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Re:Germany replaces US as country with best international image by limaoscarjuliet on Saturday November 18, 2017 @09:48AM (#15729123)
In most of Europe, Germany has been seen as a solid, hard working nation for many years. If I had to use one word: efficiency above all.

But recently, with Merkel's immigration policy (or ineptness?), the country is being overrun with North Africa immigrants, who are a drag on rich social care system, taking a lot out while not contributing their equal share back to it.

(Eastern Europe calls this process cultural enrichment, which is a clear sarcasm.)

I'm wondering about contrast between "best international image" and the perceived reality. Good marketing comes to mind.

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Re:Germany replaces US as country with best international image by sctb on Saturday November 18, 2017 @10:43AM (#15729372)
Please don't violate the guidelines with comments like this.

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Re:Germany replaces US as country with best international image by 42656e on Saturday November 18, 2017 @10:22AM (#15729275)
They aren't immigrants, they are refugees. They aren't in the same social care system as German citizens and haven't actually impacted the quality of social care for regular citizens at all. Contrary to popular belief it's actually not easy at all to gain citizenship status. Hosting a million refugees does cost a lot (~20B € annually), but it is constitutionally required to guarantee that everyone in Germany is treated with human dignity.
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Re:Germany replaces US as country with best international image by ianbooker on Saturday November 18, 2017 @10:16AM (#15729239)
That is not just plain wrong, but also far right propaganda. In fact, the system needs these immigrants for the workforce in the long term. But that is an argument far beyond the grasp of most people. SAD.
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Re:Germany replaces US as country with best international image by FeepingCreature on Saturday November 18, 2017 @10:30AM (#15729322)
In the long term, automation makes these immigrants completely redundant though.
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Re:Germany replaces US as country with best international image by smcl on Saturday November 18, 2017 @10:16AM (#15729240)
HN is no place for your racist hate. Take it elsewhere
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Re:Germany replaces US as country with best international image by amigoingtodie on Saturday November 18, 2017 @10:06AM (#15729193)
Come to the US and help fund our opioid treatments and naloxone purchases.
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