Perry Document- Violence and Xenophobia in Germany- Joachim Krautz

This is Wills Brooks' work not mine.

• Economic growth of Federal Republic of Germany brings in foreign workers (from Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia, etc.)



• Immigrants very quickly make up a sizable portion of the population.



• Resentment leads to backlash of native Germans, racial and xenophobic attacks, neo-nazi groups



• Petrol bomb attacks by skinhead, new age fascists/nationalists occur against outsiders



• Nationalism of any sort was looked down upon in the 60s,, 70s, and early 80s



• East Germany had more patriotism and excessive nationalism due to the discontinuity the government had with the 3rd Reich.



• Provided fertile ground when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, attracted conservatives to National Socialism



• Leaders of Neo-Nazi groups threaten "foreignization," encouraging over perception of immigrant numbers



• West Germans held resentment about ex-Communist Eastern counterparts



• Insidious beliefs and concepts extend to non-affiliated Germans, causing drastic misconceptions about numbers of foreigners



• Right Wing exaggerates problems caused by immigration, level much criticism at the Turks due to their cultural differences



• Unemployment and dissatisfaction again give converts to the radical right wing



• Right wing extremism hurts big business, measures are taken by business to make a good foreign image for Germany



• Xenophobic, rascist and eugenic ideas remain in Germany



• To solve problems, pragmatic action must be taken to solve real problems