Pushing Back

Patriotism

Here’s a headline I can get behind:

Bavaria orders Christian crosses to be hung at the entrance of ALL government buildings

…and the rationale is equally pleasant:

The German state’s government said the crosses should not be seen as religious symbols, but are meant to reflect the southern state’s ‘cultural identity and Christian-western influence’.

Needless to say, the Usual Suspects are outraged, as always, but fuck ’em.

I’ve been to Bavaria many times, and I can’t say I’m surprised at this. From what I’ve seen and gathered, southern Germans have more in common with American Southerners than they do with their northern compatriots. They’re (relatively) conservative, deeply religious and fiercely patriotic.

Good for them. Let’s see more gestures like this, thrown in the teeth of the creeping socialism and nihilism of modern society. And not just in Bavaria, either.

As a reminder: I’m not even a Christian, and this pleases me.

11 comments

  1. I knew when I live in Germany for three years in the 1960’s that the government withheld church tax along with other withheld income and self employment taxes. The tax payer declares the church denomination and in Bavaria about 9% of the withheld tax goes to the church tax (Kirchensteuer), I looked this up this morning and they still do this. If a person wishes to opt out, they can make a declaration and their share of church tax can go to the government but then if they are Catholic as most of Bavaria they might not be eligible to be married or buried by the church. Kind of different from us and 50 years ago a declaration of non-faith was frowned on by employers who filled out the forms, today not so much I understand.

  2. Bavarians are pretty much the Texans of Germany. For example, when you go into most German states the sign you see is a simple one that says that you are entering the “Lande” (state) of Hesse, Baden-Wuertemberg, etc.

    But when you enter Bavaria, there is usually a huge and colorful sign that informs you that you are entering “Freistaat Bayern” – The Free State of Bavaria. The blue-and-white checkered Bavarian flag is everywhere and some of the souvenier shops even sell “Bavarian clocks” – that run backwards (an acknowledgement that the more “cosmopolitan” parts of Germany often regard Bavarians as kind of backward, redneck Germans.)

    I really liked Bavaria, it is by far the most beautiful part of Germany. I was stationed in Northern Bavaria in a city called Ansbach, West of Nuremberg, from 1987 – 89.

    1. some of the souvenier shops even sell “Bavarian clocks” – that run backwards (an acknowledgement that the more “cosmopolitan” parts of Germany often regard Bavarians as kind of backward, redneck Germans.)

      I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there.

  3. Staff Martin – I agree, if I had to live anywhere else in the world besides Texas I would look real hard at Bavaria. From 1967 to 1970 I was stationed at Herzo Base, Herzogenaurach NW of Nuremberg and lived in Erlangen a lovely old university town. My little bit of German was a Bavarian dialect that worked fairly well when I was last in Munich in 1999 but in Northern German they just laughed at me and answered back in English.

    Sad thing is my son-in-law for years was in the Ski-wear industry and travels to Bavaria and Austria every year and last time he was there two years ago he left Munich early and headed on down to Kitzbuhel Austria because of all of the obnoxious Muslims on the streets of Munich have changed the ‘GEMUTLICHKEIT’ happy welcoming feeling. More crosses on the doors please to keep the evil out.

    1. > I agree, if I had to live anywhere else in the world besides (USA)

      New Zealand.

      You can even get ARs and suppressors there.

    1. Agree 100%. Faith provides a code of conduct with a far better provenance than the whim of King or Congress, backed by the promise of undeniable reward and the threat of inescapable punishment.

  6. Speaking of Bavaria I wonder if some of the Cold War resentment the Soviets felt against the US was that when the war ended we made sure to pinch off the best part of Germany for our occupation zone. Until the 1990’s at least the bulk of US forces in Germany were in Bavaria.

  7. “Let’s see more gestures like this, thrown in the teeth of the creeping socialism and nihilism of modern society.”

    Ask Judge Moore how that worked out.

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