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that you will not be able to achieve by speeches.

To that time we were aware of the fact that it does not only depend on the intellect of a person,

but that the human being should be looked at as a whole, consisting of emotions and driving powers, as well.

With our cultural work, with our ‘agitprop-groups’,

we did not only address the human head, but the whole person.

That did sink in.

Battles against nazis, discussions about violence

First, we debated with the young people.

But we were forced to debate with the adults, as well.

Not only the youth was discussing fascism.

We knew exactly how to distinguish between the Italian fascism, the black fascism in Austria

and the brown fascism in Germany.

There was a difference – you had to know it.

But we were also forced into conflict by that,

because there were ‘saloon battles’ going on right from the beginning.

The Nazis for example tried to attack the events of the anti-fascists

and the anti-fascists tried to make the Nazis’ events impossible, as well.

Of course there were rows

and because I was quite strong, I went to anti-fascist’s events when I was fifteen, against my parent’s will.

When the Nazis had stormed or tried to storm,