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2016-01-22 Europe

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-01-22 03:09|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 An unorthodox theocratic communist assumed leadership of Germany's mainstream center right party under false pretenses.

Think of something like Maggie Thatcher implementing the "Longest Suicide Note in History" after winning in 1983, after having revealed to the world that 'she' has been Michael Foot in drag all along.

The German political establishment is shocked and paralyzed.

To put this in perspective: In the 2013 election a majority voted center right. Since 2015 100% of parliament nominally supports policies earlier identified with the extreme left exclusively.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2016-01-22 06:48|| 2016-01-22 06:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Germany needed low cost nannies and house cleaners. In the USA, these come from central America. Germany's choice of the ME is, ah, questionable.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-22 08:48|| 2016-01-22 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 It's foolishness. Merkel thinks that importing all these refugees will help the German welfare state by providing new millions of younger workers who will support the system.

She fails to ask this question: assuming Muhammed could actually get a productive job in the German economy, why would he and Fatima want to work to support the retirement of Dieter and Greta?

Immigrants who lack skills and who refuse to assimilate into the new state won't uphold any part of the core social welfare.

Posted by Steve White 2016-01-22 08:55|| 2016-01-22 08:55|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ yes. We could help Germany by providing those tens of thousands (hey, millions) of younger workers today who speak a European language, are Christian, and love ~~football~~ soccer too. Much easier in assimilation. Call it the 'Workers Airlift' with multiple daily charter flights from Phoenix, San Antonio, and LA.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-01-22 09:09|| 2016-01-22 09:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Dieter and Greta may have second thoughts when bits of their children turn up in the schnitzel.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-01-22 09:10|| 2016-01-22 09:10|| Front Page Top

#6 P2K, I think that is the best idea I've heard in a long, long time!

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-01-22 11:58|| 2016-01-22 11:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Poor Germans, the idea that there is a middle ground between Nazism and suicidal liberalism just doesn't occur to them.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-01-22 14:28|| 2016-01-22 14:28|| Front Page Top

#8 1) Dieter and Greta don't have any children, statistically speaking

2) ... kind of makes you feel better about the Mexicans, doesn't it?

Posted by Secret Master 2016-01-22 21:03|| 2016-01-22 21:03|| Front Page Top

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