Is There racism against black people in Germany?
I don't think racism is worse in Germany than in USA, its just expressed differently. In USA, due to the long history with black slaves, there is a huge historical wound concerning that in their consciousness. In Germany, there was no such contact with blacks. So there is no overt hatred for blacks from personal history of the country. Now comes the bad news. There is indeed racism against blacks In USA and in Germany, just like everywhere. Very sad fact, but its true. It makes no logical sense, but its a fact. Specifically in Germany, there has been some recent history of hatred towards blacks. Obviously, there is the famous event in which Hitler in 1936 was shocked when Jesse Owen, the famous US runner scored some gold medal in the Berlin olympics. Hitler had written some damning passages against many races, blacks being among them. This was a long time ago, and Nazism is more or less dead. But there are still problems in Germany with racism. First of all, the German mentality. They are cold, calculating, and reserved people who tolerate very little inefficiency and tolerate even less something different. There is also a large amount of Neo-Nazi white-supremacists around, which the police tries to control, but is unable to eliminate. This is mainly in the poor East German regions, so avoid any city that is there. Unfortunately, Berlin has a high Neo-Nazi crime rate, so watch out. Secondly, there is a recent historical conflict going on with Turkish people. After the war, Germany hired thousands of Turkish workers to do cheap labour and clean up their ruined cities. These Turkish people eventually stayed and raised or brought families there. Now, it's a big problem. Turkish people are often discriminated against and given crappy jobs. They have their own institutions and religious centers, which have been at times set on fire by racist Germans. Having dark skin in Germany is, unfortunately, not seen favorably. But of course, Germans are very reserved on the surface and they will be fake-polite for the most part, especially in larger, richer cities in the Western regions. Nevertheless, their true feelings are in general extremely pro-white, and pro-German. Go ahead and visit or study in Germany! Don't let this stop you. Just be careful. Sadly, in this insane world, people jusdge by color, especially in small, traditional, ego-centric countries like Germany.
Why do some people think USSR was "good guys" in WW2? Secret protocols? Katyn massacre? Winter war?
Soviet Union denied the existence of the secret protocol of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact for 60 yeas. Many people think Molotov–Ribbentrop was just a non-aggression pact. This is NOT true. The secret protocol split Eastern Europe up into "spheres of influence" between USSr and Nazi Germany. USSR invaded and annexed Eastern Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Bessarabia. USSR also tried to conquer Finland but they failed. 150,000 Latvians, Lithuanians and Estonians were deported or killed. 1.5 million Polish citizens were deported to work camps in Siberia where most of them died. 22,000 Polish nationals were executed by the NKVD in Katyn Forest. USSR only fought against Nazi Germany after they were invaded. Soviet Union was just as evil as Nazi Germany in WW2.
Is there racism toward black people in Germany (Cologne)?
Im an african american girl in high school and im going to germany next year for an exchange program. And i was wondering: -if german people are racist toward black people, -if there is a possibility my host family will not like me because i am black -what to expect in germany thats diff than the US (general) -some Tips( anything u think that i should know before i go) also I dont want anyone to think im being mean or assuming things about german people, i am only asking because in all past german exchanges, there has almost never been any black people. Thanks! (: