BERLIN (AP) — A leading German banker who sparked outrage over remarks stereotyping Muslims and Jews is launching his new book on immigration issues amid calls for his removal from the federal bank’s board.
The Bundesbank’s Thilo Sarrazin has said “all Jews share the same gene” and that Muslim immigrants in Europe are unwilling or incapable of integrating into western societies.
The weekend comment sparked anger ahead of Monday’s launch of his book, “Deutschland Schafft Sich Ab,“ or ”Germany Abolishes Itself.”
In it, Sarrazin maintains that immigrants have taken from Germany’s welfare system without contributing to it.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the Bundesbank should discuss his dismissal. The Jewish and Muslim communities have also condemned his remarks.
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dimonds2000
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:41pmMuslim immigrants in Europe are unwilling or incapable of integrating into western societies – good point
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 9, 2010 at 1:47pmYou know this is not a genetic issues, it is a cultural/religious issue. The islamic folks are clearly making a global migration to western cultures and to me it looks like colinization efforts. I hope you will enjoy your daughter have no mobility, cover her whole body, be one of many wives, probably not be able to work, and oh that great female circumcision thing??? We don’t have to let ourselves be overrun in this country by Mexico or the East.
Report Post »PostProgressiveAmerican
Posted on September 13, 2010 at 5:44amAgreed. Always beware of those that link curtural/economic/religious issues to genetics…this only leads to discussions of Social Darwinism and racial superiority/inferiority…and we all know where that leads.
The war of ideas, personal liberty vs. statism, freedom vs. opression, are what is at play, not genetics.
Report Post »GarbyBarengar
Posted on September 8, 2010 at 11:49pmWhy is it always the crazy people in position of power?
Report Post »mjbeejr
Posted on September 3, 2010 at 9:26pmThis is probably one of the sleaziest publicity stunts ever. I suppose the skin heads have pre-ordered on Amazon. You think Helen Thomas will show up at a book signing?
Report Post »rhet 2
Posted on September 2, 2010 at 5:31pmGee, I wonder what he does about the recent discovery of the same female DNA particle that indicates we’re all descended from the same great-great-great-great-whatever grandmother?
And the fact that geneticists have found the same male Semitic DNA code in 3/4 of the European population — himself included.
We are, it seems, all cousins with the same ancestry way back when.
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