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Because Volk is the generic German [[word]] for "people" in the ethnic sense today as well as for "people entitled to [[vote]]" (Wahlvolk), its use does not necessarily denote any particular [[political]] views in post-1945 Germany. However, because of its [[past]], the [[word]] is rarely used with Bevölkerung ("[[population]]") serving as a substitute. "Wir sind das Volk!" ("We are the people!") was a [[chant]] used by the Monday [[demonstrators]] during the peaceful demonstrations of 1989/1990 to end the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany DDR] and bring down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall Berlin Wall].

Because Volk is the generic German [[word]] for "people" in the ethnic sense today as well as for "people entitled to [[vote]]" (Wahlvolk), its use does not necessarily denote any particular [[political]] views in post-1945 Germany. However, because of its [[past]], the [[word]] is rarely used with Bevölkerung ("[[population]]") serving as a substitute. "Wir sind das Volk!" ("We are the people!") was a [[chant]] used by the Monday [[demonstrators]] during the peaceful demonstrations of 1989/1990 to end the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany DDR] and bring down the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall Berlin Wall].

 

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Political Science]]

[[Category: Political Science]]