German history means that it has a vastly different attitude to Israel to the immigrants who have arrived from the Arab world in recent years. Will this play into the AfD's hands?
Great article. Unfortunately those Arab immigrants in Neuköln given as an example above are already being used to characterize all immigrants (and anyone with a migration background). Since many of your readers are likely expats or immigrants of one type or another, are there any practical steps that can practically help ... differentiate that point?
Germany needs to balance its demographics, and even if the birthrate changed massively tomorrow, that wouldn't have any effects for decades. Angry voters, particularly pensioners, forget that someone who's not them will have to pay their pensions and health care (aside from the personnel simply required to work in the health sector, which is frankly not in great shape now and will shortly need significant cash infusions).
I think I misunderstand German conservative politics - how is this not the center point of the discussion? All of these other points follow logically from the central problem.
Great article. Unfortunately those Arab immigrants in Neuköln given as an example above are already being used to characterize all immigrants (and anyone with a migration background). Since many of your readers are likely expats or immigrants of one type or another, are there any practical steps that can practically help ... differentiate that point?
Germany needs to balance its demographics, and even if the birthrate changed massively tomorrow, that wouldn't have any effects for decades. Angry voters, particularly pensioners, forget that someone who's not them will have to pay their pensions and health care (aside from the personnel simply required to work in the health sector, which is frankly not in great shape now and will shortly need significant cash infusions).
I think I misunderstand German conservative politics - how is this not the center point of the discussion? All of these other points follow logically from the central problem.