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> gross Can I ask what exactly is gross about it? I didn't read the article in full, but did skim through it for a few minutes, and it seems to me its only "cr
by coolso 8y ago
> gross
Can I ask what exactly is gross about it? I didn't read the article in full, but did skim through it for a few minutes, and it seems to me its only "crime" is not being politically correct by the modern standards of today. But I question whether or not that's truly a bad thing. Are journalists only allowed to write positively about immigrants and refugees or any other group that is considered "underprivileged", while hiding anything remotely negative?
It could be argued that that in itself is gross. Is that the standard of freedom of speech and freedom of the press that we should be striving for?
- tptacek 8y agoYou can write a story about the pitfalls of immigration --- though, recall, this story was written in 1973, and the ensuing years were not exactly a calamity for Germany. But you can't write a non-gross story about the proclivity of immigrants to "multiply" once arrived. Nor is "look at all these Turkish immigrants with all their Turkish ways" a real look at the impact of immigration. I'm curious, now, where did 'jayalpha even find this nasty piece of writing?
- jayalpha 8y ago"I'm curious, now, where did 'jayalpha even find this nasty piece of writing?" I looked for another one from Spiegel. "X Million Turkish people are already here, X Million more want to come" but could not find it anymore. This was the first google hit that showed up for my search.
- jayalpha 8y ago"Are journalists only allowed to write positively about immigrants and refugees or any other group that is considered "underprivileged", while hiding anything remotely negative?" If you work for "Der Spiegel", the answer is defiantly yes.