Source: Spiegel
Several recent controversies in Germany — from the treatment of refugees to the obstacles faced by immigrants in the job market — have thrown the issue of racial discrimination into the limelight. SPIEGEL spoke to 15 people of foreign descent to find out how racism affects their daily lives.
Last month, a newly opened shelter for asylum seekers in the Berlin neighborhood of Hellersdorf became the scene of heated protests by far-right demonstrators. But the controversy was only the most recent reminder that racism remains a serious problem in Germany. Far-right violence against immigrants has become endemic in parts of the country, while in the bigger cities, discrimination tends to be subtler if also widespread — as seen with the recent scandals over racist door policiesat nightclubs in Berlin and racial profiling by the Hamburg police.
Mind set plays the pivotal role in social behaviour of any nation. My 24 years stay of Germany indicates Germans have tremendous qualities but with one leading negative aspect of superiority complex. They consider themselves superior to other races. With in Germany Bavarian considers themselves super humans relative to other ethnic Germans. To support my vies point just an incident. While visiting an office lady asked about the nationality. Reply was Germany. She got annoyed and said you must clear that you are just German citizen and not German national. (Du bist nur einburger). As long such mind set prevails hardly any change can occur. Might be there is need to have vast campaign to change this mind set of Germans. Or might be with passage of time as German population is at decline the foreigners will over power the nation on the basis of large number.
Good and bad people are in all nations. In den Einheimischen (natives) are some idiots but Germany is going on right path. They themselves are conscious for the REMEMBERING always.