The flip-flopping Merkel has worked herself into a quandary.
A month before the recent German elections, Merkel took a tougher stand on Muslim migrants “in a bid to pull back far-right voters, boost her Bavarian allies and win over a record number of undecideds.” On another occasion, when she was losing voter support, she called for a burqa ban, and said the refugee crisis “must never be repeated.”
Yet she also once said to “respond to jihad massacres with love and compassion.” And in mid-August, she called for more migrants, “echoing her ‘wir schaffen das’ [‘we can do this’] mantra from the beginning of the migrant crisis.”
Now Merkel finds herself being pressured to “scrap a proposed cap on immigration to secure her fourth term in office,” while at the same time, she is now “struggling to form a new government because potential coalition partners disagree with her plans to put a cap.”
Merkel has cared little to nothing about her country’s citizens in her quest to stay in power at any cost; now the chickens appear to be coming home to roost as she tries to decide which side to play against the other now.
“Merkel Pressured To Keep Doors Open For Migrants To Stay In Power”, by Jacob Bojesson, Daily Caller, November 26, 2017:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is determined to avoid a snap election by seeking another “grand coalition” with the Social Democrats (SPD), but she might have to scrap a proposed cap on immigration to secure her fourth term in office.
Merkel’s decision to open the doors to migrants has shaken up German politics during the fall. Her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), suffered its worst election result since the 1940s in September after some voters turned to anti-immigration party the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in protest of Merkel’s migrant policies. The chancellor is now struggling to form a new government because potential coalition partners disagree with her plans to put a cap on the annual immigration level.
CDU agreed to start new talks Sunday with the Social Democrats before it calls a fresh election. The parties have ruled together over the past four years despite disagreements on key issues.
“We have the firm intention of forming an effective government,” Daniel Günther, the leader of the state of Schleswig Holstein, told reporters. “We firmly believe that this would not come from a minority government, but instead an alliance with a parliamentary majority. That is a grand coalition.”
Immigration is set to take a central role in coalition talks. Merkel wants to cap the annual migrant influx at 200,000, which SPD considers to be a breach of the German constitution…..
Jack K Warner says
Mrs Merkel, a new form of NS dictatorship- she will sell her own mother if that is the price for her to stay in power. Most German love her-why ?? because Merkel give Germany that power over the rest of EU they all like to see. Adolf Hitler was in the same curse, but with arms and military power, that was taken down-but Merkel-indicated the same goal-but with more diplomatic methods and promise a lot that never appear.
EU stand now infor a disaster we never seen in the last 60 years-just of Merkel’s rules and power struggle.
Just the fact-Germany have started 3 world wars in order to catch all the Europe under German dictatorship, 2 has been put down-now the 3 try will be seen if EU accept another try to catch your freedom from every part of EU. The best for EU, let Merkel be an happy pensioners-retired from all politic…….
Germany and it’s people will always be the way it always been- HERREFOLK UND UBER MENCH–
citat from Adolf Hitler…….
mortimer says
Merkel must go now. Half of Germans are psychiatric. They chose her and candidates who are even more mentally ill.
Gordon Miller says
Merkel is the poster child for the pro-insanity movement.
Custos Custodum says
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” H.L. Mencken
Jack K Warner says
Mrs Merkel, a new form of NS dictatorship- she will sell her own mother if that is the price for her to stay in power. Most German love her-why ?? because Merkel give Germany that power over the rest of EU they all like to see. Adolf Hitler was in the same curse, but with arms and military power, that was taken down-but Merkel-indicated the same goal-but with more diplomatic methods and promise a lot that never appear.
EU stand now infor a disaster we never seen in the last 60 years-just of Merkel’s rules and power struggle.
Just the fact-Germany have started 3 world wars in order to catch all the Europe under German dictatorship, 2 has been put down-now the 3 try will be seen if EU accept another try to catch your freedom from every part of EU. The best for EU, let Merkel be an happy pensioners-retired from all politic…….
Germany and it’s people will always be the way it always been- HERREFOLK UND UBER MENCH–
citat from Adolf Hitler……Now to the end-I’m sure my opinion do not fit into this site-therefore it will be deleted because the site manager will tells-this have been told before by you.. .IT USE TO CALLED CENSORSHIP. NOBODY LIKE TO LISTEN TO ANOTHER TRUTH AND JUST THE SAME THE MANAGER SHARE……………..
Jack Holan says
It’s clear that the Political Establishment in Germany care less about its Own Citizens than a One World View, mixing of populations till the point of losing its own National Self Identity and heritage. This seems to be acceptable with the ruling Parties of Germany & Europe. Brits aren’t you glad you voted Brexit? Don’t worry @TonyBlair @DavidCameron, and PM May are workingll hard behind the scenes to delay and scuddle implementation of the Brexit vote! @bild @welt When are going to announce the true news that Germany is poised to give away their Government Benefits they worke
mortimer says
Germans are suicidal.
Richard Adamski says
It’s too late now, for the rot has set in. She should have said ‘No!’ from the begining instead of opening the door to the Muslim migrants. Things can only get worse.
Fred Parsons says
I spent 6+ years in Germany during the 60s. I thought that there were problems then. However with
men such as Adenhour and Willie Brandyt, they kept things on a pretty even keel. It is obvious that
today Germany like Sweden and England that the
Tom says
Germans, like the Swedes, have taken political correctness and feminism to a point where it has become self destructive to their own culture and peoples.
The rest of Europe, including the UK are starting to awaken to the horrors that a left wing utopian outlook and the influx of millions of third world migrants can produce and there are movements of opposition growing to counter the feminism and one world politically correct destructive point of view.
Unfortunately for Germany, as with Sweden, it is too late, they had the opportunity to reverse course but chose to plow ahead on their own cultural Titanic, which will bring a result similar to that which befell the original ship.
RichardL says
I disagree with you, Tom. The UK is gone, Germany isn’t. The UK is officially sharia-compliant and their Muslim population is established. In Germany and in Sweden, the police and the army and largely free of islam.
Tom says
RichardL you may be right but I have recently seen glimmers of hope for the UK in the general population that is stirring and responding to movements or groups starting to oppose the government and their migrant policies.
UKIP is now in a resurgance mode and Nigel Farage has said he will be back in politics.
The tide is beginning to turn, albeit ever so slowly, in the UK.
Fred Parsons says
, Where are the men?????????????…. No guts no glory. They deserve to loose their country.
better protect your country and your women. Muslums believe in slavery and it wont be long beforw
they have a thriving business sending your women to sand land to fill muslem brothels, it that isn’t
already hapening
RichardL says
To all you non-Germans who wonder at the sanity of 87% of German voters: when you talk to normal Germans, they simply have no idea what is happening. They trust their government because the state-run media outlets call the AfD right-wing extremist and that means Nazi. The AfD, if you look at their party programme would be right-wing Democrats or left-wing Republicans in the US. The mainstream media calls the AfD the party of professors and the party of the working class scum. This message will break under the pressure of the facts that will become personal for every German. Then the Afd will jump in a few months to having an absolute majority. However, I fear there will be civil war before the next elections.
Merkel is not under pressure by any demand: she simply has no soul, no conscience, no programme. She only has one goal: play Chancellor for another four years.
Ed Lee says
Richard, you are correct when you write about the Germans, “they simply have no idea what is happening. They trust their government…”. Europeans do not understand American culture. Most prominently, they do not understand Americans’ skepticism about the honesty of politicians. They still labor under the centuries old concept of the divine right of kings. Most Europeans I have met think that people in positions of power are there because they are smarter, wiser, and are endowed with special abilities. They believe that respect automatically comes with a job title, whereas for Americans respect has to be earned.
Tom says
Add in the cradle to grave social welfare mindset that takes away any sense of an individuals will to be independant of government control and you have the european mentality in a nutshell.
The old Japanese saying “If a nail sticks up, hammer it down.” Succinctly describes the European government and peoples mentality to a tee.
Ed Lee says
Christine, it is interesting that you write about Merkel, “she tries to decide which side to play against the other now.” Anyone who has read Mein Kampf knows that Hitler played the labor unions, communists, and Jews against each other in order to get them fighting a complex three-way battle, and then rose to power by providing order in answer to the chaos he fomented. Does Merkel have a similar plan? I don’t know. But, from reading the business press, I know that the EU considers the African and Middle Eastern immigrants as a source of plentiful, cheap, controllable labor. They are plentiful. Most EU countries have facilitated that. But, cheap and contollable, they are not. It is painfully obvious that Europe is insisting on learning this the hard way.
gravenimage says
Few Muslims work, and far from being cheap labor, they are costing us a fortune.
JanwoG says
Merkel is the master German witch.
Goutam says
Democracy, as a model of governance, will cease to function if hordes of bloodthirsty desert death cult are given voting rights. We are witnessing a continuous deterioration and possible breakdown of rule of law in many democratic countries, under the onslaught of a Satanic war doctrine called Islam. The civilised world will need to bury their mutual differences for the very sake of survival. Otherwise, another holocaust is just round the corner.
Thank you, Mr. Spencer for carrying this crusade and letting us a platform to express our views.
Voytek Gagalka says
What one can perceive only with his/her one eye if two eyes were insufficient to see anything?
Linde Barrera says
To Voytek-Good one! Love your perspective.
Walter Sieruk says
Merkel is as guilty as sin regarding taking part of the blame for that Islamic terror truck attack in Berlin last year. For her PC politics and polices led to that murderous jihad murder disaster. Furthermore, is should be made clear that the “holy book” of Islam, the Quran, [the Koran] gives instruction in the ways of the violent and deadly jihad. To give only one out of many examples of this from the Koran is Sura 47:4. Which teaches “Whenever you encounter the unbelievers strike off their heads until you make a great slaughter among them…” Let’s face it, using a large truck as a weapon, as the Muslim /jihadist did, can sure make a greater “slaughter among them” than a sword can.
Guest says
For the record only 30% of Germany voted for her. The remaining 70% just couldn’t makeup their mind.
Richard Paulsen says
Can not understand why anyoner wants more muslims and islam in Europe. Should be zero tolerance. No islam whatsoever in Europa.
Roger says
I’m sure there is a bullet out there with Merkel’s name on it…Why hasn’t she received it yet…Waiting for Christmas day??? Now that would make a perfect gift from her to the intelligent people of Europe..
Sarah says
I just came from the article about the poor Swedish woman who was gang raped. I’d already opened this article in a new tab to read next. So I’m going to knock out some anger, drop the mike and storm off – and stay the hell away from the internet for awhile today. I need a break from this misery.
Angela Merkel – there is a special place awaiting you, in the darkest depths of hell. I hope with all my heart and soul today that I’m wrong about being an Atheist. I would get on my knees now and pray for the existence of a God if I knew that by doing that, would cause a God to exist-so that you can be punished horrifically by Him for doing what you are doing and have done.
Looking at an image of you, sickens me. You and your actions, sicken me. Innocent women are having their lives destroyed because of you, you filthy pile of excrement. Innocent men, women and children are being terrorized, are being maimed and are being slaughtered in their own streets and communities, because of you.
Little boys and girls are being violently raped. Because of you. Their screams are on you, you monster
You are worse than Hitler. Hitler committed an unforgivable act by committing Europe to a second world war and by creating the Holocaust. He will be reviled throughout history for what he did.
Yet you are worse. I never thought I’d ever defend Hitler in any way, shape or form, but he did what he did with the view of benefiting the German people. Doesn’t make what he did right. Or more acceptable or worthy of even an inch of understanding.
But you – you are their leader. The German people have put their faith and their trust in you, for so many years. And you repay them by betraying them. By having them raped and molested. By having them fear stricken, having them injured and having them slaughtered – in their own streets and communities.
You are a monster, you vile vile vile vile inhumane demon. You too, will be remembered throughout history. The names Angela and Merkel are going to fall out of favour. The name Merkel will be used by children and adults all over the world with hissing hatred on their lips and in their hearts. That is your legacy.
You filthy creature. You filthy filthy filthy creature. There is so much blood on your hands. I hope with all my heart and soul that one day I see you, weak, feeble and scared silly, standing in the docks at the Hague for your trial regarding your atrocities and war crimes committed against the German people – and all of the European citizens.
scott allen says
I know you’ll all hate me for saying this but in some way, I feel that Germany screwing itself with Muslims might be the perfect payback for what they did to the Jews and Europe in WWII. The Germans AND Nazi’s, a brutal and sadistic group of people now controlled by people whom they had allowed into their country has a certain appeal. I mean, imagine how pissed off the German people will be once the Muslim population reaches that boiling point where it’s too late to turn back and deport them. And then those tough Germans will be at the mercy of a zillions Mohammed’s…..
I knew a number of people (many have passed) who lost their entire families to the Nazi’s. Another one had a relative who was a young beautiful girl. The Nazi’s cut off her breasts (not a misprint) and threw her out naked in the snow in the dead of winter and then poured water on her until she died of exposure as the water froze her to death. And they were laughing the whole time.
So to think that the country who raised and supported those horrible monsters is screwing themselves out of a future is kind of satisfying….Many people say the German people were not complicit but they were….they all knew exactly what was happening. The Germans showed a tremendous propensity towards inhumanity and brutality, going back and forth every week to church as if nothing was wrong.
Yea, I know this would be terrible for the world, but the thought of the descendants of those Nazi a-holes waking up to the blaring mosque at 5am every day kind of brings a smile to my face…..
gravenimage says
An Islamized Germany is not going to help Jews or any other decent people.
eduardo odraude says
An Islamized Germany could ultimately lead to the end of Western civilization. Deleting Germany from the West would be rather like removing one of the organs from a living human body. The body might survive. Then again it might not, or its lifespan might be significantly shortened. It’s just idiotic to wish for an Islamized Germany as “revenge.” Against whom? Few Germans alive today were connected to the Nazis in any way. To wish for the death of Germany also shows a terrible ignorance of the great cultural accomplishments Germany has given the West. Germany is not just Nazism, for Pete’s sake. Germany is Goethe and Mozart and Bach and Kant and many great scientists and so much else that is part of the core of the West! Germans need to drop the guilt of the past and be proud of themselves again, which they can safely be in a liberal democratic context.
gravenimage says
Agreed, Eduardo.
scott allen says
I hear ya….don’t forget Mahler, my favorite…..I know, it’s a ridiculous idea…I’m just saying in my fantasy world, I would love it….
duh swami says
She invited Drac’ullah into her house and now wonders where the two fang marks on her neck came from…
gravenimage says
Merkel pressured to keep open doors for Muslim migrants in order to stay in power
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Who in Germany wants more Muslims thugs there?
MFritz says
Nobody really wants them here. But many people don’t know the truth of what’s going on (and what’s coming here) and many keep their heads down not to be called “racist” and/or “islamophobe” if they state an inconvenient fact.
MFritz says
Common foreign people, understand it. Madam Merkel doesn’t go to the toilet without lobby approval. She only follows orders.
She grew up in the German Democratic Republic, a communist dictatorship. And she was allowed there to go to a higher school, enter university, graduate and even habilitate as a professor. They even SENT HER THE USSR for a special training.
Do you really think this woman ever was critical or even a “resistance fighter”? Hell, no! She’s only doing what she is being told. And the globalists want MORE migrants. And MORE and MORE and MORE.
We Europeans have been told over DECADES that our society will “fail” because we’re having “not enough” children. We’ve been told our economies “require” cheap labour force and mostly young people to function properly. Schroeder and Blair installed repressive systems to force ANY people into ANY job to give the economy its cheap labour. And its still not enough.
No, the migrants are considered the “fix” by the globalists. And even if they rampage, rape and murder through the countries all day long it doesn’t matter. And even if most of them are utterly useless it doesn’t matter.
Because them being here will make any negotiation by unions and workers pointless and moot. Because there always will be some dreck from the Third World “doing it for less”. Even if he/she doesn’t exist. Even if he draws state money and his whole family is on social support. But “he” can be used as a lever – as an “argument” – to keep the wages down.
And that’s what its all about. That’s why Madam Merkel has been pushed by the globalist (fake news) media and her party to her position. And that’s also why she won’t resign. Because she keeps this system up and running.
Eric says
One of the lies globalist have told even here in the USA is that a large population is necessary for a country to thrive economically. My position is that applied technology and educational investments in the human asset is what will increase economic productivity per person. This spurs economic growth.
In fact such an approach has worked in the past. Twenty years ago the Economist magazine did a comparison of economic growth between Pakistan and South Korea.
Pakistan decided to push more of its population into the production of textiles, thinking that more people would lead to more economic growth. South Korea invested in the education of its population and in applying industrial technology. We all know that South Korea has had more economic growth than Pakistan. I leave religious and cultural differences between these two countries aside.
North America, Europe and Japan need not worry about declining or aging populations. Education and applied technology will always prevail. More immigrants and refugees are not necessary.
Eric
MFritz says
Just take a look at places like Switzerland and Japan. Both regulate migration (Switzerland less so, but Japan extremely strict), both have “overaging” population trends, but in both countries the economy thrives! And will continue to do so. Why?
Because it’s not all about low wages. It’s about paying people properly to motivate them and not “Whataboutism”* in the media and mini-jobs..
* The proper definition being: Do not complain about a problem here, because “elsewhere” it is far worse and you should be grateful for – that no matter what.
Eric says
I as an american do not understand the in’s and out’s of German politics. It seems she is seeking to form a coalition governments with elements more hard left than she is.
Are there enough anti refugee political parties to join with Alternative For Germany to stop Merkel from having a fourth term?
Eric
eduardo odraude says
Right now, it seems not. See http://voiceofeurope.com
eduardo odraude says
Sorry Eric, the voiceofeurope site, though it has a lot of interesting related stuff, actually does not have the article I saw somewhere about Merkel’s efforts to form a government and about the Alternative for Germany. But here’s a recent article about Alternative for Germany (AfD). I know little about that party, so I don’t know if the charges in the below article, which calls the party “far-right” and reports others calling it “Nazi” are just the usual leftish bias, lies, and hysterical exaggeration, or if the charges are true.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-far-right-savors-new-found-power-as-merkel-flounders/
Charlie Martel says
They could easily stop 99% of migration by refusing to take anyone who has condoned violence.