How will Germany change after string of bloody attacks?

TheLocal.de ^ | 25 Jul 2016 14:56 GMT+02:00 | Jörg Luyken

[Olog-hai]

Within seven days Germany has been hit by four bloody attacks on innocent people on its streets and on a train. What does this unprecedented string of murders mean for the country? […]

… Public opinion turned strongly against the welcoming culture after sexual assaults in Cologne and Hamburg over New Year, around half of the suspects for which arrived as refugees over the preceding 12 months.

The great influx of refugees which took place in the second half of 2015 came to an end months ago, with monthly arrivals now comparable to the numbers that crossed the border in a single day in November 2015.

These attacks will very likely make that trend irreversible, even as terrorism and civil war continues to plague Syria and Iraq. …

[piytar]

Oh, sure I have. Just didn’t recognize the name.

[thulldud]

If you ever watched any documentary about the Nazis, you certainly have heard the Horst Wessel song.

Also, if you remember the first "Blues Brothers" movie, "Horst Wessel" is the music you hear playing in the scene where Henry Gibson is painting the eagle statuette, just as the Gruppenfuhrer comes in to report that he's traced Elwood's license tag.

[doberville]

Sing a few bars. . . .See who comes in on the chorus.

Catchy tune.

[dfwgator]

Also, if you remember the first "Blues Brothers" movie, "Horst Wessel" is the music you hear playing in the scene where Henry Gibson is painting the eagle statuette, just as the Gruppenfuhrer comes in to report that he's traced Elwood's license tag.

I wonder if they had to pay somebody to use the song?

[dfwgator]

The version that was adopted as the national anthem in the 19th century was a call for German national unity. It was not directed against foreigners at all; it called for Germany “over” Bavaria, Saxony, Prussia, and all the other formerly independent German states. It’s a fine tune and one of the best national anthems. Lyrics can always be readjusted.

The other example is the Russian National anthem, which was adopted from the old Soviet anthem with new lyrics. Probably still musically the best anthem of all (well next to the Star Spangled Banner, of course)