Invasion of Europe series continued….
Perhaps what interested me most is that although the article tries really hard to link the dissatisfaction with the ‘Rightwingers’ and uses this photo (above) to illustrate the article and cause readers to recoil, the dissatisfaction (55% think asylum seekers are liars) cuts across all political parties. These are mainstream Germans.
The study concluded that a large number of Germans with xenophobic, chauvinist or anti-Semitic tendencies did not only vote for right-wing parties, but also center-right or center–left parties.
Meanwhile, Germany has offered to take 10,000 Syrians this year and most of those are Muslims.
Here is more of the story from World Bulletin (emphasis is mine):
Muslim immigrants, Roma people and asylum seekers face growing discrimination in German society, a recent study by Leipzig University has revealed.
Almost 37 percent of those surveyed said that they are in support of the prohibition of immigration of Muslims to Germany, while 43 percent of Germans said that they “sometimes feel like a foreigner in their own country due to so many Muslims living here,” according to the research conducted by Leipzig University scholars Professor Elmar Braehler and Dr. Oliver Decker.
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A total of 24.1 percent argued that foreigners should be sent back to their home countries, should there be a scarcity of jobs in Germany.
The research has revealed a significant increase in negative views towards Muslim immigrants in the last five years.
Those who argued for a ban against the immigration of Muslims to Germany has increased from 21.4 percent in 2009 to 36.6 percent in 2014.
A total of 18 percent of those surveyed approved xenophobic statements, while five percent agreed with anti-Semitic statements.
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The survey showed that there is a widespread negative perception of asylum seekers in society.
A total of 55.3 percent said they did not believe that asylum seekers really flee from prosecution or pressure in their home countries, while 76 percent opposed the simplification of processes for granting asylum to refugees.
Achtung! German politicians:
…..support for right-wing extremism has decreased to 5.6 percent this year, compared with 9.7 percent in 2002.
The study concluded that a large number of Germans with xenophobic, chauvinist or anti-Semitic [only 5% expressed anti-Semitic statements!—ed] tendencies did not only vote for right-wing parties, but also center-right or center–left parties.
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