I disagree with most of his policies; but when he was in Germany and delivering a speech; He said ‘assimilation is a crime against humanity’ after some policies of German government and events in daily life.
We are now talking about attacks to mosques and muslims(mostly Turk) praying there; I hardly can oppose his point for German approach to Turks and mosques.
I can just say that I, as a German, agree with what Muslim leaders in Germany said on their "action day" against violence last month: That attacks motivated by hatred, such as attacks on synagogues, churches and mosques are crimes and must be condemned, as much as attacks on individual Jews, Christians or Muslims.
I hope that the perpetrators are found, arrested and convicted.
Süt and Ataturk, since you are Turkish (right?), I want to address you directly. I used to consider myself rather open towards immigrants and did and still do my best not to broad-brush any of them, but to meet them with an open mind, and judge an individual as individual.
However, there are some experiences I made with Muslim immigrants in Germany, by far most of whom are Turkish, that happen to appear so often that I cannot help but reaching the conclusion it's not a coincidence, but has to do with the mentality/attitudes of at least a significant minority of Turks in Germany.
Needless to say I know enough examples to the contrary, as well: Well integrated, very peaceful and friendly immigrants/immigrant offsprings. Yet this problem does bother me:
My gay friends often hide their relationship on the street -- not because of right-wing native Germans, but because of Muslim immigrant youngsters. They've never been attacked by native Germans, but often enough by Turkish or Arabs. Likewise, I hear all the time from women -- even from some who are extremely liberal and open-minded -- that they don't go shopping anymore to Turkish stores and change the side of the street when a Turkish immigrant comes along, because it's their experience that they'll always get a sexist remark, a cheap "invitation", but at very least a salivating look on their boobs, as certain as it is that the sun will rise again next morning, by the Turkish men there.
More than 20% of the Muslims in Germany say in polls that they feel our constitution is not compatible with their religion. 30% to 40% of the Imams in Germany are teaching anti-constitutional ideas, according to surveys. Salafism is increasingly popular among Muslims youngsters in Germany, 400 of them have joined ISIS already. Whenever Israel is just farting, there are hundreds of Muslims on the street here protesting against "Zionist fascism", but the same peple stay at home when Muslims murder non-Muslims, such as ISIS. Jews in Germany said today, the situation for Jews is worse than it has ever been since the 1940s, mostly because of Muslim anti-Semitism imported by immigrants.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. According to my experience, I have never heard of a Muslim immigrant offspring here whose parents would have tolerated if they wanted to marry a non-Muslim. In many Muslim families, parents chose the future spouses of their children, or at least consider it their natural right to be asked about it, maintaining a veto. And of course, none of these people has ever heard of democatic education -- domestic violence is common by Muslim men against their wifes and considered natural part of raising children.
How do you explain that? Do you think a free, open and liberal society has to tolerate attitudes like that? Are we Nazis or bigots when we defend our liberal values against this kind of Muslim fascism? I don't think so.
So what do you suppose should be done to improve the situation for both sides in Germany? How can we teach the significant minority among Turkish Muslims here, who simply behave like ****, treat women with no respect and hate gays, that this behavior is not acceptable in a free country? Shall we attack their religion of Islam? Shall we just attack these attitudes?
