Focus brought this up today from Bild article from a survey (INSA did the survey). If you remember last week, I brought up this comment by a CDU political figure (cabinet member) that it's time to have a national holiday for people of the Muslim religion in Germany.
The reaction by the general German public? Seventy percent say....'no'. Only roughly 8-percent were able to positively that it needs to be done.
Oddly, even from Green Party enthusiasts....only twenty-percent of their group supported the idea. What I thought was even more funny was that from the people identifying themselves as AfD members (against immigration)....they actually found 3.7-percent who would support the idea.
After the coalition business is settled and people get to a quiet stage within the Bundestag....I expect this topic to come up and be discussed for one single day. I expect the CSU and AfD membership to question the idea....with the Greens, SPD, FDP, Linke Party and CDU to support the idea.
The problem in discussing this....the Christian folks in Germany have six recognized national holidays in Germany. In fairness, if you drag this topic out...you'd have to offer six to the Muslims as well. Then if you get deeper into this....what if the Scientology crowd want a day, or perhaps the Satanists?
As for the seventy percent saying 'no'? It's just not that big of a shocker. Most see the past two thousand years of Germany as being Christian in nature. It's not going to be easy to convince the public to buy into this.
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