Comments By German On Minorities Are Criticized -- New York Times
BERLIN — A board member of Germany’s central bank provoked strong criticism on Sunday after saying that “all Jews share a particular gene” that “makes them different from other peoples,” and that Muslim immigrants across Europe are unwilling or incapable of assimilating into Western societies.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the Bundesbank should consider dismissing the board member, Thilo Sarrazin. His remarks were also criticized by German government ministers and leading members of the Jewish and Turkish communities.
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More News On The Remarks Of A Board Member Of Germany’s Central Bank On Jews And Muslims In Germany
German banker in ‘Jewish gene’ dispute -- Financial Times
German govt calls Bundesbanker’s remarks about Muslims offensive -- Reuters
Central bank exec triggers fresh storm with views on the "Jewish gene" -- Deutsche Welle
Sarrazin's Jewish 'gene' comments spark outrage -- The Local
'All Jews share a certain gene': German banker sparks outrage with 'stupid' comments -- The Daily Mail
Thilo Sarrazin continues to provoke race outcry in Germany -- Euronews
German politician under fire over anti-Muslim polemic -- Irish Times
Merkel Prods Bundesbank to Act on Sarrazin's Comments on Jews, Immigrants -- Bloomberg
My Comment: I suspect that many other Germans share this point of view, but they are more circumspect.
3 comments:
Ah comon, enough with the anti German propaganda already.. when have you been to Germany the last time? (and I don`t mean stop by on an airport)
I think the Russian in me is coming out .... and I was born 15 years after the Second World War. Unfortunately, the scars and destruction that the German Army inflicted on eastern Europe is still there .... 65 years after the fact.
It is very hard for many 'young/ people to understand or appreciate how destructive certain cultures and countries can be when the right ingredients are there to stoke the worse in them.
Germany .... like Japan in Asia .... has had these ingredients in spades for centuries .... and the worse usually comes out once every few generations.
In fact, the whole purpose of creating the European Economic Community was to temper these German ambitions, and to create a forum in which grievances and disagreements could be worked out .... all to accommodate the biggest group in Europe .... the Germans.
However, I do not expect Germany to become a Nazi state in my lifetime, nor do I expect Japan to embark on conquest and Imperial ambitions .... but .... the culture and nationalism that created the catastrophe of the Second World War is still there .... though below the surface.
Yeah I can tell ;) Some of my best friends are from former soviet states (Moldova, Ukraine) - and we often make jokes about WW2, but then again we are much younger and have not been shaped by a traumatic war experience.
But honestly now, if you come to Germany (unless it has changed since I left about a month ago to study in the UK), you will not find any hatred for Jewish people, unless you try hard and look for it in a few people. I am sure if you go to the USA, UK, or Canada, right now, that you will find hatred for Germans, Christians, Muslim, OR Jews alike, there too - people just despise other people sometimes, or they think they do.
But when it comes to such a democratic, peaceful and friendly country as Germany, it is really wrong to make this one person news in your blog and particularly wrong to give it a spin that slaps every good German in his face and tries to keep us down, 60 years after the war. I hope your blog will take the high road instead! :-)
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