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Posted on 12/15/2014 12:43:09 PM PST by marshmallow
A march against "Islamisation of the West" is due to take place in Dresden, with turnout expected to reach about 10,000 in the eastern German city.
A big counter-demonstration is also being organised, similar in size.
Dresden is the birthplace of a movement called "Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West" (Pegida), which staged a big rally a week ago.
Justice Minister Heiko Maas called Pegida's protests "a disgrace". But the Eurosceptic party AfD is sympathetic.
"Most of their demands are legitimate," said Bernd Lucke, leader of the conservative Alternativ fuer Deutschland (AfD), which has campaigned for a tougher policy on immigration, as well as rejection of the euro.
In the western city of Cologne, about 15,000 people attended a demonstration on Sunday to promote tolerance and open-mindedness, under the motto: "You are Cologne - no Nazis here."
Immigration has become a hot topic in Germany this year, amid a surge in the numbers of asylum seekers, fuelled by the wars in Syria and Iraq. Germany takes in more asylum seekers than any other country.
Germany expects 200,000 asylum claims for 2014, up from 127,000 in 2013.
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That’s the one!
Now i remember why i couldn’t remember the sponsor. I have NO money.
One thing about the Germans you can count on
When they make up their minds to do something about a problem ,they come up with a solution.
It may be in bad taste, but that doesn’t make it wrong.
pretty much
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