In Defense of Angela Merkel
All over Europe, right-wing and left-wing protesters alike have been invoking Germany's Nazi past to criticize the policies of its current chancellor. The problem with this Germanophobia is not simply that it is stupid, or that it further erodes Europe; the real problem is that it strengthens Europe's genuine fascists.
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PARIS – The recent cover of Der Spiegel showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel in front of the Acropolis surrounded by Nazi officers serves an important purpose: it finally poses, in a way that cannot be evaded, the question of Germanophobia in Europe.