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leftynyc

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47. They condemned the attack, yes

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #44)

Fri Jan 22, 2016, 08:32 AM

Jan 2016

But immediately went to - we can't blame the immigration policy (if you don't see the open door policy of Germany as a complete disaster, you're simply not paying attention or don't care about women - I'll say that out loud and without mercy). When is pointing out that someone is putting words into another's mouth, or assigning nefarious motives to a position trying to shut things down? I'm asking them to explain themselves in an honest way.

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Dear DU: Please stop echoing the European far right when it comes to immigration. [View all] redgreenandblue Jan 2016 OP

RE "Immigrants/refugees are no less likely than Germans to commit crimes." Bonx Jan 2016 #1

This was reported by Juergen Todenhoefer as being a figure release by the BKA. redgreenandblue Jan 2016 #3

I dunno about Germany, but that is true in most countries. In the US, FSogol Jan 2016 #4

Blaming some PC cover up. Bad Dog Jan 2016 #2

The amount of anti-refugee bigotry on here has been astounding mwrguy Jan 2016 #5

Some of the posts would make the likes of LePen and Trump proud eissa Jan 2016 #13

Dear OP: Please stop trying to shut down legitimate concerns LittleBlue Jan 2016 #6

I suspect like me, most on DU agree with you, and simply trash most threads closeupready Jan 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author redgreenandblue Jan 2016 #9

One question. Wouldn't be number of suspects be a function of how many pnwmom Jan 2016 #8

That is correct. The total number may be as high as 70, many of which were not refugees... redgreenandblue Jan 2016 #10

The article says that hundreds of women were sexually assaulted, pnwmom Jan 2016 #11

Cologne police force couldn't overtake "as high as 70 men" TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #69

I can assure you they did not "do nothing because it wasn't politically correct". redgreenandblue Jan 2016 #71

I have many family Amaya Jan 2016 #12

Right, because when it comes to hating minorities, anecdotal data is reliable. closeupready Jan 2016 #16

Hating, who said anything about hating? Amaya Jan 2016 #17

Which is exactly what was posted in the OP. n/t tabasco Jan 2016 #19

Found a good article at Deutsche Welle with some insight from social scientists. pampango Jan 2016 #14

Sorry but internationally speaking there has been A LOT of violence by muslims pault420 Jan 2016 #15

There's also been some really good comedy. Bad Dog Jan 2016 #18

Your argument fails because arithmetic. LeftyMom Jan 2016 #31

You 'blame Merkel'? When you're talking about incidents years ago in other countries? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2016 #40

you blame merkel for UK, SPain, and France attacks ? JI7 Jan 2016 #66

There has undoubtedly been a lot of political violence by Muslim terror organizations... LeftishBrit Jan 2016 #67

1) Thousands of Germans do not run around sexually assaulting women Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #20

All of this! hifiguy Jan 2016 #22

"Why should one European citizen have her freedom to conduct herself as she pleases impinged upon by pampango Jan 2016 #23

Convicting 50-100 out of a mob of some thousand men hifiguy Jan 2016 #32

So what is the appropriate 'meaningful' liberal reponse, if prosecuting criminals is not pampango Jan 2016 #34

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #63

When you try and leftynyc Jan 2016 #39

But look at what hifiguy claimed "the left" as a group is doing: muriel_volestrangler Jan 2016 #41

The reports about leftynyc Jan 2016 #42

You blame yourself, then, being 'leftynyc'? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2016 #44

They condemned the attack, yes leftynyc Jan 2016 #47

"putting words into another's mouth, or assigning nefarious motives" muriel_volestrangler Jan 2016 #48

WTF are you talking about? leftynyc Jan 2016 #49

I see the extreme left in a circular fireing squad Jim Beard Jan 2016 #50

Not really sure why leftynyc Jan 2016 #53

Sorry Jim Beard Jan 2016 #59

No apology necessary leftynyc Jan 2016 #62

Indeed LeftishBrit Jan 2016 #68

Agains: Immigrants are not more likely to commit crimes than non-immigrants. redgreenandblue Jan 2016 #36

+1000000 nashville_brook Jan 2016 #30

Thanks for illustrating my point. I guess math is not your strongest subject? redgreenandblue Jan 2016 #35

Why are the swedish prisons filled with non-swedes, then? Quantess Jan 2016 #37

You don't help any discussion by quoting a site like that as an authority. Denzil_DC Jan 2016 #46

When you you stop characterizing mob sexual assault as "mild" you might be worthy of a reply. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #43

Well put leftynyc Jan 2016 #38

Please, show some respect for rape gangs! Democat Jan 2016 #54

"Otherwise, you're not a real liberal." Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2016 #56

As to your #5... trotsky Jan 2016 #60

And some of them were right here on DU. hifiguy Jan 2016 #65

The Neocons did a good job tying Islamophobia to the "New Atheist" movement. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #21

How dare you use a name like Odin when speaking hypocritical garbage like that! Quantess Jan 2016 #24

What the fuck does my username have to do with anything? Odin2005 Jan 2016 #25

When spewing opinions about religions, yes it does. Quantess Jan 2016 #27

I'm Norwegian-American. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #28

Ja... och? Quantess Jan 2016 #33

I think being from Norway, he does have more knowledge of it. They have had to give Arab immigrants Jim Beard Jan 2016 #58

It's slightly off-topic cpwm17 Jan 2016 #29

6) The people at greatest risk are in warzones or being transported by human smugglers. LeftyMom Jan 2016 #26

Very good points. n/t Metatron Jan 2016 #52

"Lots of young people are in fact volunteering to help out." romanic Jan 2016 #45

Thank you and if they looked at US crime breakdowns , they would be demanding white people Person 2713 Jan 2016 #51

You yourself are defending the far right if you are minimizing rape gangs Democat Jan 2016 #55

+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #61

Ageed. And not one woman in any of the countries hifiguy Jan 2016 #64

Any German who is not "living their life as they please" because of refugees right now... redgreenandblue Jan 2016 #72

If you believe there is a substantial problem with refugee rape gangs in Germany... redgreenandblue Jan 2016 #73

Well said. Stereotyping and xenophobia are typical of the far right. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #57

Anecdotal evidence Matrosov Jan 2016 #70