Back when the flood of “refugees” was pouring into Germany I sat in our church office and had a discussion with some of the ladies. Two were very caring and wanted to know what I had against “poor refugees, fleeing war”.
I pointed out that the pictures we were allowed to see had about 85+% of young, single males. But, the news was filled with pictures of the odd mother and, of course, the poor, poor children.
I commented that based on my travels in the Navy that normally a refugee group fleeing war was made up of women, kids and very old men. The fighting age men stayed to fight for their land.
Not so here, and now the battle is over allowing “chain migration” which will swell the roll of the welfare class. I have seen studies where something like 90% will never have any real gainful employment.
Oh, one of the ladies who had been quiet most of the conversation finally piped up and supported me 100%. She really tore into those with, politically correct, bleeding hearts.
I’ve been around Germany since summer of 2013 and watched the whole thing unfold.
I would say that there was a majority of Germans in the favorable category...up until the Koln New Year’s eve riot (31 Dec 2015). After that riot and the information flow that occurred for two months...I’d say that the fired-up super positive crowd are down to about 35-percent at this point. Most Germans now ask questions....associate the young male problem with incompetence by Merkel and the Bundestag crowd...and don’t really believe either of the big national parties can solve any of this.
From an operational point, and processes used...the government plan from 2014 to present is mostly something that you’d expect out of a group of fifth-grade kids. Tons of money wasted...inability to grasp consequences of actions...and intellectuals unable to think their way out of this mess.
My general expectation is that a weak coalition comes out of Merkel’s recent election, and in the 2021 election...both major parties will be unable to get more than 40-percent of the national vote combined. Public confidence is something that won’t exist in the next election.