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03/23/2009: "One in twenty 15-year-old German males is a member of a neo-Nazi group"

Roughly one in twenty 15-year-old German males is a member of a neo-Nazi group, a higher proportion than are involved in mainstream politics, according to a study released on Tuesday. Anti-semitic crimes are reportedly also on the rise, leaving many politicians worrysome about a potential resurgence of right-wing extremism.

Many politicians fear a resurgence of right-wing extremism as unemployment creeps higher in Germany, which is facing its deepest recession since World War Two. Government figures have shown anti-Semitic crimes rose at the end of last year.

"It is shocking that right-wing groups have more success recruiting male youths than the established political parties," said Christian Pfeiffer, author of the report issued by Lower Saxony's criminal research instute.

[ If this is accurate, then clearly it is far from "extreme" for a young German to support the far right, but rather the relative norm. It is especially undemocratic of the German government to criminalize political views that are more popular than their own policies. ]

http://www.welt.de/english-news/article3398793/One-in-twenty-boys-a-member-of-neo-Nazi-group.html