The Germans seen the symbols that were on display in Charlottesville before, and they know where they lead.

Germans Aren’t Surprised By The Recent Violence Of America’s White Nationalists

To Germans, it is no surprise that right-wing violence is escalating in America and that the president for days appeared unwilling to explicitly condemn the racists responsible for the death of a young woman during a far-right demonstration in Charlottesville....

In Germany, commentators from even the most conservative media organizations now argue the U.S. is moving away from democracy under President Donald Trump; that the president has become, in the words of one well-known sociologist, “the standard-bearer” for white supremacists.

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