The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has topped a nationwide opinion poll. Meanwhile, Kenyan athletes won both the men's and women's races at the Berlin Marathon. DW has the latest from Germany.
Equating reasonable immigration policy with racism is false and wrong. This is the mentality that the far right exploits to boost their popularity. If the left refuses to be practical and flexible on immigration policy, then their inability to adapt will be their downfall. Europe has to follow the Danish model or these far right parties will continue to grow in popularity and win elections… That’s not a future I want to see
Adopting a reasonable immigration policy isn’t giving into their worst tendencies, it’s dealing with a situation in a responsible manner, so that extremists don’t fill the vacuum with THEIR unreasonable solutions.
A country should never give into its worst tendencies. There has been plenty of racism already, more isn’t going to fix it and it won’t fix you.
Equating reasonable immigration policy with racism is false and wrong. This is the mentality that the far right exploits to boost their popularity. If the left refuses to be practical and flexible on immigration policy, then their inability to adapt will be their downfall. Europe has to follow the Danish model or these far right parties will continue to grow in popularity and win elections… That’s not a future I want to see
Maybe you are agreeing, but it’s unclear.
Adopting a reasonable immigration policy isn’t giving into their worst tendencies, it’s dealing with a situation in a responsible manner, so that extremists don’t fill the vacuum with THEIR unreasonable solutions.