Jerzy Haszczyński, German fear of “Allahu akbar” – Republic

The reactions to the attack knife fighter talks a lot about the state of mind of the German public.

A lot has changed for four months. January 1st National Public media were silent about the New Year’s Eve events in Cologne. There has been there for seksataków young men on women. Harassment representatives of the weaker sex seems to be the theme extremely relevant to modern society. But not in a collision with another sensitive topic – immigrants from the Muslim world.

The main media silent for a few more days until January 4 the authorities of the public television ZDF apologized for silence, which “was a mistake.” For the first time the world he heard the accusations of the German public media censorship. They criticized or politicians, even with the ruling parties. the furthest he went was the head of the Interior Ministry, the Bavarian Christian Democrat Hans-Peter Friedrich, talking about “the cartel of silence” and “blackout”.

Now it is totally different. Even more – on information about crimes, which can occur topic of immigration and Muslim, everything turned upside down. Since the attack knife fighter in Grafing passed just three hours, and already the media ogólnoniemieckich there is information that inflicting blows his victims, he shouted “Allahu akbar!” (Allah is the greatest), which average audience in the West associate with jihadists, Islamic terrorists mordującymi infidels.

Journalists usually added that the information on this sinister cry is unconfirmed. But a few months ago they would be afraid to give up so quickly confirmed. A long way past German media of Cologne. Come a long way over the German society, which – according to the study mentioned in the text next – is surprisingly negative attitude towards immigrants (and these are almost exclusively Muslims). It reacts to the influx of anxiety, less and less concealed. Does not translate into political choices, parties supporting the immigration policies of Angela Merkel continues to receive overwhelming majority in the polls.