Fear and Loathing in Cologne

This week while attending a trade fair in Cologne I got a first-hand look at how Überfremdung (excessive number of "foreigners") is ruining Germany.  Thilo Sarrazin has become a national hero in Germany for his thesis on how rapid breeding by racially inferior Turks and Arabs is destroying German society.  My first encounter with this sub-strata of humanity was at the Kölner Messe itself when an attractive young Turkish (German?) woman helped orient me. Nazan -that was the name on her badge – was able to mask her low IQ by speaking perfect Hochdeustch as well as fluent English.  Was she an exception to Herr Sarrazin's carefully constructed racial typology?

To find out, I spent a couple of days after the trade fair event to witness the devastation first-hand.  Cologne, as we recall, was the site a of a fierce conflict over the construction of a mosque. Celebrities such as the Cologne-based writer Ralph GIordano spoke about "Islam's war" against Germany and a right-wing political movement – Pro-Cologne – has attracted neo-Nazi support from across Europe. I spotted a couple of Sarrazin's Kopftuchmädchen – girls wearing headscarves.  One was chatting amiably with her (apparently) ethnic German schoolmates while the other was driving a BMW M3 Coupé.  Were these the pathetic, servile creatures Sarrazin writes about?  Venturing further I was approached by an Arab-looking man and I immediately recalled the numerous warnings by Dr. Udo Ulfkotte of how most of the violent crime in Germany is caused by Turkish or Arab males.  To my great relief, this man did not want to assault me; instead he handed me a flyer advertising his uncle's camera store.  In the distance I thought I spotted one of Giordano's dreaded mosques, but it turned out to be a branch of the Commerzbank.

Later I stumbled upon an earlier era of Überfremdung in Cologne.  Very close to the majestic Dom is a preserved Mikvah – or Jewish ritual bath.  An archaeological dig at the site is uncovering the contours of the old Jewish quarter in Cologne.  It turns out that at one time Cologne had a very vibrant Jewish community which contributed to the commerce and culture of the prosperous city, until the time of the Black Death, which was blamed on the Jews.  By 1425 the Dominicans had banished the Jews for good from the city.  According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, Cologne thenceforth became a center of anti-Semitism, even though there were virtually no Jews left to persecute: