Screwed up? Germany's economy is doing just fine (good exports, very low unemployment, decent gdp growth taking in account a shrinking population of active workers, thanks to perpetually low birth rates). Violence from recent immigrants is less than people make it to be - if you take a random person, it remains a minim percentage of bad things that could happen - comparing to five years ago, the reduced car accidents far outnumber the increase in terrorism.

And what are the propositions from right wing that will crash it? And don`t get fouled by official numbers on a small timeframe.

Brazilians swalloed the PT excuse that the country was very good and growing, and it took 13 years for the bill to come, and it came fast and the economy in 1 or 2 years dropped 10 years.

The most far-right party proposes Germany to leave the EU (literally, anti Euro party.) If there is one country that has been profitting from the union, it's Germany. Exports towards other european countries, strongly aided by the Union, are absolutely ridiculous, and are largely responsible for giving Germany it's economic powerhouse status in the first place.

Official numbers coming from Germany are also a little more trustworthy than those coming from Brazil, by any means. Pretty much all independant international organizations tracking the data (example: https://www.transparency.org/country/#DEU) put Germany high up in the transparency department, while Brazil's documentation is, as a whole, lacking. Also, things like GDP growth, etc... are tracked by international organizations, not 

It is very unlikely for Germany to have a sudden, massive crash in the first place; the economy is very diversified (something that really should not be very hard to confirm), and the financial position stable (more money is owed to Germans than Germans owe money. Also, this can't be faked, as debts are tracked with rigour by potential loaners.)

1) Being out o EU isn`t necessarily a bad thing, deciding to not negotiate with other countries would be bad. But one thing don`t demand the other.

2) The Brazilian numbers aren`t necessarily cooked, they just present what they thing it`s better for then.

3) No it isn`t unlikely. Brazil economy is diversified, USA economy and Europe economy in 2008 was diversified. The economy crash they suffered came from left wing economy involving market excessive regulation and government involvment, not from the lack of diversification. So Germany isn`t safe from crashing under it`s own weight by populism.

So your response to those generalizing and sensationalizing this situation in a negative way is...to generalize and sensationalize this in the opposite direction?   I oppose the free-flow of migrants not because I hate them or believer the majority are bad.  I recognize that's not the case.  But what you ignore is what the very governemtn that is all for keeping the borders oppen admits:  there are huge, real security risks and potential threats to national stability here.  You're story is touching, but the job of the government of any nation must be an impartial judge with concerns to the security and well-being of their people, not all people.  They must be blind to both positive AND negative prejudices.  It the duty of every governemtn to decide impartially what is best for their people.  The government of a sovereign nation cannot be swayed by emotional appeals from either side to go against the wellfare of their people.  In short, someone charged with the safeguarding of he wellfare of 80 million people cannot be moved to any decisions purely based on the story of 12 families, no matter how touching.  They have to take a distant view and account for their people's wellbeing.  Cultural fragmentation, financial and economic burdens, security risks, all these are real dangers with mass influxes of migrants who are unwilling to integrate in to society (or unable, which is oftent the case with massive groups of refugees). 

I'm not saying build a wall around Germany, I don't think any rational person is.  But caution has to be exercised, some kind of screening needs to be in place.  Letting bad apples through doesn't just endanger Germans, it endangers the refugees.  Where do you think those psychos live?  In the same camps as those innocent refugees.  And it's not like free movement through Europe is the only way the EU and UN can help these people.  A modicum of control, policing, and security would serve all groups better. 

Taking a principled stand is still foolish if it has negative consequences.

The issue is that Angela Merkel unilaterally imposed her will on the entire EU by making an emotional decision. As a result, the EU has fragmented, racism and the far right have risen and Germany is less safe and stable of a nation.

She could have taken Syrian Refugees but she decided to take anyone... that was foolish.


People need to realize that this refugee issue will have long standing issues.

Maybe in the longer term its a boon or maybe in the long term Germany turns into France.

The point is this issue was made worse by Merkels decision.