Angela Merkel: "Multiculturalism is a sham"
- 9 years ago
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's refugee policy has attracted praise from all over the world.
The speech that followed, however, may have surprised supporters of her policies: Multiculturalism remains a sham , she said, before adding that Germany may be reaching its limits in terms of accepting more refugees.
"Of course the tendency had been to say, 'Let's adopt the multicultural concept and live happily side by side, and be happy to be living with each other.'
Repeating those ideas on Monday was meant to calm her supporters who have grown increasingly weary of the influx of refugees.
Merkel emphasized that despite her commitment to limit the influx of refugees, she was standing by her decision to open the borders earlier this fall.
Multiculturalism usually has a positive connotation, but to Merkel it symbolizes the emergence of isolated societies within Germany - and ultimately a failure of assimilating immigrants.
The speech that followed, however, may have surprised supporters of her policies: Multiculturalism remains a sham , she said, before adding that Germany may be reaching its limits in terms of accepting more refugees.
"Of course the tendency had been to say, 'Let's adopt the multicultural concept and live happily side by side, and be happy to be living with each other.'
Repeating those ideas on Monday was meant to calm her supporters who have grown increasingly weary of the influx of refugees.
Merkel emphasized that despite her commitment to limit the influx of refugees, she was standing by her decision to open the borders earlier this fall.
Multiculturalism usually has a positive connotation, but to Merkel it symbolizes the emergence of isolated societies within Germany - and ultimately a failure of assimilating immigrants.