Populist Wave Makes Merkel Go All-Out Conservative: Calls for Burqa Ban in Germany

PJ Media ^ | 12-06-2016 | Michael van der Galien

[Michael van der Galien]

Angela Merkel is suddenly becoming more hawkish than Geert Wilders and Marine Le Pen. To everyone's surprise, the German chancellor is suddenly speaking out against the burqa. Not only does she think it's "unGerman" to wear one, but she even believes the burqa should be banned completely. That's rather surprising coming from a politician who has never hidden her support for the Grand Multicultural Idea.

Angela Merkel has called for a burqa ban wherever “legally possible” and says the full Islamic veil is “not appropriate” in Germany. The German chancellor made the comments at a Christian Democratic Union (CDU) conference having recently declared she will seek re-election.

She received a large round of applause for calling for the outlawing of the burqa at the conference in Essen, Bild reported.

The populist wave in the United States and Europe has caused Merkel to make a sharp turn to the right. As we reported last month, she suddenly -- and surprisingly -- announced in November that she would forcibly deport 100,000 unwelcome immigrants. And a few days later, the German leader said the EU should halt its negotiations with Turkey, a country run by an increasingly more authoritarian president.

Both announcements were shocking considering that Merkel has repeatedly told aspiring migrants from the Middle East that they are welcome in Germany. When she was criticized for it because she caused a major migrant wave, one Europe couldn't deal with, she curtly answered with "Wir Schaffen das." Translation: "We will make it work." Apparently, not so much. As for Turkey, Merkel was long known as one of the strongest proponents of talks with Ankara. That too has suddenly changed.

[zzwhale]

The burqa is SYMBOLIC.........
The millions of refugees destroying German life are REAL.....
The germs got dupped.....AGAIN

[Uncle Miltie]

[Sam Gamgee]

Indeed, she deserves no less.

[PubliusMM]

Whew! So glad she isn’t pandering...

[Steve_Seattle]

"All-out conservative . . . burka ban."

Actually, many conservatives oppose a burka ban except for official ID purposes, as in driver's licenses. We tend to think that what people wear in their personal lives is their own business, not the government's. A government that can ban people from wearing burkas can ban people from wearing clothes or jewelry with Christian symbols.