If the Berlin attack of today turns out to be a muslim refugee? I would also expect marches and demonstrations to be occurring outside the Bundesrat. In Germany there are a lot of far right wingers, a whole lot more than we have in the USA. The incident today is going to have widespread political ramifications in Germany and probably in Austria also. Thoughts ?
Germany had better get their stuff together and fast. Merkel has flooded their country with Islamic invaders and now their chickens have come home to roost. She put the invaders above her own countrymen at the cost of Germany's safety, freedom, and way of life. She has to pay the price and be ejected from office. She's no more than a German Obama.
The German liberal fraternity must accept their share of responsibility for it too? No point in saying 'Sorry' though, because the genie's well and truly out of the bottle now, and there's no way of getting it back in.
Far more right wingers than in the US? Looking at voting behaviour, I'd say no. Political consequences for Merkel? In my opinion, rather unrealistic. Political ramifications in Austria? Traditionally, more Austrian voters have a tendency towards the right than German voters. I don't think this'll change the political landscape in Austria or voting behaviour.
Trump voters only appear to be far right to the far left. In reality we are just everyday Americans that care more about jobs than uncle pervy being able to hang in the ladies room. Thankfully there were enough of us to thwart hillary and her plan to bring hundreds of thousands of Muslims into he country like Merkel did. Just because Europe is turning itself into Aleppo no need for the USA to follow. back to topic I would bet Merkel is gone by 2017
I didn't talk about Trump voters. Germany seems to have many more far right voters maybe to those that are not familiar with the political landscape in the country (many positions of the new AFD are comparable to Us Republican positions, btw). Europe is not turning itself into Aleppo. Exaggeration doesn't make it more accurate or convincing. Merkel's current term ends in Sep 2017. My prediction: the CDU is likely to win the most votes in Sep 2017, which means Merkel is likely to be the old and new chancellor.
Merkel will never voluntarily resign. She's a nihilistic zealot, who borders on delusional. Very dangerous IMO ...
That's 'power' for you, it happens to all who are given it - they become delusional and megalomaniacal. The 'human condition', and all that? So far as Germany (and Sweden) is concerned, I suspect it will have to get a lot worse before the liberal masses will eventually 'wake up and smell the coffee'.
And you're an "angel" with some very perverse leanings. She's smarter than you. So what? Move on, and keep the Needless Character Assassination to yourself. It's really quite puerile! (Oups - hit the nail on the head, did I!)
Very much like your "power of the pen". Utterly delusional and it contributes only the forum's muck ...
Why thank you kind Sir, that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me. It makes me feel quite humble! NB He's either a religious wacko or a doggy person. Not to mention a chatte, too! Nothing personal LafayetteBis.
I agree, there is no other viable candidate in the running - not in the SPD, I mean. At the moment ...
Always nice to see people that are informed. IMO, the missing candidate who could defeat Merkel is one of the biggest current problems in the German political landscape at the moment. I wish there were someone who could seriously challenge her and maybe even win, but that seems rather unlikely.
I think she's home and dry (again?), and that the German electorate are thinking 'Better the devil you know than one you don't know.'
Germany still has a guilt complex about WWII and once being a fascist Country so they now accept any punishment including 1.3 million muslim immigrants into their Country without complaint. Muslims are not normal immigrants, they are not pleased and grateful to their host Country, Muslims want to change the Culture of the Country in which they have arrived. Muslims are not compatible with Western Culture and values. So no Merkle will not resign over the mass influx of Muslim immigrants despite the rape culture & terrorists that they have imported.
She is doing a better job given the conditions that any ten PMs who came before her. Too many Germans are on the Public Dole (retirement) because they retired far too early. It was Gerhard Schröder (SPD) who changed the work rules when he left office in 2005. Moreover, Germany needs badly people to work in its industries - which is why taking in migrants was, in fact, a "good solution" to its need for workers ... Of course, these were Muslims, and since a great many of us are prejudiced against that religion, for no viable reason, they are being castigated. And I insist upon the fact those those Muslims and/or Africans coming up through Libya have no legal right whatsoever to enter into and expect a job in Europe. They are not coming from a War-Zone. They should be housed perhaps for a limited period of time then sent back when they get tired of doing nothing. (And, at the first crime committed, back they go automatically.) Frankly, I don't know why, upon being picked out of the sea, they are not brought back directly to accommodations that the EU builds in Libya. Do that three or four times and they will get the message. Those coming from North Africa are fleeing a deep, deep depression and not war. That is unfortunate, but not Europe's problem - until the migrants from there touch European soil ...
