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Showing Original Post only (View all)Arabs’ sexual harassment in Germany and its effect on Merkel’s plans [View all]
Last edited Tue Jan 19, 2016, 03:54 AM - Edit history (1)
written by an Egyptian woman living in Germany getting her PhD, Hala KindlebergerFrom an Egyptian newspaper I could only quote a bit here, strongly recommend you click through and read it all
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2016/01/13/arabs-sexual-harassment-in-germany-and-its-effect-on-merkels-plans/
The sexual harassment incident in Cologne, Germany on New Years Eve resulted in massive shock in the European community. About 1,000 immigrants of Arab origins gathered to practice mass harassment, which has become widely commonplace in Arab and Islamic countries. They separated the women in circles, with a detailed plan to isolate them so they could harass them sexually, physically, and in some cases, even raped them.
This scenario is known in our countries but for the pacifist German society that respects human rights, it is a real shock and places a major obstacle in front of Merkels plans not to put a limit on the number of refugees admitted to the EU. Those who oppose accepting refugees of Arab and Islamic origins have been given the biggest corroboration for their argument to refuse giving asylum to people to those who do not respect customs and traditions of the German society.
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Testimonies of witnesses and victims confirm that these harassers did not have the slightest sense of wrongdoing; on the contrary, they have displayed a kind of pleasure and satisfaction.
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This catastrophic thinking has resulted in religious insanity that says girls should be taught their place in the streets and public spaces, to push them into donning the veil and push them out of the public sphere. Their rationale is that if women feel safe on the streets, they will be tempted to commit the sin of immodesty. By that virtue, harassment becomes a noble religious goal.
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The shock of the disaster has so far been rationally contained because it is a new phenomenon and no one here wants senseless rush. However if this occurs again, or becomes regular, it will not be long before Merkel and her party fall and with them the dream of embracing differences in the German society by the great mass of the German people. This includes old immigrants who have grown accustomed to the safety of their women in public places and who will suffer the major blowback from these actions and the thought. Merkels experience would be deemed a failure and will confirm the suspicions of those who did not accept Arab refugees.
The women of Germany used to be safe in their streets. Now, they are not. And it's not solely criminal assaults to worry about. In the past year, street harassment has become part of their daily life. Here's one little story:
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I can give you my 1st hand experience
I live in a town just south of Munich. There is refugee tent about 1-2 km from where I live. When I was walking down to the tram, a young blond girl about the age of 16 was walking in front of me. A group of refugees walking toward us started walking directly in front of the girl. When she moved right, they moved right, when she moved left, they moved left. They were purposely blocking her until I told them off. They laughed at me and thought it was a great laugh. The young girl took off as fast as she could.
This culture simply does not mix with German culture. The freedoms we once enjoyed have gone out the window and I truly feel sorry for the women here.
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The men harassing the teen knew they were being rude, impolite to their hosts, and frightening a young person. No amount of class time to teach them German social rules will make them want to be nice and respectful to the women and girls they see on the street. Especially since they are infidel women.
These men also did not commit a crime that could be charged and cause them to be deported. No police were called, and even if they had been, there would have been nothing done. There's currently no way to get rid of these harassers because they are not serious criminals under German law.
German girls deserve to be able to walk to school in peace and safety.
As a feminist, I am outraged. European women (of whatever color, creed) are being told not to go out alone at night, not to take the train at night, because it is unsafe. European women must stay home so Arab men can roam the streets of their cities and hometowns.
This is WRONG! The rights of citizens must not be compromised by an influx of immigrants.
How much freedom and safety are women expected to sacrifice in the name of multiculturalism?
I say not one iota. Europe must do whatever it takes to restore women's right to safe, free movement.
I'm still searching for a good old fashioned angry fist pumping take no prisoners feminist RANT about 500 women sexually assaulted at the train station of one of Europe's great cities, over a period of 6 hours, and the police were there but failed to call in enough reinforcements to put a stop to it.
Nothing but silence from Katha Pollitt, Amanda Marcotte, Joan Walsh, Susan Estrich, Gloria Steinem.
Haven't heard a word from Hillary Clinton. Or Bernie or Martin. (please correct me if I'm wrong, link appreciated, I've searched but found nothing)
Cowed into silence by political correctness. Mustn't say anything that might be echoed by Donald Trump, even if it is true.
If Trump is the only leader to take notice of mass sexual assault in the streets of Europe by Arab men, the only one to express outrage, the only one to vocally take the reasonable position that we must not allow it to happen in the US, then I suspect the Feminists for Trump demographic will only grow. And yes, they do exist. I've run into some on Twitter.
We'd better wake up before cultural relativism kills the left.
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Dems to Win
Jan 2016
OP
I could have told them that a long time ago as I remember the consequences of the Marial Boatlift to
Jim Beard
Jan 2016
#4
"Ship 'em out yesterday." Almost sounds like mass deportation. Who do we 'ship out'?
pampango
Jan 2016
#31
It's a problem for western culture and western democracies in general, and liberalism in particular.
scarletwoman
Jan 2016
#13
Round who up? Ship who out? It should be easier than the mass deportation of our 'illegal immigrants
pampango
Jan 2016
#32
I would agree with that. The OP seemed to be addressing all Muslim men as equally guilty. n/t
pampango
Jan 2016
#45
The Germans can't be blamed for being concerned about large gangs of newly arriving immigrants
cpwm17
Jan 2016
#29
That is because Steinem, Walsh, Marcotte, and Pollitt aren't demagogues pretending to be liberals
betterdemsonly
Jan 2016
#14
Even a homeless shelter will send people who don't follow the rules back on the street
Lee-Lee
Jan 2016
#60
"How much freedom and safety are women expected to sacrifice in the name of multiculturalism?"
dhill926
Jan 2016
#25
My point was that the events in Köln, Hamburg and Stuttgart are specific to Germany
DFW
Jan 2016
#56
Really. This is a German problem to be handled by the German government and people.
Yo_Mama
Jan 2016
#58