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Re: Aufstand der Anständigen (none / 1)

Ah, Gauck...

By Merkel's logic, one disincentive is that it would mean conflict with the Bavarian CSU. And, as Süddeutsche said:

Ressentiments gegen "Armutsflüchtlinge" - Viel zu tun für die Anständigen - Kultur - Süddeutsche.de		Resentment against "poverty refugees" - much to do for the decent ones - Culture - Süddeutsche.de
Der Appell von Fernsehjournalistin Anja Reschke gegen Fremdenhass könnte verpuffen - weil die Ressentiments etwa von der CSU verstärkt werden.		The appeal of television journalist Anja Reschke against xenophobia could fizzle out - because the resentment is being amplified by the CSU, for example.
...Ressentiments gegenüber den sogenannten Armutsflüchtlingen, von denen sich viele, nicht nur Hardliner, wünschen, dass sie unser Land auf schnellstem Weg wieder verlassen, werden von der gegenwärtigen Politik nicht etwa hinterfragt, sondern oft sogar verstärkt. Etwa durch die CSU, die schon Anfang 2014 eine sachlich kaum zu begründende Kampagne gegen Einwanderer aus den EU-Ländern Rumänien und Bulgarien startete und zuletzt spezielle Abschiebelager für Flüchtlinge vom Westbalkan ankündigte.		... Resentment towards the so-called poverty refugees - who face the desire of many, not only hardliners, to leave our country again in the fastest way possible -, are not just not challenged by current politicians, but often even amplified. For example, by the CSU, which launched a hardly justifiable campaign against immigrants from the EU countries Romania and Bulgaria back in 2014 already and just recently announced last special deportation camps for refugees from the Western Balkans.

And now there is this:

Kritik an Alexander Reissl - München - Süddeutsche.de		Criticism of Alexander Reissl - Munich - Süddeutsche.de
Aussagen des Münchner SPD-Fraktionsvorsitzenden Alexander Reissl zur Flüchtlingssituation sind innerhalb seiner Partei auf heftige Kritik gestoßen. "Wir sollten nicht suggerieren, dass alle Flüchtlinge bei uns willkommen sind", sagte Reissl und forderte, zwischen verschiedenen Flüchtlingen zu differenzieren. SPD-Parteikollegen zeigten sich am Dienstag verärgert bis entsetzt über diese Aussagen und betonten, dass die Haltung Reissls keineswegs der Meinung seiner Fraktion entspreche.		Statements of Munich SPD faction leader Alexander Reissl about the refugee situation met upon strong criticism within his own party. "We should not suggest that all refugees are welcome here", Reissl said, urging to differentiate between different refugees. On Tuesday SPD party comrades showed themselves angry to appalled by these statements and stressed that the Reiss's attitude does not correspond the opinion of his faction at all.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Wed Aug 12th, 2015 at 05:31:24 PM EST
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Re: Aufstand der Anständigen (4.00 / 2)

Well, if it was only Bavaria... It isn't. Here is the CDU Saxonia demanding a "discussion" of Schengen, and trying to be at least as tough on refugees as the AfD which has been doing the same all along. And it is not only Bavarian SPD politicians who cosy up to the racists: The SPD in general is careful not to exclude racists and racism. Fascism always grows in the centre of a society, not on the margin.

by Katrin on Thu Aug 13th, 2015 at 04:00:48 AM EST
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Re: Aufstand der Anständigen (4.00 / 3)

And Sigmar Gabriel's ham-fisted attempt to woo Pegida participants pales in comparison to what Helle Thorning-Schmidt did during the campaign for Denmark's elections this year, or what Manuel Valls did in office when he was interior minister.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu Aug 13th, 2015 at 05:14:41 AM EST
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