I take issue with the part about birth rates and the 35-year population forecast.

Firstly, the premise that we (Germany) need to stabilise our population level stems primarily from the depopulation of parts of the country, the north-east most of all. However, the cause is not low birth rates. It's urbanisation, which is part and parcel of capitalism. Everything gravitates towards the centres while the rest becomes hinterland to be exploited for resources.

Secondly, population forecasts turn into horseshit real fast. If we were to look at a 35-year forecast created in 1980, we'd miss the reunification, the breakup of Yugoslavia by NATO, about a dozen wars in the Middle East and the destabilisation/desolation in large parts of Southern Europe. Nevermind the EU with all its freedom of movement agreements that were recently suspended.

If we had made a 35-year forecast in 1910... well, you get my point.

Thirdly, Europe is not a singular unity. Our ongoing assault on the economies of Southern Europe (aka austerity) lead to a mass exodus already, Same for the Baltic countries. Unfortunatly, those countries who lost a significant portion of their young and educated over the last years are also the countries who are least equipped to deal with mass immigration in an orderly fashion.

Which brings me to my fourth point: many folks make the argument that we cannot possibly pay for the integration of 800k refugees, much less for 400k a year. Well, we payed for reunification in the most inefficient, corruption-inducing and anti-social way imaginable by piling the cost exclusively on our version of social security. And you know what? It still fucking worked. If Germany can shoulder the cost of reunification, the EU can pay for 2-3 million refugees. End of story.

Finally, we need immigration. Not to maintain population levels, not to even out low birth rates. We need it to not become too homogenous, especially Germany. Too much consensus, too much group think, not enough confrontation and cultural diversity. Shake things up before people start believing their own bullshit again about their own superiority. We've seen it already vis-a-vis Greece.

@eric3579

Does the Polish Six Flags guy look familiar? It's the very same racist imbecile who described the plan to create a unified driver's license across Europe as "Ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Ticket" while doing the Nazi salute.

I'd rather have a thousand Syrian refugees than people like him.

I thought the same thing until I rode Tatsu and X2 at Six Flags. They were innovative designs that make you are not in a rollercoaster, as though you are flying. The cars also split up and twist in unexpected ways. I think the real feat is to make it feel as though you are no longer strapped in. A fully weightless rollercoaster.

Wow, I wonder, I really wonder... Fox News is after all the invention of a very sad little man. The guy from Six Flags, I think. It looks like him.

>> ^spawnflagger:

unless it was made by the same people, this video seems like a rip-off of the abandoned Six Flags video - http://videosift.com/video/Tour-of-abandoned-new-orleans-six-flags ...


Wow, that is a definite case of a film studio kid (Mike Petty, who did this video) copying a professional, Teddy Smith. Just everything about it has been copied.

I mean, he's done a nice job and all but didn't even seem to try to diverge and make something original, just obviously saw that one and thought 'Gee, that looks cool, I'll do THAT EXACT movie at another park'.

unless it was made by the same people, this video seems like a rip-off of the abandoned Six Flags video - http://videosift.com/video/Tour-of-abandoned-new-orleans-six-flags ...

Coach: "Hey, Six Flags! Shit, I used to go there when I was a kid!"
Nick: "Oh good. Now we can die there as adults."

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Ok, Not sure if this is allowed. Spent awhile hunting it down and then re-uploading it. New embed link below.

(removed extra embed don't need to also have it in the comments.)

It's the only way to be sure.

>> ^Truckchase:

Sheesh that was overly creepy; anyone else sit waiting for the mushroom cloud?

>> ^NicoleBee:

doublepromote abandoned places


You into the urban exploration thing too? Cool!

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