csmonitor review

[Otto]

I liked this article much better:

"Bratwursts Against Nazis"
To keep out a neo-Nazi foothold, one German town unites

Until recently, Delmenhorst was one of Germany's many decaying,
postindustrial factory towns, blighted by unemployment and poverty and
without a sense of pride or common purpose. But when a right-wing
organization threatened to turn an abandoned downtown hotel into a
neo-Nazi conference center five months ago, Delmenhorst's residents
joined together and found some very creative ways to buy the building.

The city's butchers launched a "Bratwursts Against Nazis" campaign.
Taxi drivers urged donations in lieu of tips. A professional soccer
team from nearby Bremen donated signed jerseys, which were auctioned
on eBay.

Meanwhile, countless protests sprang up in front of the building.
Muslims and Jews banded together for one event. Children marched from
schools across the city to stage a demonstration. Labor unions and
politicians jumped into the fray, sometimes rallying crews of more
than 4,000, according to organizers.

Delmenhorst's near daily protests and $1.2 million fundraising blitz,
which made headlines across Europe, echo the anti-Nazi battles that
have erupted in many towns as Germany's right-wing parties have
surged.

By Mariah Blake
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0108/p01s04-woeu.html

Delmenhorst is twenty minutes by car from here.

Otto

2007/1/16, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>:
> You can't expect everyone to enjoy Pynchon.  Also, you should know
> that the Christian Science Monitor is a quite respected newspaper,

> > from the January 16, 2007 edition:
> > http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0116/p13s01-bogn.html
> >
> > Isn't Cristian and Science some kind of a contradiction in itself?
> >
> > So don't expect a very positivive review.
> >
>