Pic Of The Moment: This Idiot Co-Authored The Recent Immigration Study By The Heritage Foundation

[AZ Progressive]

87. You think this guy's comments are bad?

I happened to do some unrelated research and stumbled upon this article about Germany in 2011:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/15/germans-struggling-resolve-issues-race

"The country has no xenophobic far-right party, yet a book arguing that Turks have inferior genes is a runaway bestseller."

"Her comments were, in part, a response to a publishing sensation: Deutschland Schafft Sich Ab (Germany Is Doing Away With Itself) by Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin. In apocalyptic terms, Sarrazin, a Social Democrat, conjured a future where Turks (around 5% of the population) compete to outnumber Germans, thereby "dumbing down" the country with their inferior gene pool. Blaming inbreeding among Turks and Kurds for "congenital disabilities", Sarrazin claimed immigrants from the Middle East are a "genetic minus" for the country. "But the subject is usually hushed up," he wrote. "Perish the thought that genetic factors could be partially responsible for the failure of parts of the Turkish populations in the German school system."

If the argument appalled some, the public response stunned everyone. Currently in its 14th edition, it is Germany's bestselling book since the second world war. A poll published in the national magazine Focus in October showed 31% of respondents agreeing that Germany is "becoming dumber" because of immigrants; 62% said Sarrazin's comments were "justified".

Sarrazin didn't say anything new, didn't break any taboos and didn't contribute anything to the debate," said Mekonnen Mesghena, head of migration and intercultural management at the Heinrich Böll Foundation. "But what was really shocking were the number of intellectuals who said: 'His tone wasn't right but he has a point.' ""