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35. Taking in refugees is liberal policy (see Canada). Conservatives (German and American) don't like it

Mon Sep 5, 2016, 09:44 AM

Sep 2016

Conservatives are always energized by adoption of liberal policies whether it is civil rights, gay rights, legalized abortion, refugees, you name it. As liberals we should not make a habit of adopting conservative policies in order to keep conservatives from winning elections.

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German anti-immigrant party beats Merkel�s party in her home state [View all] inanna Sep 2016 OP

Horrible. The poison is everywhere. LeftishBrit Sep 2016 #1

I am sure merkle expected this yeoman6987 Sep 2016 #2

The election was actually won by a center-left party. The RW populists were a distant second. pampango Sep 2016 #3

Hell, yes, center left SPD Red Mountain Sep 2016 #12

Good Dieter1 Sep 2016 #4

Welcome to DU. What decision was that? uppityperson Sep 2016 #5

I guess she should have gone against existing rules and conventions Hav Sep 2016 #9

I agree with you. smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #46

Keep in mind that she went fairly far to the right herself.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #6

The lesson for Merkel is not to go against the wishes of her own citizens FLPanhandle Sep 2016 #7

so that means DonCoquixote Sep 2016 #10

That means that if the population that is working christx30 Sep 2016 #11

Don't blow off racists as racist? Lordquinton Sep 2016 #13

Opposing completely unfettered immigration is NOT necessarily racist.. whathehell Sep 2016 #27

How was this unfettered? treestar Sep 2016 #30

Apparently, the people didn't like her decision whathehell Sep 2016 #34

It's what the law says it is treestar Sep 2016 #38

Apparently they don't want Angela, whathehell Sep 2016 #45

Good point. It is more nativism and religious intolerance than it is racism. pampango Sep 2016 #48

There are reasons to oppose unrestricted immigration that have nothing to do with any "ism" whathehell Sep 2016 #57

Of course there are. Accepting refugees is not the same as 'unrestricted immigration'. pampango Sep 2016 #58

No? Then go educate the Germans who seem to be having a difficult time with whathehell Sep 2016 #60

I suspect the 21% of that rural province who voted for AfD would be hard to 'educate' pampango Sep 2016 #62

Yeah, well, you keep suspectng that.. whathehell Sep 2016 #65

Equating unrestricted immigration policies to racism is not honest Yo_Mama Sep 2016 #52

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2016 #47

Many people believe that popular ideas equate to fair ideas. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #59

Opposing one's own citizens is completely right when one's citizens are Fascists. Odin2005 Sep 2016 #66

Isn't her home state in the former East Germany? MADem Sep 2016 #8

"Germany's Pro-Putin Parties a Threat to Democracy" sherlocksistah Sep 2016 #67

This is what happens Elmergantry Sep 2016 #14

Bingo E-Z-B Sep 2016 #15

and it is all fallout from the illegal invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan by the US. olddad56 Sep 2016 #25

I disagree GulfCoast66 Sep 2016 #61

The Syrian conflict was largely kicked off by climate change NickB79 Sep 2016 #63

that's always been the case treestar Sep 2016 #31

yeah right Elmergantry Sep 2016 #36

They don't think they treat women like dogs treestar Sep 2016 #37

wow. nt Elmergantry Sep 2016 #39

Yeah, New Years Eve in Cologne says you're wrong on that one. NuclearDem Sep 2016 #40

Uh - no leftynyc Sep 2016 #64

If you come to the West, you have to play by the West's rules. NuclearDem Sep 2016 #41

Exactly. When in Rome... Elmergantry Sep 2016 #54

"culture and values is in complete opposition to your own " Rustyeye77 Sep 2016 #42

Racists - I don't like them, and I never will. n/t Little Tich Sep 2016 #16

So was letting in all refugees without any restrictions ansible Sep 2016 #17

The refugees must go somewhere. Little Tich Sep 2016 #19

How about Saudi Arabia? oberliner Sep 2016 #22

I suppose it doesn't hurt to ask a repressive dictatorship that doesn't care about its own Little Tich Sep 2016 #23

Turkey and Egypt could be described that way as well oberliner Sep 2016 #32

+10 whathehell Sep 2016 #26

Thank you. whathehell Sep 2016 #28

There were restrictions treestar Sep 2016 #29

"Stupid actions" didn't start with letting in refugees and it won't end with rw psychos in power ck4829 Sep 2016 #50

That's what you get when you let in a million plus people romanic Sep 2016 #18

Unfortunately, moondust Sep 2016 #20

Alternate headline: Left-leaning Social Democrats defeat Merkel's RW conservative party oberliner Sep 2016 #21

The SPD is a normal party. There's no shame to lose to them. Little Tich Sep 2016 #24

Yes, indeed oberliner Sep 2016 #33

Taking in refugees is liberal policy (see Canada). Conservatives (German and American) don't like it pampango Sep 2016 #35

I like that Germany took in all these refugees. Rustyeye77 Sep 2016 #43

Oh look! Its the German Donald Trump! Imperialism Inc. Sep 2016 #49

BTW the headline is misleading... LeftishBrit Sep 2016 #44

iirc SPD lost vote share (something like 35%->30%) while AfD went from nothing to 20% foo_bar Sep 2016 #55

Facism feeds on fear Agnosticsherbet Sep 2016 #51

Hilarious to see so many DUers cheering for the success of a far right-wing party Hav Sep 2016 #53

+1 ck4829 Sep 2016 #56