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2019-10-20 Europe

Merkel says German multiculturalism has failed

h/t Instapundit
[Reuters] - Germany’s attempt to create a multicultural society has "utterly failed," Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, adding fuel to a debate over immigration and Islam polarizing her conservative camp.

Speaking to a meeting of young members of her Christian Democrats (CDU), Merkel said allowing people of different cultural backgrounds to live side by side without integrating had not worked in a country that is home to some four million Muslims.
KEY WORDS: "without integrating"
"This (multicultural) approach has failed, utterly failed," Merkel told the meeting in Potsdam, south of Berlin.

Merkel faces pressure from within her CDU to take a tougher line on immigrants who don’t show a willingness to adapt to German society and her comments appeared intended to pacify her critics.
More Kabuki?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-20 11:59|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top
File under: Moslem Colonists

#1 From the headline, I was kinda sorta expecting The Bee.

A surprising thing for Merkel to say, but she is correct. Trying to make a multicultural society by force and fiat instead of growing it organically has been a huge disruptive failure.

The trick now will be to move to a more stable point in the societal state space. The current situation doesn't seem to be a happy one.

Posted by SteveS 2019-10-20 12:39|| 2019-10-20 12:39|| Front Page Top

#2 what the hell made her think this would work? These ppl can't get along where they are from and you thought they would get along with you.

Posted by chris 2019-10-20 12:55|| 2019-10-20 12:55|| Front Page Top

#3 the Germans have excelled at "Utterly Failing" ever since 1914.

Posted by 746 2019-10-20 13:39|| 2019-10-20 13:39|| Front Page Top

#4 "Maybe if I were to be uhh... re-elected in 2021... err ?"

"Ach... Nein !!"

Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-20 16:04|| 2019-10-20 16:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Which is, perhaps, why her party had its worst showing since 1949 in the last elections.

Posted by Tom 2019-10-20 16:20|| 2019-10-20 16:20|| Front Page Top

#6 seems like the Master of the Obvious pic should be getting a workout here......

Posted by Mercutio 2019-10-20 20:42|| 2019-10-20 20:42|| Front Page Top

#7 She blames the Germans, and as recompense to the Muslims they failed is going to grant Germany to Erdogan.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2019-10-20 20:59|| 2019-10-20 20:59|| Front Page Top

#8 What she says and what she does are completely different things.

Posted by Spanky Whuter1088 2019-10-20 21:21|| 2019-10-20 21:21|| Front Page Top

#9 Note the date: OCTOBER 16, 2010 / 7:32 PM / 9 YEARS AGO

Posted by trailing wife 2019-10-20 23:36|| 2019-10-20 23:36|| Front Page Top

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