Germans chant: "Putin to Berlin, Merkel to Siberia!" at Dresden Rally in Germany

Many residents of the eastern German state of Saxony are convinced that the only person capable of saving their country from political chaos, the refugee influx and their “corrupt, anti-popular government” is Russian President Putin; actually taking to the streets while chanting an invitation for him to come.

Every Monday evening in Dresden, the capital of the the eastern German state of Saxony, thousands gather in front of the city's Opera House mostly in protest of the German government's refugee policies.
Supporters of the anti-Islam movement Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) hold posters depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a demonstration in Dresden, Germany, February 6, 2016
Supporters of the anti-Islam movement Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) hold posters depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a demonstration in Dresden, Germany, February 6, 2016
However, recently there are not only German flags being waved, also, somewhat surprisingly, there are plenty of Russian tricolors as well. There are lots of banners on display clearly signaling that the Dresdeners would gladly exchange their Chancellor Angela Merkel for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the German Die Welt correspondent Michael Pilz.

Among most popular are: “Peace with Russia — No More War in Europe” and “1945: The Russians Are Coming — 2015: Russians, Please Come.”

Another popular chant is “Putin – to Berlin, Merkel – to Siberia”. As the newspaper explains, the slogan reveals not only the political preferences of the Saxonians, but the former place of work of the Russian president.

It is already a well-known fact that Vladimir Putin’s career as a KGB officer included a five-year term in Dresden.
However, the relationship between Russia and Saxony was not always very friendly. Back in the times of the German Democratic Republic (1949-1990), commonly known as Eastern Germany, the Saxonians did not favor the Soviet Union, which was considered the “occupying power.”

Back in 1979 one Dresdener reportedly sent a letter to Eastern Germany TV, saying that no one can “make Russians out of Germans. Germany will always remain German.” The Soviets were then denounced as “colonialists” and “subhuman,” and the government of Eastern Germany – as a Soviet sycophant.

The situation changed only when Mikhail Gorbachev, who accelerated the fall of the  Berlin Wall, came to power back in 1985.

However, nowadays many in the streets, the newspaper says, plead for President Putin to come in and save the Saxonians from political chaos, the refugee influx and their “corrupt, anti-popular government.”

Mr Hammer wrote on Feb 28^th, 2016 at 7:30am:


Yep that's all part of what they need to do. But you're overlooking that there are other entry points:
- across the sea from Turkey to Greece, and Greece has a huge coastline.
- across the Med to Italy

I know what I would do about seaborne invasion but nobody would have the stomach for it. They're all afraid of EU Courts of Human Rights and International Courts of Justice, so these should be dismantled as a priority.

aquascoot wrote on Feb 28^th, 2016 at 6:11am:


You’ve missed Tolle’s point entirely, dear, but carry on.

Stop the Muslim invasion.

I blame Islam.

aquascoot wrote on Feb 26^th, 2016 at 5:07pm:

Is that a quote or your own words?

Macedonia is stupidly letting in 500 Muslims every day from Greece. It's a race to the bottom.

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 1^st, 2016 at 1:48pm:


So are Lebanon. 40% of its population are now refugees.

You love talking about bottoms, don't you?