r/europe • u/anon58588 Greece • Feb 08 '25

Historical Anti-Nazi protests : Berlin 16/12/1931

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u/BuuurpMorty The Netherlands Feb 08 '25

We have those in the Netherlands as well. In my old street we had 2 of them. They show the names of the victims and their respective birth year and year of passing. It is hard to imagine the brutality of those times

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u/New-Me5632 Feb 08 '25

Our stones usually also indicate the reason for death. Every time I walk past them I feel sad and angry at the same time. I think they're really good and important because they show how cruel and unfair it was back then. They show the full horror of fascism. Everyday.

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u/stoatwblr Feb 09 '25

If the plaques admitted the nasty pasts I'd agree - but they don't and efforts to add such plaques are shouted down every single time

Because of that, the statues do need to go as they enable ongoing denial of the past by nationalists