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Angela Merkel Issues New Year’s Warning Over Rightwing Pegida Group
Guardian (UK) ^ | December 30, 2014

Posted on 12/30/2014 6:45:52 PM PST by Steelfish

Angela Merkel Issues New Year’s Warning Over Rightwing Pegida Group German chancellor claims leaders of movement, referred to as ‘pinstripe Nazis’, are rooted in prejudice, coldness, and hatred

30 December 2014

German chancellor Angela Merkel in a New Year’s address deplored the rise of a rightwing populist movement, saying its leaders have “prejudice, coldness, even hatred in their hearts”.

In her strongest comments yet on the so-called Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (Pegida), she spoke of demonstrators shouting “we are the people”, co-opting a slogan from the rallies that led up to the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago.

“But what they really mean is: you are not one of us, because of your skin colour or your religion,” Merkel said, according to a pre-released copy of a televised speech she was to due to deliver to the nation on Wednesday evening.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: merkel

1 posted on 12/30/2014 6:45:52 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Well, she is from East Germany.


2 posted on 12/30/2014 6:50:22 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: Steelfish

In the end, shes a still a STASI cutout.

She and bad Vlad must have some great conversations.


3 posted on 12/30/2014 6:54:35 PM PST by Regulator
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To: Steelfish
“But what they really mean is: you are not one of us, because of your skin colour or your religion”

But what they really mean is: you are not one of us, because you are not German and have no desire to be German. One of the most basic conditions for immigration should be that you have something to contribute, and you want to be part of the society you are joining.

4 posted on 12/30/2014 6:54:59 PM PST by marron
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To: Steelfish

Recent events,according to The London Telegraph,will very possibly cause Germany far more trouble than any group protesting the Religion of Pieces.The talk is that the Euro is in far more *very* rough times in coming months thanks,partially,to Marxists in Greece.But then Europe always *has* been the home of psychopaths of the Left.


5 posted on 12/30/2014 6:55:54 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
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To: Steelfish
what they really mean is: you are not one of us, because of your skin colour or your religion

Typical liberal newspeak.

These German patriots are demonstrating against the Islamic menace that is not assimilating and weaking their country.

At least some Europeans get it.

6 posted on 12/30/2014 6:56:07 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100% -- Unless you're donating Blood.)
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To: PROCON

Some do, not all. The a academia has been infiltrated much worse than here. The society, as a whole, seems to have embraced socialism and envy. And, let me tell ya’. ENVY is tops in the UK. Particularly when if comes to the US. Always used to get an earfull when dealing with the public.


7 posted on 12/30/2014 7:02:27 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: Steelfish

Europe is a rotting corpse being feasted upon by the bloated maggots of radical Islam. And the “subjects” can’t do a damn thing about it, because their governments won’t allow them to defend themselves against the violent immigrants who have invaded and overwhelmed that relatively small sub-continent.
Ain’t political correctness wonderful?


8 posted on 12/30/2014 7:18:01 PM PST by jespasinthru (Proud member of the Vast, Right-Wing Conspiracy)
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To: marron

Why would any sane country let people who want to subvert that country in as immigrants or permanent residents?


9 posted on 12/30/2014 7:25:03 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: 1010RD
Why would any sane country let people who want to subvert that country in as immigrants or permanent residents?

Leftists aren't sane.

Not there. Not here. Not anywhere.

10 posted on 12/30/2014 7:33:50 PM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: 1010RD; Steelfish

Neither in Europe nor in the US does the government ask its citizens what immigration policy should be.

Immigration policy should first, foremost, and always serve the interests of citizens. Immigration decisions should be made in the open and explained with respect to how it serves the interest of citizens.

This, of course, never happens.


11 posted on 12/30/2014 7:37:41 PM PST by marron
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To: Steelfish

Pegida will save Germany.


12 posted on 12/30/2014 7:55:17 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Steelfish
“prejudice, coldness, even hatred in their hearts”


13 posted on 12/30/2014 8:31:46 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Steelfish
But what they really mean is: you are not one of us, because of ... your religion

I think she's talking about Islam

... and that's the root of the problem, Angela - one religion that DOESN'T want to get along, that is always looking for a fight


14 posted on 12/30/2014 8:51:10 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: All

The thread wouldn’t be complete without this: FUAM


15 posted on 12/30/2014 9:40:59 PM PST by pluvmantelo (Democrats:the party of moral hazard, the IRS, the NSA and the heckler's veto)
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To: PROCON

Liberals can try to preach their fantasy that Islam is a religion of Peace—but it is a false narative. The facts—the crime, the rapes, the violence, the anti-democratic, Sheria Law people will continue to cause problems until the German people will be forced to rise up—and maybe go facists as well—Then the Islamic/Turks better move or face a hostile environment.


16 posted on 12/31/2014 4:38:19 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Steelfish

If they are like Nazis, then wouldn’t they be Leftists?


17 posted on 12/31/2014 7:42:02 AM PST by Shimmer1 (Happy New Year!)
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