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    racism?

    posted by  Ulises Kahlo in Germany forum 

    The only reason for the topic "How bad is racism in Germany" is, because Blizzy Everhard, a stuff member, chose a lurid, attention grabbing headline. When this forum was new, she wanted people to make talk, that's all.

    Germany is a very liberal-minded country with respect for all kinds of minorities: the chancellor is a woman, the finance minister handicapped, the minister of economic affairs has got Asian roots and the foreign minister is homosexual. All together they are the representatives of the great majority of Germans. Of course you always can find particular cases of rude behavior towards foreigners, however, these politicians could never be on top of power, if they had not found acceptance with a large body of German opinion.

    "Racism" is an inappropriate term and doesn't fit in an immigration country, where every third childbirth has got a migration background. What does 'race' mean, when people more and more interbreed and mingle? You may think you are talking to a 100% caucasian German (?), but he/she is only half/cuarter/eights-German.

    In the last 10 candidates of "German Idol" were only 4 "pure" Germans. The kids wouldn't vote for them, if they didn't like them. What is "race"? The winner was blond and white, but not German! ;-) In third place was a Pole, in fifth place a Kazakh, in seventh place an Italian - it was so normal, it wasn't worth a word. The old animosities and ideology of WWII don't seem to be of importance in this day and age.

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