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Daily mail article, integration has failed in Germany. Aibu to agree with article?

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Mimififi · 31/07/2024 12:00

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13687565/Children-radicalised-mosques-11-knives-crime-verdict-German-child-refugee-charity-integration-failed-asylum-seekers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=

Aibu to agree to an extent?

German refugee charity warns 'integration has FAILED'

In a bombshell interview, staff at a leading youth organisation in Germany have said the continuing influx of refugees means the system is at breaking point. They called for a 'freeze' in admissions.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13687565/Children-radicalised-mosques-11-knives-crime-verdict-German-child-refugee-charity-integration-failed-asylum-seekers.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss

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Charlize43 · 31/07/2024 16:06

I remember watching a documentary where a load of Syrian refugees in Germany were boarding a bus to begin the journey back home to Syria through Europe. They claimed that in Germany they were treated very badly and made to feel very unwelcome.

Maybe if the West stopped bombing countries or seeking arms so countries could be destroyed, we wouldn't have so many displaced civilians.

ilovesooty · 31/07/2024 16:06

Dulra · 31/07/2024 15:59

Well guess what we don't all taint all immigrants with the one brush. One man stabs children so they all will. Give your head a wobble

typical left tactic

calling you lot out

I think the OP seems pretty keen on a broad brush approach to debate.

HowardTJMoon · 31/07/2024 16:07

Dulra · 31/07/2024 16:03

I think she means Scots in Scotland were forced to speak English like the Irish in Ireland. They were also banned from practicing their own faith. Those dam colonisers eh

Yeah, as I said - foreigners who weren't born in this country and who have their own language, customs, clothes, foods and drinks.

If integration is causing so many problems we should do it properly, right? The debate about who we should be letting in should apply to everyone, right?

Or is there something indefinably different about someone coming to England from Glasgow compared to someone coming here from, say, Rwanda?

TinklySnail · 31/07/2024 16:08

The Southport killings are not immigration related but good old SM has made it that way.
The protests would have been more successful if it was outside parliament and it was targeted at the government banning knives like they did with guns after Dunblane

Mimififi · 31/07/2024 16:08

Saschka · 31/07/2024 16:03

When you accused an Algerian mentally ill man of “a failure of integration” two minutes ago.

Are you reading your own posts, or is this al ChatGPT?

Where did I mention the man's religion??? I mentioned his nationality. It is very presumtious of YOU to speculate on one's religion based on ones nationality.

Also I see you being the mental health card in to the discussion too. Nice.

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Dulra · 31/07/2024 16:09

Mimififi · 31/07/2024 16:04

I never said it & I never said "I agree with the drug use". Don't try this tactic, it won't work. I replied to the ops post & mentioned the homelessness. Again where did I use the words "drug use"?
I replied to an op but never specifically mentioned drug use. Stop misquoting it makes for very poor, immature discussion.

Ok I'll highlight it more accurately for you:

Posters point
My DS is just back from a month working all over Germany. He was surprised at the level of open hard drug use in the street in particularly Frankfurt and Essen and how it seemed to be accepted. He's spent his whole life in major UK cities and is pretty streetwise but was still shocked at that and noticeable poverty.
Also seriously unimpressed with Deutsche Bahn.
Evidently all isn't rosy, sadly.

Your response
This is exactly my point

If that is not agreeing with the poster I don't know what is

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 31/07/2024 16:09

Mimififi · 31/07/2024 16:08

Where did I mention the man's religion??? I mentioned his nationality. It is very presumtious of YOU to speculate on one's religion based on ones nationality.

Also I see you being the mental health card in to the discussion too. Nice.

What is this "card" that you speak of, and where does one obtain one?

ilovesooty · 31/07/2024 16:11

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 31/07/2024 16:09

What is this "card" that you speak of, and where does one obtain one?

Are you wanting to order the mental health card or the racism card? 😉

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 31/07/2024 16:11

dottiehens · 31/07/2024 16:04

Funny enough there is a threat urging MN to look at this one or basically to delete this discussion as out of control racist. At the same time in the same thread above one poster is saying that at least is not all bad news as Maduro won the elections. 😡 A friend of mine was hurt fighting for their freedom yesterday in Venezuela. Only a hard left person who would still agree with the dictator stealing the elections. Let’s see how MN handles this situation of “far right “ vs hard left?

Edited

Haven't seen much evidence on here of hard left. Unless you put objecting to racism and bigotry in that box?

But yes, will be interesting to see how much far right nonsense MN is willing to tolerate.

Mimififi · 31/07/2024 16:12

Dulra · 31/07/2024 16:09

Ok I'll highlight it more accurately for you:

Posters point
My DS is just back from a month working all over Germany. He was surprised at the level of open hard drug use in the street in particularly Frankfurt and Essen and how it seemed to be accepted. He's spent his whole life in major UK cities and is pretty streetwise but was still shocked at that and noticeable poverty.
Also seriously unimpressed with Deutsche Bahn.
Evidently all isn't rosy, sadly.

Your response
This is exactly my point

If that is not agreeing with the poster I don't know what is

But I didn't say drug use! You did. I replied, I never used the words "drug use"!

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Piggywaspushed · 31/07/2024 16:14

Piggywaspushed · 31/07/2024 16:00

Was his crime known to be related to his ethnicity? Just wondering what I blame for Hungerford, say, or Dunblane. Or what about the mass killings in Norway? He was definitely born and bred

You haven't answered this, OP, and I would like to know.

Sparklingnorthernlights · 31/07/2024 16:15

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 31/07/2024 16:05

They are not adding a positive contribution to the country?

Does that include immigrant doctors and nurses? Care workers? Skilled professionals?

Which "they" are you talking about exactly?

Immigrant doctors etc DO enrich the country.

Currently there appears to be a lot who are not in those valued professions and drag the country down. The opposite of earlier generation migrants.

Which part of the UK are you that only has the new enriching migrants?

Dulra · 31/07/2024 16:15

Mimififi · 31/07/2024 16:12

But I didn't say drug use! You did. I replied, I never used the words "drug use"!

Ffs you still don't get it. You agreed with the poster that did say drug use, I have spelt it out enough times. You are either being deliberately obtuse or thick I don't know which it is and at this stage don't care.

dottiehens · 31/07/2024 16:17

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 31/07/2024 16:11

Haven't seen much evidence on here of hard left. Unless you put objecting to racism and bigotry in that box?

But yes, will be interesting to see how much far right nonsense MN is willing to tolerate.

Oh aren’t you clever. Did you even read the other thread? Just hypocrites like the poster I was replying to stated before you decide to repeat more of the same.

Mimififi · 31/07/2024 16:17

Piggywaspushed · 31/07/2024 16:14

You haven't answered this, OP, and I would like to know.

I have no idea what his motives were for stabbing those poor little children coming home from school.

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EasternStandard · 31/07/2024 16:17

dottiehens · 31/07/2024 16:04

Funny enough there is a threat urging MN to look at this one or basically to delete this discussion as out of control racist. At the same time in the same thread above one poster is saying that at least is not all bad news as Maduro won the elections. 😡 A friend of mine was hurt fighting for their freedom yesterday in Venezuela. Only a hard left person who would still agree with the dictator stealing the elections. Let’s see how MN handles this situation of “far right “ vs hard left?

Edited

Maybe people can report any specific posts they think go against the guidelines instead

Thread’s pretty fast so haven’t looked to see deletions

Dylanesque · 31/07/2024 16:19

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 31/07/2024 16:11

Haven't seen much evidence on here of hard left. Unless you put objecting to racism and bigotry in that box?

But yes, will be interesting to see how much far right nonsense MN is willing to tolerate.

Labels and boxes! If I say I am opposed to mass immigration and the building of more prisons does that make me far right? Trouble is, I'd also like to see less financial hardship. more council house building and reprivatisation of essential services. Bit woolly socialist that---plus I eat lentils. Some of us have not lost the ability to think for ourselves and we don't fit into the boxes

Mimififi · 31/07/2024 16:19

Dulra · 31/07/2024 16:15

Ffs you still don't get it. You agreed with the poster that did say drug use, I have spelt it out enough times. You are either being deliberately obtuse or thick I don't know which it is and at this stage don't care.

I was agreeing with her about the overall decline that her husband witnessed. You are quoting me as saying "drug use" which I never did. Hypothetically putting words in my mouth.

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dottiehens · 31/07/2024 16:20

EasternStandard · 31/07/2024 16:17

Maybe people can report any specific posts they think go against the guidelines instead

Thread’s pretty fast so haven’t looked to see deletions

Apparently is so out of hand that they can’t report all of them so are calling for it to be deleted. 😂

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 31/07/2024 16:22

dottiehens · 31/07/2024 16:17

Oh aren’t you clever. Did you even read the other thread? Just hypocrites like the poster I was replying to stated before you decide to repeat more of the same.

Edited

Yes, I have been following it.

Dulra · 31/07/2024 16:22

Mimififi · 31/07/2024 16:19

I was agreeing with her about the overall decline that her husband witnessed. You are quoting me as saying "drug use" which I never did. Hypothetically putting words in my mouth.

Agreeing with the overall decline which drug you was mentioned as part of that. My original point still stands so that you are suggesting a failing education system, drug use, homelessness are all due to failed integration in Germany

Lalalalalaaaa · 31/07/2024 16:23

ginasevern · 31/07/2024 14:50

@Lalalalalaaaa

"for the majority of the countries which are listed as 'extreme' the risk to Christians isn't because they're Christian, but because they've converted from Islam."

So that's OK then, is it? They've only got themselves to blame.

Christianity is indeed the most persectured religion in the world - not least of all in Islamic countries. Nigeria has the highest rate of murders against Christians with Christian women and girls frequently reserved for rape and trafficking. In Pakistan Christians are referred to as "chura" which means filthy. Here they are treated as inferior human beings on every level of society including education, employment and health care. In Palestine Christians are spat on and shunned and again, treated as second class citizens. The last Christian book store in Gaza for example was firebombed in 2007 and the elderly couple who ran it were executed. In Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Iran (amongst others) being a Christian is tantamount to a death sentence.

Where did I say it was ok please? You've misquoted me. The OP provided this list as evidence that she personally wouldn't be able to practice her religion in many countries. It didn't support what she was saying at all. She has yet to provide evidence for her statement - apparently we should just google, although she herself hasn't been able to. She hasn't even listed one country that she is specifically referring to, let alone 'many'. There absolutely are countries that specifically don't allow the public practice of Christianity (Saudi for example) but I don't agree that there are 'many' or that it's actually a reason that we should be more restrictive over our own immigration practices.

Of course it's not ok to persecute someone because of their religion or (to be clear) at all. However, OP was saying that immigration has to be both ways, and because other countries don't accept Christianity the UK shouldn't accept other religions. I think regardless of what side of the immigration debate you sit, the idea that the UK should model its practices on how Christians are treated in the countries you describe

Nigeria isn't an Islamic country btw. It's secular and around half of the population are Christian. That doesn't mean there isn't persecution of Christians in the North in particular, but to describe the country with the largest Christian population in Africa (and one of the largest Christian populations in the world) as 'Islamic' is bizarre.

ViciousCurrentBun · 31/07/2024 16:23

I have a foot in both camps my Mum was white and my Dad was from a commonwealth country and arrived as a documented economic migrant in the 1960’s.

The issue is both the far right and left. Now whilst the far right have had a riot and that is obviously bad the far left due to white guilt are really not helping the situation because every single time anyone shows any kind of concern they get shouted down as racist. It’s an actual problem.

The extreme left by shouting people down who have legitimate concerns have actually fuelled the rise of the far right. As unpalatable as that is it is most definitely an unintended consequence.

EasternStandard · 31/07/2024 16:24

dottiehens · 31/07/2024 16:20

Apparently is so out of hand that they can’t report all of them so are calling for it to be deleted. 😂

Edited

Oh. Usually a thread gets holey before it goes kaput. But if no posts cross the line how can the thread

And as much as many claim they do not read the DM it is a major bit of media in the UK. Mn taking down any threads linking to seems strange

IvyCardamom · 31/07/2024 16:27

ViciousCurrentBun · 31/07/2024 16:23

I have a foot in both camps my Mum was white and my Dad was from a commonwealth country and arrived as a documented economic migrant in the 1960’s.

The issue is both the far right and left. Now whilst the far right have had a riot and that is obviously bad the far left due to white guilt are really not helping the situation because every single time anyone shows any kind of concern they get shouted down as racist. It’s an actual problem.

The extreme left by shouting people down who have legitimate concerns have actually fuelled the rise of the far right. As unpalatable as that is it is most definitely an unintended consequence.

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