Melech 9,900 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Copenhagen (AFP) - The Danish wing of Germany's anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement staged its first rallies on Monday, drawing several hundred people in the capital and in other cities although marchers were outnumbered by counter-demonstrators. Some 200 PEGIDA supporters turned out in Copenhagen, many carrying torches and signs saying "No to violence and racism". Some also held up covers of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, whose Paris offices were attacked on January 7 by Islamist gunmen claiming to avenge its cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. "Of course there is room for everyone, but when there is talk about women's rights being suppressed or people are killed for Allah... that's what I'm demonstrating against," said a demonstrator who gave her name as Elena. Launched in Germany, PEGIDA -- "Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident" -- started out with just a few hundred supporters but its weekly marches have steadily grown since then, attracting a record 25,000 in the eastern city of Dresden last week. Branches have since popped up in other European countries. View gallery Anti-PEGIDA Denmark protesters hold a counter demonstration in Copenhagen on January 19, 2015 (AFP P … Around 300 people attended a counter-demonstration in Noerrebro, a Copenhagen district popular with immigrants and students. In Aarhus, Denmark's second largest city, 30 PEGIDA demonstrators were outnumbered by 300 counter-demonstrators. In the western city of Esbjerg, up to 100 people took part in a demonstration held by Stop the Islamisation of Denmark (SIAD) while 400 took part in a counter-protest. The organisers of the Copenhagen PEGIDA rally said they were only against Islamic fundamentalism and not regular Muslims, and that they didn't want the event to be high-jacked by racists. "Our goal is to give the middle class a chance to express their worries concerning violent Islam and to send a signal to politicians that we voters are worried," said organiser Nicolai Sennels, who has previously stood for parliament for the anti-immigrant Danish People's Party (DPP). However, Sennels has in the past claimed that half the world's Muslims are inbred and has suggested banning the sale of halal meat so that "the Islamists can't get any food." Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard called the PEGIDA demos the wrong reaction to what we have experienced", referring to the massacre at Charlie Hebdo in which 12 people were killed. PEGIDA's Danish organisers said they would continue to hold "peaceful evening strolls" once a week. http://news.yahoo.com/denmark-holds-first-pegida-rallies-225532079.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigmatica 0 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 However, Sennels has in the past claimed that half the world's Muslims are inbred and has suggested banning the sale of halal meat so that "the Islamists can't get any food." I laughed so hard at this. That guy can't be that dumb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 I laughed so hard at this. That guy can't be that dumb ikr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleFandor 204 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 In Austria/Vienna (neighbour of germany as well) is also an PEGIDA formation planned. They start a demonstration on Feb, 2nd... but they might have also just few followers, around 250 people are estimated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 In Austria/Vienna (neighbour of germany as well) is also an PEGIDA formation planned. They start a demonstration on Feb, 2nd... but they might have also just few followers, around 250 people are estimated. It began with few people in Dresden as well. I hope this movment will die out asap. If not I will pack my bags and I'm out of europe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth 90 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It began with few people in Dresden as well. I hope this movment will die out asap. If not I will pack my bags and I'm out of europe then u should move to some islamic countries, u'll see how tolerant they r to non-muslims Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigmatica 0 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It began with few people in Dresden as well. I hope this movment will die out asap. If not I will pack my bags and I'm out of europe But why would you leave Germany for Israel tho? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stigma 205 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 It began with few people in Dresden as well. I hope this movment will die out asap. If not I will pack my bags and I'm out of europe Well , please , do it then. I don't support this movement either, but the islamisation of Europe is a fact that should be stopped. I don't have anything against muslims as I even have many muslim friends, but I can not support people who come to Europe and expect Europe to change so that they can feel comfortable. In Europe, we have our values, our culture and we want it to stay that way. It's the immigrants who should adapt and integrate not vice versa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigmatica 0 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well , please , do it then. I don't support this movement either, but the islamisation of Europe is a fact that should be stopped. I don't have anything against muslims as I even have many muslim friends, but I can not support people who come to Europe and expect Europe to change so that they can feel comfortable. In Europe, we have our values, our culture and we want it to stay that way. It's the immigrants who should adapt and integrate not vice versa. You're serving Madonna realness "It might sound like I'm an Islamophobic b---h but sometimes you know I gotta call it like it is It might sound like I'm an Islamophobic b---h but sometimes you know I gotta call it like it is You know you never really knew how much you loved western values till you lost them Did you? You know you never really knew how much you this BS will cost us **** you! " Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well , please , do it then. I don't support this movement either, but the islamisation of Europe is a fact that should be stopped. I don't have anything against muslims as I even have many muslim friends, but I can not support people who come to Europe and expect Europe to change so that they can feel comfortable. In Europe, we have our values, our culture and we want it to stay that way. It's the immigrants who should adapt and integrate not vice versa. Multiculturalism is important for many reasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stigma 205 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Multiculturalism is important for many reasons. Yes it is, but not the way muslims imagine it. No one forgives them to practice their religion, but Europe has DIFFERENT culture and it's them who should adapt and not vice versa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Multiculturalism is important for many reasons. Why? If you successfully pull it off you just make Europe like US, Canada, and Australia. This requires immigrants wanting to integrate on basic values, leaving diversity for things like food and religion in the private sphere. Successfully multiculturalism in every country would mean a end to real diversity within a few generations. If you fail, you end up with continuing ethnic tensions as your central issue of your politics, like 20th century Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia. Or at best the white vs black tensions in the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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