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Ominous rise in racism against refugees, Germany's top filmmaker says
[CA.NEWS.YAHOO] Too many people in Germany are openly espousing fascist views about the half million refugees expected to arrive this year and more need to stand up and oppose racism, the country's leading filmmaker said in an interview with Rooters.Til Schweiger, an actor, director and producer who is best known internationally for his role in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds", became a lightning rod for racist comments on social media this week after he endorsed a charity drive for refugees. "It was a shock for me to see that there are obviously more people in Germany with fascist opinions than I thought there would be," he said. Schweiger said politicians, law enforcement officials and celebrities were not doing enough to thwart racism as the country of 82 million struggles to cope with the record influx of people fleeing conflict and famine. Some 150 newly erected shelters have been attacked, damaged or destroyed this year - often by arsonists trying to keep refugees from being sheltered in their towns. Schweiger, who made the country's top film in 2014, "Honig im Kopf", which sold 7 million tickets, generated considerable public discussion across Germany this week after a bitter online exchange about refugees. "Oh, man, I was afraid that would happen," Schweiger wrote on a social media page after some followers called the incomers "parasites" and "vampires". "You people make me want to vomit. Get away from my page, you pitiless pack. You make me sick." Posted by: Fred 2015-07-25 |
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