Posted on 06/18/2016 12:11:05 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Angela Merkel has called on campaigners in Britain’s EU referendum debate to moderate their language ahead of next week’s vote, as political leaders and officials across Europe paid tribute to the killed Labour MP Jo Cox.
The German chancellor, who described the attack on the pro-European West Yorkshire MP as “terrible” but declined to link it directly to the referendum, called for all involved to respect the beliefs and opinions of others.
“Otherwise, the radicalisation will become unstoppable,” she said. “Exaggerations, and radicalisation of part of the language, do not help foster an atmosphere of respect. We know how important it is to draw limits: in choice of speech, in choice of argument, and also in choice of disparaging argument.”
In an interview with the Guardian, the Austrian chancellor, Christian Kern, said the killing was “only further proof of how quickly violent words can turn into violent deeds. On social media, you see people falling into parallel worlds that we can no longer get them back out of.”
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He learned that from Obama.
Self censor, advises Merkel - Do not name, that which must not be named.
Talikng about them - that is what causes them to attack, concludes Merkel.
Play pretend with me, asks Merkel.
Let the light shine on her.
Last weekend, I would have said that the exit crowd led by two-to-three percent. Now? I think the stay crowd will win on Monday with half-a percent...which makes the win extremely close and will just ensure in three years another vote to occur.
The thing is...you can sense from around five other countries in the EU...the enthusiasm to have a vote and possibly exit as well. If the Brit vote is exit...those other countries will have a vote in 2017 (my humble opinion). The EU would then dissolve in 2018.
Historically, there were a dozen good things that the EU could have done and made the bulk of Europe happy. I think they’ve done the dozen....now, they’ve moved onto the dozen things that aren’t appreciated or making most people happy. In some ways, they’ve become like DC, and it frustrates the public greatly.
declined to link it directly to the referendum, called for all involved to respect the beliefs and opinions of others. “Otherwise, the radicalisation will become unstoppable,” she said. “Exaggerations, and radicalisation of part of the language, do not help foster an atmosphere of respect. We know how important it is to draw limits: in choice of speech, in choice of argument, and also in choice of disparaging argument.”..."and that's why violence is never Islam's fault.
Merkel’s worry is quite ironic, since she defends radicalization of the Islamic kind. She just can’t stand average people having freedom, or making an escape for it.
Just like the country of her upbringing, the GDR.
Seems as though many world governments are having similar issues with thier leaders doing what they damed well please at the cost of civilian lives they took an oath to protect
Merkel is destroying Germany. I wonder how long it will be before they send her packing.
“Merkel is destroying Germany. I wonder how long it will be before they send her packing.”
The allies destroyed and occupied Germany, and then left. The Muslims won’t.
Yes, just that Merkel has a certain authoritarian bent that comes from East German influence.
Typical Marxist tactics. Obama does this all the time.
Hey Merkel, up yours bitch.
“The allies destroyed and occupied Germany, and then left. The Muslims won’t.”
Europe threw out its Jewish population, and 70 years later Muslims are flooding in to replace them,
These are not just unfortunate events happening on their own and unselfish altruistic leaders are scrambling to help despite the close-minded ignorance of their own populace, this is an evil Satanic globalist NWO antichrist agenda and it has been planned far in advance and is being implemented by those in power given over too it, it has been held back for a long time but the flood gates are now coming down, there aren’t enough believers awake and aware and praying to rebuke it, this may be the falling away we’re witnessing and how many years or how long it will go on for I don’t know,
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; “ 2 Thessalonians 2:3
The “remain” campaign politicized the attack before she was even dead.
But they remain silent on the Rotherham rape scandal and similar events, because those lives don’t matter per multiculturalism.
Message I get from Merkel’s comments: “Vote stay if you want German fuhrers to dictate what you may think, say, and do.”
Seven decades ago, the British fought a war against this concept, at huge cost. Astounding that roughly half the population now supports surrender.
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