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    How bad!?

    posted by  Ulises Kahlo in Germany forum 

    1) First of all: This thread is as old as time. Blizzy Everhard was a stuff member who just wanted to make people talk when this forum was new. She wasn`t really interested in the topic (like her second neverending thread about German men).

    2) Blizzy followed these rules: If you want to animate people to write, just keep it easy so that everybody could add his two cents, even if he doesn`t have a clue, and choose a provocative headline (like racism in Germany is bad, the question only is: how bad?)

    3) In general Germany is an immigration country. 16 million people in Germany has got a migration background (~ 20 %). Every third child born in Germany has got a migration background. Berlin has got a migration background of 28,5 %, Frankfurt of 22,8 %. More and more it becomes difficult to say: what is race? Even people who look German, arn`t! They are Russians or Polish, half Italians or quarter Greeks. The idea of an ethnic German is obsolate in a globalized world. Lets watch German Pop Idol: Among the last 36 participants seem to be just 4 "pure" Germans. If you notice a rude behavior somewhere, make sure that the person is really "German".

    4) IMHO Germany is a country with an high grade of freedom and protection of minorities. Currently the chancellor is female, the foreign minister homosexual and the minister of economic affairs has got Thai roots. Where else can you find this? "Racism" is always a relative term. Compared to other countries there is almoust no patriotism in Germany and the German society is more or less liberal-minded. It might be a bit of a stretch to call something "racism" in Germany and even the hostility toward strangers is much higher in other countries than in Germany.

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