The Mass Migrations

After a few digressions Eugyppius gives us his analysis of the migrant issue that is turning German politics upside down. He is correct in that the "traffic light" coalition that currently has the control of parliament is uninterested in solving the problem unless it is a negative in elections.

That seems to now be the case. With their many elections, polls and parties the Krauts are always in a political ferment. German public opinion has come to the realization that a massive influx of migrants from Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan and other Mideast Edens can't be supported by the economy or culture. Particularly sobering is the scale of migrant crime in the country, knife attacks and rapes. 

This has led to a growing percentage of the population to pay more heed to the supposedly "far right wing" Alternative for Deutschland's call for addressing an invasion of generally Muslim hordes. Even the new, leftist BSW party has attracted electoral attention with the same line of thinking. Now that the numbers are starting to add up some changes will need to be made if the Social Democrat, Green and Free Democrat coalition is to remain in power. They are, belatedly and in the face of real opposition, being forced to make policy changes that they had endorsed for years and, in fact, are contrary to EU requirements.

The US is in a similar dilemma. Unfortunately, the elements of the US government include only two parties that willing share power with few real policy differences. Electoral arguments are ordinarily about the personalities and histories of candidates and their social "identities". There's a mass superficiality that markets candidates for office like laundry detergent or toothpaste. The goal is to not offend large donors, which makes election campaigning a huge and lucrative business in the US of A.

While much attention is paid to the invasion across the southern border, neither of the two meaningful parties are willing to speak out against it any cogent manner. The real issue is that federal laws are being broken by both the migrants themselves and the government. As an example, all males aged 18 to 26 resident in the US are required to register with the Selective Service System. Failure to do so is a felony. The punishment is severe. Statistically we must realize that there have been many violations of this law. But we have heard nothing of its enforcement when it could be a major factor in deterring illegal migrants. This is because it's of no consequence for the two major parties to ignore it. And nobody from the mastodon media has bothered to ask the current US Attorney General for the Department of Justice position on the matter.No other parties are large enough to siphon off votes that would effect an election result.

In a parliamentary government, where there are multiple parties have differing ideas, coalitions are needed in order to govern. Laws must be respected and the wishes of minorities as well. That's what's happening in Germany.