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Half of Germans view Islam as a threat, says new study
2019-07-12
[Jpost] The Bertelsmann Foundation released a study on Thursday revealing that every second German feels threatened by Islam. Dr. Yasemin El-Menouar, an Islam expert with Bertelsmann, wrote "Overall, about half of the respondents perceive Islam as a threat.

In East Germany, this proportion is even higher at 57% than in West Germany [50%]."

The new study surveyed 1,000 people. It was conducted by the foundation’s Religion Monitor department and the data was collected in the Spring of 2019. Only a third of those surveyed said Islam enriches German society. In contrast, a majority of Germans say Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism serve to enrich Germany.

El-Menouar suspects that the negative result for Islam is influenced by the perception that Islam is more of a political ideology and less of a religion. However,
the hip bone's connected to the leg bone...
the study also noted that "Only a minority of citizens show a clearly anti-Islamic view and demand, for example, to prevent the immigration of Moslems."

According to El-Menouar, "Although our study shows a widespread skepticism of Islam, but that is not necessarily synonymous with hostility toward [Moslems]. Many people have reservations about Islam, but that does not lead to political demands or anti-democratic views."
The demand, of course, would cause one to be chided as a racist neo-Nazi and be shunned by all right-thinking people, especially those among one’s friends and employers. But one does not welcome into one’s home those of whom one is afraid.
Deutsche Welle adds:
There are an estimated 5 million Muslims living in Germany, 1.5 million of them in the western and most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia.
Posted by:trailing wife

#14  Lemuel dear, you accidentally dropped the article title into the link box. You meant https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/army-civilian-in-landstuhl-says-he-fought-like-hell-during-home-invasion-that-left-one-intruder-dead-1.568452, I think.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-07-12 19:38  

#13  Landstuhl, Ramstein, and K-Town populations are widely diverse, have been for many years. And yes, many Russians, Turks, and Slavs.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-07-12 19:30  

#12  The dead guy is a German.

German citizenship does not guarantee that the gentlemen in question have absorbed the culture. In fact, the fact that their citizenship was mentioned, but not their names or anything else about them except a few ages strongly suggests they are not native Germans. And also that if we were informed of their background, we would not be surprised by their unlawful actions.

I’m betting on Romanians in the Landstuhl break-in. There apparently had been a rash of break-ins and robberies in Landstuhl back when this attack occurred.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-07-12 19:19  

#11  The dead guy is a German.

2/13/2019 Army civilian in Landstuhl says he 'fought like hell' during home invasion that left one intruder dead

The wounded man died at the scene from blood loss related to puncture wounds, investigators said, citing an autopsy result. His 51-year-old brother was arrested and charged with attempted robbery. Both brothers are German nationals, the police said.
Posted by: Lemuel Ebbaique7959   2019-07-12 17:48  

#10  I hope it was the fourth that died gurgling blood. He was so daft he doesn't deserve to live. When all your backup has been pushed back, wtf are you rushing in for ?
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-07-12 16:32  

#9  too bad he didn't have a gun, could have killed them all
Posted by: chris   2019-07-12 08:57  

#8  Ref #6: BERLIN — German authorities have charged three men with an attempted home invasion of a U.S. Army employee’s residence that was foiled by the American.

Zweibruecken prosecutors said Thursday that the three men, whose names weren’t released, were part of a group of four who attempted to force their way into the Landstuhl home in February.

They say the 41-year-old American fought off three robbers and forced them back outside, but a fourth pushed past him, ran upstairs to where his wife and three children were and attacked his wife.

Prosecutors say the man, a civilian employee of the U.S. Army’s Regional Health Command Europe, heard her screams, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the burglar twice in self-defence while fighting with him. The wounded intruder fled and later died.

The Associated Press

Posted by: Besoeker   2019-07-12 08:00  

#7  Nothing. The study was done by soft-islamists, from Washington DC. It was not a review in favor of public will, but for the benefit of muslim colonists.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-07-12 07:59  

#6  ....meanwhile in Landstuhl.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-07-12 07:55  

#5  What proportion of the survey were Muzzie colonists?

And what do you plan to do about it?
Posted by: AlanC   2019-07-12 07:52  

#4  More importantly, how many Germans are willing to vote conservative ?

Posted by: Dron66046   2019-07-12 07:07  

#3  So 2/3rds think they make the country worse but aren't prepared to say lets not import them into the country?!?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-07-12 05:53  

#2  "the hip bone's connected to the leg bone..."

?
Posted by: Lex   2019-07-12 01:33  

#1  the other half must be engaged in magical thinking or afraid to say what they think
Posted by: lord garth   2019-07-12 01:04  

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