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Sat Oct-16-10 10:07 PM
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| 28. What you clipped and pasted is incorrect and very misleading. |
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The actual quote from the article is:
While acknowledging that this was the case, Mrs Merkel stressed that immigrants living in Germany needed to do more to integrate, including learning to speak German.
"We should not be a country either which gives the impression to the outside world that those who don't speak German immediately or who were not raised speaking German are not welcome here," she said. "That would do great damage to our country"
By speaking now, Mrs Merkel has now joined the increasingly hot debate on multiculturalism, coming down on the side of those who are uneasy about immigration, says the BBC's correspondent in Berlin, Stephen Evans
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| -Merkel says German multicultural society has failed |
Arrowhead2k1 |
Oct-16-10 05:58 PM |
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Yikes !!!! |
marmar |
Oct-16-10 06:01 PM |
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No kidding! nt |
gateley |
Oct-16-10 06:09 PM |
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Tariq Ali recently said that this a neoliberal period |
EFerrari |
Oct-17-10 01:32 AM |
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I don't like linking xenophobia to the word "liberal," though. If neocons are former liberals and |
No Elephants |
Oct-17-10 04:54 AM |
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Neoliberalism from Wiki: |
EFerrari |
Oct-17-10 10:28 AM |
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Reads like someone decided "Neo" means Fascist |
Thor_MN |
Oct-17-10 01:22 PM |
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American definition of the word liberal is new and different |
Threedifferentones |
Oct-18-10 06:29 AM |
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Liberal has a different meaning in America than it does everywhere else. |
Spider Jerusalem |
Oct-19-10 05:08 AM |
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If any country outside of Europe and America had near... |
MellowDem |
Oct-17-10 05:24 PM |
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Maybe a more useful comparison is America with itself. |
EFerrari |
Oct-17-10 10:44 PM |
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So, Ms. Merkel and others who say this, where's the what-do-we-do-about-it? n/t |
Paranoid Pessimist |
Oct-17-10 11:27 PM |
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I think tolerating the Stooopid is what's failed. |
xchrom |
Oct-16-10 06:03 PM |
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Sounds to me |
Tempest |
Oct-16-10 06:09 PM |
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Yeah, I was thinking similar when I read this, purification of the race... scary |
RKP5637 |
Oct-16-10 08:19 PM |
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Merkel |
Hans Wurstus |
Oct-17-10 05:56 PM |
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Germany was never really an imperial power outside of their Nazi period |
MrScorpio |
Oct-16-10 06:10 PM |
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Thanks to the Internet. Here is some information: |
JDPriestly |
Oct-16-10 06:34 PM |
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That pretty much demonstrates exactly how small potatoes German colonization efforts actually were |
MrScorpio |
Oct-16-10 06:48 PM |
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imperialism takes many forms |
chidy |
Oct-17-10 12:16 PM |
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Hell, I come from real "German" stock |
eilen |
Oct-17-10 12:31 PM |
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Unless, of course, you hail from a Western Christian country, then you can impose..... |
marmar |
Oct-16-10 07:15 PM |
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Humans are born xenophobic and have to be taught tolerence. |
Speck Tater |
Oct-16-10 07:56 PM |
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nice post. |
Confusious |
Oct-16-10 09:44 PM |
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Lee Kuan Yew and Kemal Ataturk agree with you. |
AngryAmish |
Oct-16-10 10:52 PM |
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And they both drank tea. |
Speck Tater |
Oct-17-10 12:43 AM |
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Nice post. |
boppers |
Oct-17-10 01:26 AM |
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+1000 |
canetoad |
Oct-18-10 02:16 PM |
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Good post that is well-supported by anthropology and evolutionary biology. n/t |
Psephos |
Oct-16-10 11:05 PM |
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Ok well then why have some of us never been like that? |
krabigirl |
Oct-31-10 10:37 AM |
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San Diego was founded by the Germans |
AngryAmish |
Oct-16-10 10:20 PM |
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Actually it was founded by the minor league pitcher, Sandy Ago |
struggle4progress |
Oct-17-10 12:24 AM |
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I disagree. Where is the school that immigrants go to so they can assimilate correctly? |
lunatica |
Oct-17-10 08:12 AM |
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The Turks and other "guest workers" are treated as second class nt |
flamingdem |
Oct-16-10 10:57 PM |
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Exactly! |
MrScorpio |
Oct-17-10 01:14 AM |
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nonono |
Hans Wurstus |
Oct-17-10 06:25 PM |
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mulikulti in Germany |
Hans Wurstus |
Oct-17-10 06:07 PM |
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30% about the same as the nazis...early popularity? |
angstlessk |
Oct-16-10 06:11 PM |
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In the 1930s Jews were called "Auslanders" (foreigners). |
no_hypocrisy |
Oct-16-10 06:11 PM |
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this is 2010 and not 1930 |
Hans Wurstus |
Oct-17-10 06:12 PM |
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Germans did not mind to be overrun by "immigrants" when they needed to rebuild their country |
liberation |
Oct-16-10 06:20 PM |
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wrong information |
Hans Wurstus |
Oct-17-10 06:21 PM |
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Merkel is a social conservative, |
EmilyKent |
Oct-16-10 06:23 PM |
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exactely |
Hans Wurstus |
Oct-17-10 06:28 PM |
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That's a terrifying statement from a national leader. |
Unvanguard |
Oct-16-10 06:57 PM |
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Prolly just needs a shoulder rub from Shrub to decompress |
PfcHammer |
Oct-16-10 07:32 PM |
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I think German leaders should refrain |
Danmel |
Oct-16-10 07:35 PM |
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Our last three German exchange students.. |
Davis_X_Machina |
Oct-16-10 07:38 PM |
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The German version of jan brewer? |
ProudDad |
Oct-16-10 07:46 PM |
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So what's her plan? Send all the white people to France? |
geckosfeet |
Oct-16-10 08:16 PM |
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What you clipped and pasted is incorrect and very misleading. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Oct-16-10 10:07 PM |
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Lets not allow the facts get in the way of a good anti European rant |
fedsron2us |
Oct-16-10 10:23 PM |
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Don't let the facts get in the way of bigotry! |
HankyDubs |
Oct-16-10 11:51 PM |
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Please look into the history of the word "ghetto". |
boppers |
Oct-17-10 01:33 AM |
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I know the history. |
HankyDubs |
Oct-17-10 01:50 AM |
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What is your strawman? |
boppers |
Oct-17-10 02:00 AM |
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You don't understand |
HankyDubs |
Oct-17-10 02:19 AM |
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Somebody stereotyped Muslims. |
boppers |
Oct-17-10 04:32 PM |
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Another charming series of posts by boppers |
U4ikLefty |
Oct-31-10 04:07 PM |
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Self delete. Dupe. |
No Elephants |
Oct-17-10 05:49 AM |
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Fair enough, as long as all anti-American rants are based strictly on facts and always |
No Elephants |
Oct-17-10 06:00 AM |
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What I clipped was directly from the article. She said it. And you are saying she did not? |
geckosfeet |
Oct-17-10 08:15 AM |
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that Merkel-sentence is ridiculous |
Hans Wurstus |
Oct-17-10 06:32 PM |
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Here we go again nt |
Xipe Totec |
Oct-16-10 08:43 PM |
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Kind of ironic isn't it, |
Dyedinthewoolliberal |
Oct-16-10 08:51 PM |
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I know, right? They should consider themselves lucky to even have a culture of their own right now. |
Arrowhead2k1 |
Oct-16-10 08:58 PM |
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Not according to a recent ABC (Australia) Documentary |
CatholicEdHead |
Oct-16-10 08:54 PM |
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hey merky.... |
unkachuck |
Oct-16-10 09:12 PM |
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Societies tend to fail when they reject multiculturalism. |
hunter |
Oct-16-10 09:24 PM |
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Is your opinion supported by citable evidence? n/t |
Psephos |
Oct-16-10 11:08 PM |
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Multicultural influence in Australia |
Tempest |
Oct-16-10 11:30 PM |
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Two things |
Psephos |
Oct-17-10 12:02 AM |
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India is a multi-cultural society. The Roman empire was a multicultural society. |
hunter |
Oct-17-10 07:27 AM |
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Your response is reasonable, but it's an opinion based on a loose definition of "multicultural" |
Psephos |
Oct-18-10 11:50 PM |
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Merkel is a RWer. |
Canuckistanian |
Oct-16-10 11:47 PM |
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How hard would it be to find a similar quote by Raygun. |
EFerrari |
Oct-17-10 01:38 AM |
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European RW'er indeed: "Weak Merkel stokes xenophobia as she fights for political survival" |
pampango |
Oct-18-10 08:52 AM |
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Old habits die hard |
Endangered Specie |
Oct-17-10 01:57 AM |
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Sounds like she could use a backrub... |
Endangered Specie |
Oct-17-10 02:03 AM |
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She hasn't had one in a while! |
treestar |
Oct-18-10 09:34 AM |
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Europeans used to look down on us because we were a multicultural society |
cowcommander |
Oct-17-10 03:45 AM |
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Did she propose any "solutions"? |
Democat |
Oct-17-10 05:21 AM |
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NO, as always Merkel never talks about solutions |
Hans Wurstus |
Oct-17-10 06:35 PM |
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In Brazil, FDP is an acronym that means "son of a whore" or "son of a bitch". |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Oct-24-10 11:17 PM |
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Kind of strange |
L.Torsalo |
Oct-17-10 07:31 AM |
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+1 n/t |
Catherina |
Oct-17-10 07:40 AM |
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Kurds, Portugese, Thai, Ethiopians... |
Karenina |
Oct-17-10 12:20 PM |
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It will take more generations dying off... |
Dappleganger |
Oct-17-10 08:47 AM |
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That can go the other way though |
XemaSab |
Oct-17-10 01:29 PM |
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and we thought America was going crazy.. |
DCBob |
Oct-17-10 05:34 PM |
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Multiculturalism is a process and not an event |
XemaSab |
Oct-17-10 05:36 PM |
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It really is. I remember when my aunt used to refer to "the little Chinese lady" |
EFerrari |
Oct-17-10 11:18 PM |
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"Socialists call for 'cordon sanitaire' around Europe's far right". The left is not giving up on |
pampango |
Oct-18-10 06:55 AM |
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NOR should anyone give up and listen to any bigots |
fascisthunter |
Oct-18-10 08:59 AM |
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No Merkel... you are THE Failure Here |
fascisthunter |
Oct-18-10 08:57 AM |
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"The study...also showed that roughly (30%) thought that... |
MilesColtrane |
Oct-18-10 09:28 AM |
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We're not the only counrty with a "dirty-thirty" |
SoCalDem |
Oct-18-10 01:34 PM |
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german word for Teabagger |
Hans Wurstus |
Oct-20-10 02:30 PM |
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Have a look-see over here in the USA |
treestar |
Oct-18-10 09:30 AM |
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Wow. Back at the Nazi stuff already. |
lonestarnot |
Oct-19-10 12:15 AM |
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I see a lot of ignorance being expressed here |
Bragi |
Oct-19-10 08:18 AM |
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Yes. The ignorance here isn't surprising and the far right would prefer these issues not be adressed |
ProgressiveMajority |
Oct-31-10 01:10 AM |
#99 |
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