Not only are the “German people” to be abolished in NRW (Northrhine-Westphalia), but in the World Cup soccer championship, police officers in NRW are now forbidden to wave German flags! In Saxony-Anhalt, however, they are allowed. Let’s look at the reasoning here. Who, indeed, could feel provoked by the display of German flags in NRW?
Ad hoc news reports:
Northrhine-Westphalia’s police are not allowed to show any flags during the World Cup soccer championship. The decoration of uniforms or cruisers with flags or pennants in which the German national colors black-red-gold are displayed in support of the eleven national players are, of course,not allowed, a speaker of the Interior Ministry said in a ddp inquiry.
The reason, he said, is that this could be construed as provocation by fans from other nations. “We don’t want any unnecessary complications during during the assignment,” he said. After all, police are required to stay neutral.
Is the meaning of “of course” that of not showing support for one’s own national team because one or the other guest in the country might feel like they are being treated disrespectfully? Apparently not, because…
In Saxony-Anhalt, for example, police officers are allowed to do their patrolling with the German flag on their car, just like they did during the World Cup match four years ago.
Ah yes, the Wessis (West Germans) are even farther ahead…
(Hat Tip: BePe / Translation: Anders Denken)
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