The group had exceeded its expected number of demonstrators. The expected number of demonstrators was 5000. Police said some protestors tried to break through barriers and disrupt the neo-Nazi march which attracted 250 supporters (CNN). Germany is trying to combat a wave of hate crimes that have erupted since its reunification in 1990. Hostility towards foreigners, who make up eight percent of Germanys 82 million people, is often especially strong in the east, where right-wing groups have created what they call foreigner free zones through intimidation (CNN). The governor of North Rhine-Westphalia state, Wolfgang Clement, had called for a peaceful demonstatration. The far right march was permitted only under strict conditions. They were not allowed to wear military style boots or bomber jackets, and were not allowed to march in rows or beat drums. We wanted to prevent a uniformed march because that would frighten people, said Ute Hellmann, a police spokeswoman (CNN). Many precautions were taken because several incidents had occurred earlier that caused much concern towards the march. In the eastern state of Mecklenburg, a Jewish cemetery in the town of Bruel had been vandalized with swastikas and SS symbols (CNN). Also, in Bavaria two police officers were slightly injured when a group of about 40 neo-Nazis and Rus...