Germany’s Der Spiegel reports that Neo-Nazis in former East Germany are making a concerted effort to infiltrate and take over several Kindergartens. In some respect they are trying to mimic other groups because their hope is to “indoctrinate” young kids. Haven’t other socialists (I say other because Nazis are National Socialists) been doing this all along? Germany needs to resist these efforts…and any other efforts to indoctrinate young Germans. An excerpt:
An eastern German state is so worried about neo-Nazis trying to take over kindergartens that it has ordered teachers to vow allegiance to democracy. But that won’t tackle the underlying problem — the racist youths who assaulted immigrants in the 1990s are now parents intent on rearing little skinheads.
The government of the eastern German state of Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania took the unusual step last month of ordering anyone setting up a children’s day-care center to pledge their support for Germany’s democratic constitution. The move followed a number of cases in which neo-Nazis had tried to take over the running of a kindergarten, influence teaching in nurseries or get recruited as teachers.
“I am concerned that right-wing extremists could become managers of kindergartens,” said Manuela Schleswig, the state’s social affairs minister. Effective August 1, all managers setting up new nurseries or taking over existing ones in the state have been required to declare that they and their staff subscribe to the principles of democracy.
The announcement conjured up dark visions of neo-Nazi pied pipers teaching toddlers the Hitler salute. While such fears are exaggerated, and incidents have been isolated, anti-Nazi campaigners say they have indeed detected a new and disturbing phenomenon: the attempted indoctrination of young children by teachers and parents in the former communist east, which continues to grapple with a strong neo-Nazi presence even after more than a decade of government policies to counter the problem.”