Germany’s week of right-wing riots highlights fears of racism becoming more mainstream
Quartz reports: On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. A few days later, World War II began. Last night (Sept. 1), the 79th anniversary of that invasion, thousands of neo-Nazis, far-right politicians, and locals took to the streets of Chemnitz, a town in the eastern German state of Saxony, spewing hatred against foreigners and demanding “Germany for Germans.” The significance of the riots happening on such a dark anniversary was not lost on many observers. Foreign minister Heiko Mass tweeted:…