Cpo 3055 - Essay Authoritarians And Democrats

This study source was downloaded by 100000859819779 from CourseHero.com on 02-16-2023 13:55:09 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/84362865/CPO-3055-ESSAY-3-docx/ CPO 3055 Authoritarians and Democrats online Florida International UniversitySTUDENT: MARIA RIVAS Prof. M ScheinbaumID 6210375 Date March 10 th SPRING 2020Germany has a long history of xenophobic behavior towards minorities, however, thetrauma and horrors of the Holocaust and World War II are still very much present in civil societyand around the world. While resentment might still be prevalent among certain individuals, thecountry as a whole is conscious of the dangers of adhering to an ultra-right-wing or Naziideology. Like in any country welcoming a vast quantity of immigrants, citizens can exhibitdispleasure, with worries of their national identity, and scarce resources emerging, thus creating asort of resentment sentiment among them. Still, that would not entail the government takingrestrictive measures towards minorities. Recent atrocities towards the Turkish community in Germany have made headlines in the past year. According to an article by The Guardian, the authorities had been investigating a potential terrorist group, seeming to be planning attacks on Muslims in Germany and following Nazi ideas. This series of events alarmed public officials, most certainly Chancellor Angela Merkel, who insisted on the Governments obligation to protect the free practice