Tillich must defend

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Tillich must defend

After the xenophobic Attacks in Saxony device Prime Minister Tillich more and more under pressure. In Interviews steps the CDU politician and refers to the task “of the whole society”.

Saxony delivers in series of headlines on the topic of xenophobia and racism. Measurements-harassing citizens in front of a Flüchtlingsbus in Clausnitz, cheering onlookers in front of a burning Asylbewerberunterkunft in Bautzen – after the recent incidents, the police in the criticism, always stronger but also the Prime Minister of the free state, Stanislaw Tillich. While in Dresden in the evening hundreds of citizens against the islam – and xenophobic Pegida Alliance demonstrated, it took Tillich, Interviews to give, and to justify himself. Its main requirement: After the recent attacks against refugees are mainly the citizens in the duty.

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The democracy needs of the entire society to be defended, so the father of the CDU. “Not just the police or politicians can manage,” he said on ARD television. It takes more courage to rechtsradikales thought to curb.

The Opposition Left and Green throws Tillich for months before the Problem to trivialize. Also be social-democratic coalition partners in Dresden demanded, the Union is the issue of racism and right-wing extremism is on top of the Agenda.

Wryneck?

A clear strategy of the government, and the Saxon CDU, given the propaganda against refugees was not long to recognize. In Dresden was created in the fall of 2014, Pegida. There and in Leipzig collect since then regularly thousands Monday demonstrations. Initially, Tillich “understanding” for Pegida supporters and their “fear of Islam”. They are “citizens, the Worry, such as accommodation and Integration can succeed,” he said at the end of 2014. Little later, should Tillich a stir with his statement: “Islam does not belong to Saxony.” He protested thus CDU leader and Chancellor Angela Merkel, with her statement: “Islam belongs to Germany.”

Only after the Auschreitungen in Heidenau in the fall of 2015 changed the tone. In his Interviews on Monday admitted Tillich, that in Saxony a fundamental Problem with right-wing extremism and xenophobia. He stressed at the same time, be the state had already before many years, a special Commission of the criminal investigation against right-wing extremism set up and many Demokratieprojekte to the strengthening of civil society started. “But we have to realize that all of these measures have not been enough. This is the bitter truth,” he said on RTL-TV. Today, he wants to once again in front of the press position.

Entrepreneurs in concern to the Image

The economy in Saxony is concerned, after the xenophobic incidents in the state to the site. It was feared that the loss of image is also measurable disadvantages, could give, said the managing Director of the IHK Dresden, the “Handelsblatt”. This could be new orders or the recruitment of skilled workers from outside of Saxony.

It would also be abroad most of the observers, local phenomena in a Region as a whole generalize, said Hamann. Events in Saxony, seemed in this respect, “the media is a particularly high priority” to enjoy. Against this Background, it will for Saxony’s entrepreneur “is always harder on the markets a positive image of the Saxon economic power to present”.

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