The clash of civilizations in Germany
The research shows that more than half of the German population believes that Islam is prone to violence (64%); has a tendency toward revenge and retaliation (60%); is obsessed with proselytizing others (56%); and strives for political influence (56%).
More than 80% of Germans believe that Islam deprives women of their rights, and 70% say Islam is associated with religious fanaticism and radicalism.
By contrast, only 13% of Germans associate Islam with love for neighbors, 12% with charity and 7% with openness and tolerance.
The high level of mistrust of Islam in Germany is also reflected in other questions. For example, 44% of those surveyed answered "yes" to the question, "Do you think there will be serious conflict between the Western Christian culture and the Arab Muslim culture in the future?" In addition, one quarter of respondents say they believe that such conflict already exists at the current time.
Another question concerns the term "Clash of Civilizations," a concept which states that cultural and religious identity will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world.
The survey shows that 43% of Germans say they believe such a clash is taking place.
According to the authors of the report, this represents a majority because only 34% of Germans explicitly disagree with the theory.
In addition, only 36% of Germans believe that Christianity and Islam can live together peacefully side-by-side. Moreover, 53% think that there will always be serious conflicts between these two religions.
As for relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in Germany, respondents are highly pessimistic. In response to the question, "Do you think tensions in relations with Muslims will grow in Germany in the near future and should we be worried about it," nearly half of all Germans (48%) answered "yes" to the question; only 29% of Germans say they see no threat.
The majority of Germans are also firmly opposed to appeasing Muslims and Islam. Only 27% of Germans say there should be a ban on speech that could insult or provoke Muslims. A clear majority of Germans (52%) are explicitly opposed to such restrictions on free speech.As in the US, the German political elite has worked hard to portray opposition to Islam as coming only from the 'Far Right.' It hasn't worked.
And the feelings are apparently mutual.
Read the whole thing.
Labels: anti-Islamic backlash, Eurabia, Germany, Islam
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:57 PM
1 Comments:
Back in the early '70s, middle eastern guys used to take over train cars in Germany and attack girls walking through to go to the dining car. Asking the conductor back at the dining car to do something or even to walk through with the attacked girl to go back resulted in flat refusal. So, it was a State-endorsed activity. When one hears the stories of girls attacked in England or Sweden, many of us know *exactly* what it is. When we hear Lara Logan's story (and others) from places like Cairo, many of us count our lucky stars to have gotten off easy compared.
The Euros need to enforce their laws on the books so that they don't do that thing they are known for where all of a sudden in their grievance, they just start slaughtering people they don't like. Stand up for your laws. For everyone, not just picking and choosing. I assume that even in the '70s, attacking girls on the trains was against the law, right? Right?
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