Holocaust survivors urge young EU voters to shun far right – DW – 06/04/2024
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A group of eight Holocaust survivors drew parallels between the current political climate and that of Germany in the 1930s. Some of them condemned the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD).

A group of eight Holocaust survivors drew parallels between the current political climate and that of Germany in the 1930s. Some of them condemned the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD).

Eight Holocaust survivors have urged young people to shun far-right parties and vote to protect democracy at the upcoming European Union elections.

“For millions of you, the European elections are the first election in your lives. For many of us, it could be the last,” read the open letter, unveiled in Berlin on Tuesday.

“We couldn’t stop it back then. But you can today,” the eight authors wrote.

  • Flying SquidMEnglish
    1•6 months ago

    I agree. Also, if I were an Israeli who agreed with the genocide (I’m not and I absolutely don’t) and German Holocaust survivors came to me to tell me that they survived a genocide and they know how bad genocide is and this is a genocide and it needs to stop, I would probably think that this is a different situation and they don’t know because they don’t live here. It’s pretty easy to dismiss something like this if you’re determined to go ahead with an atrocity.

    • @nyctre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•6 months ago

      Of course. But the more people(and different people too, not just journalists and politicians) tell them, the more likely it is for the message to finally go through