Talk:Federal Germans

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[edit] Inclusion in Germanic peoples

This article is included in the category Germanic peoples along with other modern national groups (Danes, Swedes, English, Dutch), although no source is given for the claims. I nominated the category for deletion - see its entry here - because it includes modern groups under a historical term (Roman period to mediaeval). The category is being used for a political agenda, to promote the idea that ethnic groups and nations in north-west Europe are "Germanic". That claim is typically associated with neo-nazi groups, for the association of the term Germanic peoples with Nazism, see Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Lebensraum, and for instance Hitler salute.

In this case, the category clearly contradicts the meaning of the term, since Bundesdeutsche is explicitly not an ethnic term. I also disputed the accuracy because of this contradication. Paul111 21:11, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Really Paul111. One discussion on one page will suffice.Rex 21:45, 5 December 2006 (UTC)