[nathanbedford]

Drawing from a very limited anecdotal exposure to my neighbors here in Bavaria, I fear there is a very strong tendency to excuse Vladimir Putin and find fault with America at every turn.

Conspiracy theories abound, it is believed that America is fomenting a war at Germany's expense with Russia.

There is also some reason to believe that Russia has installed a very active agitprop organization in Germany which might be encouraging these demonstrations. The connection of Gerhard Schroeder to anything renders it suspect.

Street demonstrations against sharia are to be welcomed but I want to take a close look at the pro-Russian demonstrations.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Bavaria has always been a hot spot of regressive thought at least back before Bismarck. Do they call you an “auslander”?

[wetphoenix]

~There is also some reason to believe that Russia has installed a very active agitprop organization in Germany which might be encouraging these demonstrations. The connection of Gerhard Schroeder to anything renders it suspect.~

Schroeder?:) Look further. Germany had more Communists than Russia in any given period of time since mid-1800s.