Merkel: Germany is becoming a 'country of immigration'

dw.de ^ | June 1, 2015 | dw

[Berlin_Freeper]

Germany received more than 200,000 requests for asylum in 2014, with the country taking in nearly 800,000 migrants. The number is expected to be even more this year.

Speaking to citizens in a conference on the quality of life in Germany on Monday, the Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would like to work for a culture that would be more welcoming towards refugees.

[DB]

Germany, like so many others is disappearing.

By cultural suicide.

[Berlin_Freeper]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11644660/Germany-dominance-over-as-demographic-crunch-worsens.html

[knarf]

The REAL situation no one wants to say or address is .... why is islam being allowed to invade the civilized world without a shot being fired ?

The global news has reported islam as an invaduing force ... and everyone says .. "Ayup .. that's right " .... but does nothing

I haven't read the article and I'm commenting from the seat of my pants ... and I'm comfortable with my statement and accusation.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Germany is desperately seeking caregivers

[Berlin_Freeper]

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-06-01/achtung-germany-needs-babies

[jsanders2001]

one simple factor has created somuch chaos worldwide - fairness and equality, i.e. “PC”

[Berlin_Freeper]

Germany recorded the lowest birthrate in the world from 2008 to 2013

[Berlin_Freeper]

Britain will overtake Germany and France to become the biggest country in the EU in 50 years' time, according to population projections unveiled yesterday. A survey of demographic trends finds Britain's positive birth rate contrasting strongly with most other large countries in Europe.

[GeronL]

Germany is ceasing to be a country

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I believe that the Europeans have a false confidence that the immigrants will convert over time to secular beliefs. So who cares if the average German starts to look more like a Turk? If they still like to wear liederhosen, can still make decent beer, and can build BMW's then all is well with Germany.

The fact that the Shia and Sunni haven't even made peace between themselves should give them pause. Are the Germans going to make sure that only Shia or only Sunni Muslims immigrate? If they discriminate against one or the other that would be intolerant. If they let both in, then they are asking for civil war.

[caww]

...”Angela Merkel said she would like to work for a culture that would be more welcoming towards refugees”....

Of course saying that is politically advantageous in that the UN and many European nations are clamoring that nations take in more....this is the global agenda of course as well.

I'm not convinced she really means it though....she's juggling her nation between a rock and hard place regarding the alliances..economically and otherwise..forged and yet to be ....while balancing loyalties in a tough political environment on the World Stage.

[Gene Eric]

>> I believe that the Europeans have a false confidence that the immigrants will convert over time to secular beliefs.

Only the effective voting majority is supporting the outcome. No doubt many are not supporting the immigration.

And while significant factions of Europe pretend to be secular, those factions in reality depend heavily on Christianity for their liberties.

[caww]

Those from Muslim Countries and Africa Nations do not assimilate well in Western Nations overall...because most are Islamic. Additionally we've tried for centuries to solve issues of race, skin color and the like...and look where we are today.....

Multiculturalism was never intended by God....He made distinctions for a reason....otherwise a it's man made endeavor to attempt to unite varying cultures...and it will not work as they intend it to.

[Cronos]

Not really cultural suicide. They expect you to learn Standard German when you are there and if you live in the south then it is de rigueur to learn Schwabian or Bavarian or Kóln or the other "dialects" (I put that in parenthesis because these are so way off from standard Deutsch I think of them more like languages)

Culturally they are definitely not disappearing. On the contrary they are experiencing a boom imho

[Cronos]

I think that forgets one big thing -- the UK is a country that imports most of its food and goods and exports services. These are drying up and they have a large deficit

Soon, the money will be gone and most of the EU migrants will head back to their own booming economies while Albion retires to irrelevance

[Cronos]

I do wish you would say "the Europeans..." treating such diverse cultures and outlooks as one -- they aren't monolithic

Western Europe is quite different from the East and even in Western Europe, Italy is quite different from Belgium etc.

Also, many of (but defienitely not "all") the Turks in Germany are secular or rather apathetic to religion, like the Germans.

[knarf]

Good reminder

We Americans have no practical clue how diverse Europe is

The best we can do is north vs south ... or country vs city ...

We just have no way of referencing Europe

Thanx, Cronos

[Cronos]

Sorry caww, but three mistakes in your sentence:

1. "those from... Africa nations do not assimilate well in Western nations overall" -- that's not true for Christian Africans from Africa who are hard working and integrate -- they speak fluent French or English and merge well. Even the Eritreans who head to Italy
2. "... because most are Islamic" -- those from Moslem countries yes, but the boat refugees to Europe are at least 50% Christian -- from sub-Saharan nations or from Eritrea or Syrian Christians etc.
3. "Multiculturalism was never intended by God.." -- sorry, He definitely DID intend it, that's why there are multiple cultures across the world. Christianity spread among myriad cultures and that was good. Multi-culturalism in which people respect each other's Christian (or Zoroastrian or Hindu or Buddhist -- but not Moslem (more on that later)) cultures is GOOD

Islam is NOT a culture, it is a civilisational virus, so all of the above statements are not relevant to Islam

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Look at England even -- it has strong cultural differences between Yorkshire and Cornwall and Sussex and Essex. even today

[cartan]