Posted on 03/01/2011 5:49:42 AM PST by Altura Ct.
Germany has hit back at explosive remarks by Turkey's prime minister, who told his compatriots that they should learn Turkish before German and resist assimilation into German society.
During a visit to Germany, Recep Tayyip Erdogan told 10,000 members of Germany's large Turkish community of his "growing unease" about the way immigrants are treated in Germany.
"You must integrate, but I am against assimilation ... no one may ignore the rights of minorities," he said, adding that individuals should have the right to practise their own faith.
"Our children must learn German but they must learn Turkish first," said Erdogan.
He added: "I want you to learn German, that your children learn German – they should study, get degrees. I want you to become doctors, professors and politicians in Germany."
Germany's foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, promptly hit back, saying that the children of the 3.5-million-strong Turkish community should focus on German to improve their chances in life.
"Children growing up in Germany must learn German first," he said. "The German language is the key to integration for those growing up in Germany."
The row threatened to overshadow Erdogan's Germany trip. He is due to meet the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, who caused controversy in October when she said that multiculturalism in Germany had "utterly failed".
Though his speech reflected Turkey's unease about what many Turks perceive to be Europe's increasing xenophobia, it was also an attempt to drum up votes.
There is a general election in Turkey in June and for the first time Turks abroad will be able to vote at Turkish consulates.
Germany, with almost two million eligible voters, will be the fourth largest constituency after Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.
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We in the U.S. should ban all future immigration of Muslims and outlaw Islam for the seditious ‘religion’ that it is.
We’ve been warned sufficiently.
There are three basic reasons why Europe has the problems it does:
1. Socialism
2. Lax immigration policies and regulations
3. The lack of assimilation by immigrants into adopted countries thereby reducing the national culture, identity and character of any one particular country in Europe.
Germany should exile them all to Turkey.
Harsh? Yes.
Radical Islam is an insane rape and murder cult, from Mad Mo in the bat cave until now.
“Moderate” Islam is no more than its Trojan Horse in the West.
Fixed it.
Germany should talk about Kurdish rights in Turkey.
Ship all them MFs back to whatever Muslim/Islamic country they came from. They do not deserve to be in any freedom loving country.
“”Children growing up in Germany must learn German first,” he said.”
HATE SPEECH ALERT!!! BUZZ!! BUZZ!! BUZZ!! BUZZ!! BUZZ!! BUZZ!! BUZZ!! HATE SPEECH!!!
Someone in Germany is about to spend the best years of his life for insulting Islam in that way.
LOCK HIM UP!!!!!!!!!!
Ataturk was half-right. Islam was the reason Turkey fell behind Europe. But it was Jesus Christ that created European Civilization.
Reality check: That "xenophobia" is a reaction to you not wanting to assimilate. Turks who act like Germans have no problems in Germany.
“We in the U.S. should ban all future immigration of Muslims and outlaw Islam for the seditious ‘religion’ that it is.”
Agree....Islam is not a religion, but a subversive ideology. Until we start treating it as such, we are in for trouble.
With this in mind, just how many mooslim “immigrants” is nobama, the great leader, bringing to the United States?
Germany Hits Back - rather flaccidly I’d say.
Oh, really?
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