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1000s Of Germans Protest Against Anti-islam Rallies by Abuklaw(m): 7:48am On Jan 06, 2015 |
Thousands of Germans have held demonstrations in several cities across the country to express opposition to the right-wing anti-Islam and immigration rallies in the country. The demonstrators took to the streets in German cities including Berlin, Stuttgart, Cologne, Rostock, and Dresden on Monday to slam racism and xenophobia. The demos came in the wake of weekly rallies organized by the so-called Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident (PEGIDA) in the eastern city of Dresden over the last three months. German carmaker, Volkswagen, shut off the spotlights on its Dresden plant in protest, and said in a statement that the company “stands for an open, free, and democratic society.” In the southwestern city of Stuttgart, some 5,000 people took to streets, according to police, while the organizers put the number at 8,000. Mayor of Stuttgart, Fritz Kuhn, said the large protest in his city sent out a clear message in support of integration. Kuhn also warned the PEGIDA supporters not to turn into “the followers and tools of right-wing radical neo-Nazis.” Meanwhile in Cologne, Germany's fourth-largest city, protesters carried banners that read “Together for a tolerant and colorful Cologne” and “Diversity not Uniformity.” Many buildings in the city also switched off their lights in protest, including Cologne Cathedral, which is a famous German landmark. In the capital Berlin, over 5,000 people marched towards the Brandenburg Gate waving banners of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Left Party. During her New Year address, German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to turn away from PEGIDA, calling some of its members “racists” that are full of hatred. In December, German President Joachim Gauck called for sympathy and openness towards refugees in the country. presstv.com/Detail/2015/01/05/391790/1000s-of-Germans-rap-antiIslam-rallies |
Re: 1000s Of Germans Protest Against Anti-islam Rallies by happykidArotiba(m): 8:06am On Jan 06, 2015 |
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Re: 1000s Of Germans Protest Against Anti-islam Rallies by smallrincowis16(m): 9:51am On Jan 06, 2015 |
Abuklaw: that's it brother. but it's nut a news again |
Re: 1000s Of Germans Protest Against Anti-islam Rallies by Nobody: 4:44pm On Jan 07, 2015 |
I love Germany. 1 Like |
Re: 1000s Of Germans Protest Against Anti-islam Rallies by ArtanK(m): 8:49pm On Jan 07, 2015 |
And tens of thousands protested against the Pegida movement in Munich, Düsseldorf, Bonn, and many other places. There is no room for right wing nutters just as there is no room for extremists and fanatics in Germany. 1 Like |
Re: 1000s Of Germans Protest Against Anti-islam Rallies by Nobody: 9:04pm On Jan 07, 2015 |
ArtanK: I am very happy about the anti-PEGIDA protests. However, not all PEGIDA protesters are right wing. Some people are just tired and even scared of the radical Islamists roaming the country. Imagine some hardcore Muslims formed a "Sharia police" in Germany and went on the streets to stop women, who in their view did not dress decent enough, to tell them what they should wear. I would never march in a PEGIDA protest because I would never want to be associated with right wing extremists but I can understand some people, who are not right wing, but decided to take part in these protests because of some people who do things like forming a "Sharia police". Anyone who comes to live in Germany enjoys religious freedom BUT HAS TO respect the Christian tradition and the values prevalent and generally accepted in this cultural setting. I really would like to see extremists threatening the security in their host countries deported. |
Re: 1000s Of Germans Protest Against Anti-islam Rallies by ArtanK(m): 9:29pm On Jan 07, 2015 |
carefreewannabe: I understand, if the roles were reversed then I would have been just as concerned as the native Germans. I hope the Muslim community works with the government so we can flush out the extremists together. The funny thing is that Muslims are not even allowed to impose their laws on a non Islamic country because of the absence of a Muslim leader and judicial system. I support the deportation of these dangerous elements in our community. |
Re: 1000s Of Germans Protest Against Anti-islam Rallies by Nobody: 10:27pm On Jan 07, 2015 |
ArtanK: Good idea, and with the rest of the citizens that are against extremists of any kind, Muslim or right wing. 1 Like |
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