Alleged German Olympic Neonazi quits Olympics

[Stavroforos]

Nadja Drygalla, a member of the German women's eights rowing team, left the Olympic village in London and returned home Thursday night. Her team missed out on the final in the event, which was won by Team U.S.A..
The 23-year-old Drygalla is believed to be in a relationship with Michael Fischer a member of the far-right political party the NPD. Fischer is also alleged to be a member of the neo-Nazi group Nationale Sozialisten Rostock.
The German Rowing Association and Michael Vesper, general secretary of Germany's Olympic Association, said Friday they spoke with Drygalla after the allegations emerged and she agreed to leave the Olympic village.
"At the end of our conversation, Ms. Drygalla said she would leave the Olympic village in order to prevent any burden to the (German) Olympic team," Vesper said. "I welcomed that." The German Rowing Association said it would investigate the claims.
The news quickly spread across online and broadcast media in Germany. Public broadcaster NDR unearthed reports linking Drygalla to neo-Nazi as far back as March of last year.
Olympic rowing is a ratings winner in Germany. So far this Olympics, the rowing events have delivered two gold medals - in the Mens Eights and Men's Quadruple Sculls and a silver in the Women's Quadruple Sculls for Team Germany.
Drygalla was training to be a police office in her home state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern but, according to media reports, left the police last September. The state's interior ministry confirmed the rower had left the police voluntarily but declined to give any information about her possible links to the neo-Nazi scene.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...r-exits-358159

It seems that the neo-Nazi problem is still quite strong in Germania, and one can only assume her leaving the team was an indirect admission. What are the ramifications for neo-Nazism in Germany?

[Dr. Croccer]

You are too cute Stav.

[HannibalExMachina]

did you know hitler allegedly sent a signed photograph of himself to jesse owens?

[eisenkopf]

At least she actually was affiliated with Golden Dawn, right? In the German team, it's enough to sleep with Neo-Nazis to start packing...

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-848042.html

[Sharpe's Company]

It seems that the neo-Nazi problem is still quite strong in Germania.

did you know hitler allegedly sent a signed photograph of himself to jesse owens?

[Tiberios]

This is just ridicoulus.

[Stavroforos]

This is just ridicoulus.

Indeed, I don't know why they'd let Neonazis on an Olympic team.

[Tiberios]

Indeed, I don't know why they'd let Neonazis on an Olympic team.

What ridicoulus is that certain political views are not tolerated, while others are. What's next? Banning people that are Communists?

The political views of athletes should not be the determining factor in whether they are allowed at the Olympics or not.

[Stavroforos]

What ridicoulus is that certain political views are not tolerated, while others are. What's next? Banning people that are Communists?

The political views of athletes should not be the determining factor in whether they are allowed at the Olympics or not.

I would say that considering Neonazi beliefs are directly opposed to the Olympics, yes, it should be a determining factor.

[Manuel I Komnenos]

What ridicoulus is that certain political views are not tolerated, while others are. What's next? Banning people that are Communists?

The political views of athletes should not be the determining factor in whether they are allowed at the Olympics or not.

That got me wondering as well. Extreme right-wing parties are considered a plight whereas the extreme left-wing ones have received wide recognition and legitimation.

[mishkin]

This is just ridicoulus.

Ridiculous and stupid, but hey, we are all bored

[mishkin]

This is just ridicoulus.

And more and more ridiculous/off topic. (I am guilty too)

[mishkin]

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It seems that the neo-Nazi problem is still quite strong in Germania

Because of an athlete?

[Poach]

They let Nazi Germany compete in the Olympics, I think precedent for allowing the far right to compete is set.

[John ''True Grit'' Wayne]

She is not a nazi she just had sex with one a few times.
Jesus if i met a hot blonde woman in a club bottle full of bud i would.Even if she had Hitlers face tattooed on her bum i still would smack that candy ass all night long.Should that tar my name and ban me from competing in the Olympics.
Are we going to have to ask everybody we date for their politcal profile before falling in love.....

[Himster]

True nazis would not take part in the olympics, by being in the olympics it proves that she wasn't a nazi, she just rode one.
Just because I had sex with a Canadian Gynecological doesn't make me a Canadian Gynecologist. (But that doesn't stop me from pretending, eh?)

[eisenkopf]

This is not at all true in Germany. The NPD receives just as much recognition as the DKP. While both are "legal," both are also under strict scrutiny by the Verfassungsschutzbehörden. Even die Linke is often under attack. Certainly, the far right will always be viewed with a little bit more scrutiny, but this is understandable given Germany's Nazi history.

Sure, that's why we had a trio on a decade-long murder trip, and no one noticed.

True nazis would not take part in the olympics, by being in the olympics it proves that she wasn't a nazi, she just rode one.
Just because I had sex with a Canadian Gynecological doesn't make me a Canadian Gynecologist. (But that doesn't stop me from pretending, eh?)

So the Nazis of 1936 were no true Nazis?

[Himster]

So the Nazis of 1936 were no true Nazis?

They were showmen, it was of great embarrassment to nazis that Aryans didn't excel in every sport.
The ideology of the modern Olympics is against everything the nazis stand for.

[rabenschnabel]

They were showmen, it was of great embarrassment to nazis that Aryans didn't excel in every sport.
The ideology of the modern Olympics is against everything the nazis stand for.

Ahhhh....





(I know Rammstein aren't nazis)

[Diamat]

Sure, that's why we had a trio on a decade-long murder trip, and no one noticed.

Certainly, the terrorism that was led by extremist leftists gave cause to scrutinize the extreme left as well. This actually happened. During that time, in Germany, leftists were severely scrutinized (this always reminds me of the Katharina Blum film). Hence, people noticed alright. However, leftist terrorism in Germany no longer seems prevalent. Instead, rightist terrorism would appear more prevalent, at least at the moment, as the recent Zwickau incident and general attacks against foreigners would indicate. The point is, both extreme rightists and leftists receive scrutiny depending on the perceived extent to which they endanger public "Ordnung" (order), or to the extent to which either endangers the "allgemeine Zweck der deutschen Demokratie" (the general end of German democracy).