Armstrong Economics Blog
Re-Posted Apr 18, 2016 by Martin Armstrong
66% of Germans are now against Merkel. As it now stands if the election were today, she would find perhaps the lowest number of votes of any world leader. It now is impacting everything as vacation spots are seen as possible targets, especially in Spain and France where there is topless bathing. If these people cannot handle a short-skirt, they would go really nuts with topless bathing. The poll also shows that 66% of the people are living in fear as they now see rising expectations over the migrant crisis sweeping Europe has reduced the “feeling” that Europe is safe. Now TWO THIRDS of Germans said they expect Islamic State (ISIS) jihadis to attack their country in 2016. Vacations seem to be looking to America rather than Europe this season. This may have a devastating blow to the European economy later this summer.
Meanwhile, the Turkish president has submitted a personal complaint against a German comedian Böhmermann for libel. The poem, which contains rough sexual references, accuses Erdogan of repressing Turkey’s national and religious minorities: Kurds and Christians. The fact that he gets to file something of this nature and the German government did not reject it instantly, also shows how political this is all becoming with the refugees.
Heads of state cannot file such charges. This violates free speech and demonstrates that he truly is a dictator. He has been using the refugees allowing them to pass unless Europe pays him heaps of money. Obviously, I cannot now hold a conference in Turkey.
