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Poll: Merkel's Popularity Hit by Refugee Crisis
The Local ^ | 26 Sep 2015

Posted on 09/26/2015 6:13:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's popularity at home has been hit by her policy of openness towards the wave of migrants coming in from Syria and elsewhere, according to an opinion poll published on Saturday.

Merkel's "strong commitment to the refugees has obviously not been met with much backing," the Der Spiegel weekly newspaper said on the poll published within its pages.

Germany is expecting up to a million refugees and migrants to enter its borders this year, many encouraged by Merkel's welcoming stance.

On Saturday she urged Germans to bring back the spirit of the country’s reunification in 1990 to help face today's challenge of integrating the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and misery.

(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; germany; merkel
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1 posted on 09/26/2015 6:13:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Seriously, what is Merkel’s motivation?
Guilt?
Stupidity?
Desire to fundamentally change Germany?


2 posted on 09/26/2015 6:16:16 PM PDT by conejo99
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To: nickcarraway

I’m surprised she hasn’t been run out of town on a rail by now.


3 posted on 09/26/2015 6:26:25 PM PDT by wetgundog ("Extremism in the Defense of Liberty is No Vice" -AuH2O)
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To: conejo99

IMHO she’s a convert.


4 posted on 09/26/2015 6:27:53 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: conejo99; wetgundog

This is Germany. Her popularity would probably go down if she refused to take any refugees.


5 posted on 09/26/2015 6:29:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

“Merkel’s Popularity Hit by Refugee Crisis”

Good.


6 posted on 09/26/2015 6:29:49 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

The funny thing is that if she loses, a more left leaning leader will take over. And they will probably bring in more refugees.


7 posted on 09/26/2015 6:30:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: conejo99

The EU has threatened to deny money to countries that do not comply with accepting the “refugees”.


8 posted on 09/26/2015 6:31:45 PM PDT by cradle of freedom
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To: conejo99

Her hatred of Jews? She can count on these invaders be anti-Semitic.


9 posted on 09/26/2015 6:34:42 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: nickcarraway
On their way to Germany: Chillin' in a cemetery in Serbia....

Leaving trash as they go...

And waving ISIS flags...


10 posted on 09/26/2015 6:44:07 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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>> bring back the spirit of the country’s reunification

The stupid — it burns like acid.

These people are not *like* you, Ms. Merkel. “Unification” is the furthest thing from their minds. They mean to out-breed you, then outvote you, then subjugate you.

11 posted on 09/26/2015 7:11:39 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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To: conejo99
Supposedly Germans aren't reproducing enough to sustain the population and in a few decades they'll have way more pensioners than workers.

If that is the problem I fail to see how it wil be solved by importing millions of sharia loving mohammadens that refuse to assimilate and putting them on welfare.

12 posted on 09/26/2015 7:34:11 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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One world government. ..she thinks she’ll be a part of the ruling elite


13 posted on 09/26/2015 7:34:28 PM PDT by goodnesswins (hey..Wussie Americans....ISIS is coming. Are you ready?)
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To: nickcarraway

She’s asking her citizens to help “integrate” the refugees. Has she taken a look at these people? These are not people who want to integrate. They want to invade, infiltrate and convert your country to islam and sharia.

I am convinced she’s either lost her ability to reason, is being bribed or extorted or there’s something going on the world doesn’t know about.

This must be costing untold millions. To feed and house, give medical care and more, what is she thinking????


14 posted on 09/26/2015 7:43:58 PM PDT by SE Mom (God, restore our beloved country, amen.)
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To: nickcarraway

Suicidal insanity is running rampant through western political leadership.

Was Barack Obama the catalyst or is he just a symptom of rot and sickness that was lying dormant in the post Cold War USA and Europe?


15 posted on 09/26/2015 7:56:03 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Proverbs 21:20 - The wise have stores of food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has))
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

I didn’t think I could be more infuriated by this, but that picture in the Orthodox cemetery sure did it. Shows what I know.


16 posted on 09/26/2015 8:22:28 PM PDT by OldNewYork (Operation Wetback II, now with computers)
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To: Nervous Tick

Merkel and company aren’t stupid. For them this is about a final solution to the western civilization problem...

“Any society, anywhere in the world, will be diverse in the future — that’s the future of the world, so [Central European countries] will have to get used to that” - Frans Timmermans, European Commission Vice President

The EU should “do its best to undermine” the “homogeneity” of its member states. - Peter Sutherland, UN Special Representative for Migration


17 posted on 09/26/2015 9:59:40 PM PDT by Helvan
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To: nickcarraway

Geez, she can have “our” mexicans. At least they’re Christians.


18 posted on 09/26/2015 10:04:43 PM PDT by Let's Roll (Before it can get any better it has to stop getting worse - vote 4 most conservative available)
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To: SE Mom

There’s definitely something going on, and the people in charge are telling us what it is quite openly in some cases, but the world doesn’t seem to want to believe or listen.

The truth is to ugly to face I guess..


19 posted on 09/26/2015 10:06:28 PM PDT by Helvan
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To: cradle of freedom

This is Germany; where do you think [a good chunk of] that EU money comes from?


20 posted on 09/27/2015 12:53:44 AM PDT by Lexinom
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