Why would I ask the question in that blog title?
Take a look at the following excerpts from Rebecca Perring’s article at London’s Daily Express, and you tell me:
More than half of Germans surveyed in a shock poll say there is “no place for Islam” in their nation’s political system.
In January, 37 per cent of people said Islam did have a place in Germany, but this has dropped to just 22 per cent, according to figures released by tabloid Bild.
Meanwhile 60 per cent of voters said “there is no place for Islam” in German politics.
Attitudes toward the religion appear to reflect fear of so-called Islamisation – with 46 per cent of Germans saying they were concerned their country would be taken over by proponents of political Islam.
More than 1.1 million migrants entered Germany last year, with most coming from Middle Eastern and North African countries.
But Merkel’s grip on power is growing ever weaker, with rebellion across the country against her controversial immigration policies.
Elsewhere in the article it is pointed out that this sudden, enormous influx of Muslims has been accompanied by a concomitant rise in the fortunes of Germany’s right wing parties.
Just what Germany needs.
How long before tensions, which obviously are high – especially since the molest-a-thon in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, boil over? How long before things get to the point where there is violence in the streets?
This is a bad situation that appears to be headed for little other than a worse situation.
I hope I’m wrong….and wish I had even the slightest confidence that I could be.
