Zwischen Vorwurf und Vergessen - Die Volksfront als politische Konzeption

Summary: In August 2004 German chancellor Gerhard Schröder accused the socialist PDS and the conservative CDU of forming a new „Volksfront“ against the axe of social security. In the discussion about this the concept of the historic Peoples’ Front against fascism was not relevant. The article analyzes the communist strategies against the Nazi regime and explains how nationalist terminology could become part of the fight against Hitler. The author argues that in the idea of the Peoples’ Front an intersection of the marxist and the nationalist discourse took place. Owing to this historic experience, social protests today should be aware of the consequences when using national and collective diction - not because, but in spite of Schröders accusation.