The Syrian Refugees: Controversies ignite

Hello readers! I hope you guys enjoyed reading my last post and I hope also that it answered any questions that you might have had. So in my last post I talked about all the countries that came together to help the refugees. I also went a bit into detail about Germany because in the refugee crisis they have been one of the prime supporters/helpers. Germany has been making quite a few news headlines recently for positive helping during the refugee crisis and this week they made headlines once again... but for a less positive reason.

As a suspected arson fire was causing immense damage to an old hotel turned into a refugee home in eastern Germany, a crowd of people were cheering and celebrating as Syrian families were fleeing their home as it burned. Luckily nobody was hurt... this time. Police are worried that this could spark new concerns about violence towards the newcomers. One of the police officers said that people were saying derogatory remarks and showing their joy for the fire with pride.

Now of course there are people that will be very welcoming to the new refugees because they are open to the idea but there are also people that are not open to welcoming them and thats alright because everyone has a different way of thinking as well as a different opinion when it comes to big changes like welcoming millions of refugees into your home country. Personally myself, I have very mixed emotions about the whole refugee crisis, but I will talk more about that in another post. In Germany, the people that are not welcoming to the idea have definitely voiced their opinion by organizing protests in front of refugee homes. At the scene of the fire police officers had to ask three people to leave the scene because they were trying to distract the firefighters from doing their job. Two of the people were detained after traces of fire accelerant were found on the scene.

This isn't the first alarming situation that has happened in Germany regarding the refugees. Back awhile ago a mob threw bottles and fireworks at the police officers that were setting up a shelter for the refugees. Also, this past Thursday as refugees were arriving in a bus to the small town of Clausnitz, people were blocking the way shouting at the refugees to go
home. The governor of Clausnitz said that both of those situations were horrible and that he is surprised.

In my opinion, I dont think that this will be the last situation like this. Its unfortunate but I do see this happening again in the future for sure. Whether its a fire or a riot, the introduction of Syrian refugees will remain a hotly debated controversy. What is in store for the future? Will people start to be more open minded to the newcomers or will they reject the idea even more? I guess only time will tell. Thank you for reading, I hope you liked it:)