The first verse of the German national anthem is not to be
quoted as it is considered to reflect Nazi ideas. Especially the line
“Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, über alles in der Welt“ (literally:
„Germany, Germany above everything in the world“), has been banned.
When August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben texted these
lines in 1841, he had a united German nation in mind that would stand above all
the numerous small and minor states and princedoms that – not everytime in a
friendly manner – co-existed on German grounds then. Hence, the initial
meaning of the banned lines of the Lied
der Deutschen cannot be compared to “America first”, the slogan of the
current US President.
Although, during the Nazi regime in Germany in the first
half of the last century, the Nazis abused this very line to claim Germany to
stand above all nations in the world (as the words of the cited verse might
implement), the initial intent of Hoffmann von Fallersleben is comparable to
the ideas of the constitution of the United States: To unite several minor
states under one flag to stand together as one nation.
That in mind, it is unbearable to see DJT using the phrase
“America first!” in his campaign – and then winning the elections to the
presidency. Of course, most of the electors have not participated in
WW II. They have not seen the cruelties the Nazis had committed in Europe
and on the African continent under the banner of “Deutschland, Deutschland über
alles!”. Eat this: In Germany, it is forbidden to sing a misinterpreted line of
our national anthem. In the US, you can win elections to the presidency with
nationalistic slogans.
To those who hoped that DJT would smoothen after his
inauguration as President of the United States: WAKE UP! Since at least the
Executive Order on Immigration as of January 27, 2017, you should have become
aware of his true intents behind “America first!”. DJT’s Counselor to the
President, Kellyanne Conway, quoted at “Fox News Sunday” on January 29, 2017,
that of approx. 350,000 air passengers who arrived on Saturday, January 28,
only approx. 350 (in her understanding this would be about one per cent… - do I need to point out
the lack of her mathematical skills?) were arrested temporarily before the
individual case of each one of those 350 air passengers would be examined
thoroughly in order to decide who would have to be deported afterwards.
Am I getting that in the right way? She talks about
deportation of unwanted persons – based on an Executive Order which needs to be
reviewed by US-American courts because not only individual persons, but Human
and Civil Rights organizations as well as the recently installed Attorney
General are unanimously of the opinion that this Executive Order violates
applicable law and is a gross breach of fundamental rights.
But let’s get back to the use of the phrase “who would have
to be deported”. Does this ring a bell anywhere? I found some comments on
facebook under the link to the interview – very many of them with special
respect to the person of the Counselor to the President, herself. One of the
many, many posts there named her Kellyanne Goebbels (for those who do really
not know what this means: Paul Joseph Goebbels has been Hitler’s head of
propaganda of the Third Reich from 1930 until his suizide on May 1st,
1945).
The comparison seems likely, as DJT himself has been
compared to Hitler as well several times before. By signing the Executive Order
on Immigration last Friday, he has confirmed this theory very well. And
Kellyanne Goebbels Conway makes every effort to meet his requirements and to
remind the press and media not to criticize the precious President at all, by
threatening those who are not acting in line with DJT’s (and therefore also her)
ambitions (“We know all the headlines, we know all their names”).
If – by now – there are still people in this world saying to
let him act and wait for the outcome: Be warned, because almost 90 years ago,
there had been rumours about an Austrian postcards illustrator with black hair
who aimed to breed a new blond German/Arian race ruling the world –by amongst
other means annihilation of minor races and other unwanted persons.
DJT has been President of the United States for less than a
fortnight by now – but he has already made an impression which is – aside from
the comparison above – second to none.
@Kellyanne
Conway: Should you ever become aware of this blog – don’t be scared: I am not a
US-American citizen and I am not going to visit the United States during DJT’s
presidency. Thank you very much!
