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Munich Police Prepare for Oktoberfest after Muslim Influx
2016-09-18
[Vdare] This year's Oktoberfest is the 183rd Munich beer festival, and Germany's new Muslim diversity requires more security precautions than earlier occasions. Sadly, Munich reports fewer reservations and some locals say they won't go. Hostile Islam and German beer drinkers pose a rather large culture clash.

Who can blame them? The threat of jihad attacks can really take the fun out of big events that are supposed to be celebrations of freedom. France has cancelled a number of public gatherings because of the fear of muslims mass murdering, so the Germans are at least going forward, although with far more police attention.
Posted by:Blossom Unains5562

#7  I didn't know about the Schutzenfest, Rob, but I do now. Link. Our Oktoberfest -- this weekend, in fact -- has moved up to #1 in the U.S., and when the Hofbrauhaus expanded abroad, they came here first, though they went for what I assume is cheaper real estate in northern Kentucky.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-09-18 12:08  

#6  Schutzenverein? Here in heavily German-descent Cincinnati there's a Schutzenfest that includes lots of firearms and beer.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2016-09-18 11:38  

#5  #4 --Uh, Ship, that's "Krewe". But good idea. And EC, don't ask me to explain what a Krewe is, but alcohol is involved.
Posted by: Matt   2016-09-18 09:21  

#4  Kinda like a crewe.
Posted by: Shipman   2016-09-18 08:28  

#3  A query of the internet gives

Trachtenumzug = procession in traditional costumes

and the photographic example of exactly that somewhere in Hispanic America.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-09-18 07:33  

#2  The only problem right now is bad weather.
The Trachtenumzug (don't ask me how to translate that) just went along fine. Btw you learn a lot about patriotism and tolerance when you join a Trachtenverein or Schützenverein.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-09-18 06:20  

#1  Getting their rape victim intimidation routines down pat?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-09-18 05:38  

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