@Rockstar;
Hey i was in the midst of a good rant, don't rain in my parade
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Originally Posted by Rockstar
I suppose that could be a valid arguement if all of the refugees were just coming from Syria and Iraq which you claim Germany and France have nothing to do with. But how do you explain or where do you place blame for those coming from Afghanistan, Sudan, Pakistan, Eritrea, Libya, Morroco and other countries jail cells?
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http://de.statista.com/statistik/dat...asylbewerbern/
https://www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/Anlag...ublicationFile
You are of course right if you say that it was our government, which "...
pretty much put the word out on the street "we welcome refugees" that got these people flowing to Europe for a free ride and photo ops with your chancellor at the expense of German tax payers."
I take it there are two major reasons the CDU party did what it did (it wasn't Angela Merkel alone, even if some within the party oppose her).
First, there still is the historic malus of the 3rd Reich, so Germany does not want to be put in the Nazi corner again.
(I could say it does not matter what we do 'cause we will of course always be "the Nazis", look at the "Sun" and some "patriotic" foreigners.)
But, guaranteeing fugitives shelter against suppression and threat of being killed is a treaty not Germany alone has signed. No one would say that Syrians from e.g. Aleppo are not under a very direct threat.
Second, skilled foreigners are indeed welcomed in Germany. There is a lack of such here. Indirectly different cultures also add to a cultural enrichment, with fresh ideas and a different take on certain problems.
There will always be violators and idiots, but if you look at criminal statistics there is no significant rise in foreign crime.
Media love to blow things up out of proportion and bad news is good news for them, but everyone should be aware that every crime committted by a foreigner is being shown publicly, in every broadcast and as an example, while the good old native german robbers, rapers and thieves do what they ever did without getting the attention they deserve.
The problem Merkel and her supporters have is the public opinion, which can so easily be manipulated by right wingers.