Posted on 02/21/2016 3:06:03 PM PST by Eleutheria5
Onlookers applauded as a suspected arson fire destroyed a planned refugee shelter in eastern Germany, police said Sunday.
The roof of the former hotel Bautzen, in the eastern state of Saxony, was undergoing renovation when a fire broke out overnight. Police said that no one was injured but reported that bystanders “commented with derogatory remarks†and showed “unashamed joy†as firefighters struggled to subdue the flames.
Police forces ordered three people to leave the scene for obstructing emergency services and detained two “intoxicated 20-year-old locals†for ignoring the order.
Investigators believe the fire was caused by arson and are not certain whether or not the building can be restored.
While most Germans welcomed the refugees, an outspoken minority have protested such shelters, especially in Saxony, which is home to the anti-Islamic and anti-immigration group PEGIDA.
Incidents in Saxony have caused concern in the past including the recent Thursday incident when a mob shouted “We are the people!†and “Go home!†as they blocked a bus carrying refugees outside a new shelter.
Stanislaw Tillich, the governor of Saxony, described both incidents as "appalling and shocking" and pledged ...
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Das ist sehr gut.
“What are the German people to do. They’re screwed no matter what.”
Start screwing and making babies.
“While most Germans welcomed the refugees”
Based on what, pray tell? Raw assertion?
Blatant editorializing in a news report right there.
That was great. But why was he speaking English to the Frankfurt audience?
Roger that.
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He might not know German; however, I have been in Israel many times and a lot of them speak English. I have German friends (one of whom just died). I feel we must fight this war not the last war. It is Islam that is the threat and perhaps a greater one.
No doubt about that.
I thought I heard him speak a little German, but then went back to English.
Ahh yes the good old "Romanian Term Limits".
The old gal would look hanging upside down from a gas station awning?
Because he doesn't speak German and most Germans understand English perhaps?
Wrong. Merkel and her cohorts aren't 'most Germans'. The next general election is a still a bit down the road... We'll see what happens then - though the current regime is a coalition of the historically two largest parties and they'll still draw a lot of votes no matter what, I suspect.
His family lived in Germany for over 700 years, and he spoke some German in the video. It’s a good vid — check it out if you haven’t already.
Thanks - I did watch the video, just not until the end. So I must’ve missed the part where he speaks German. But I think the people there understood what he was saying in any case.
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