One in 10 Germans would support the rule of a dictator

The Washington Post reports:

A new study published Wednesday found a marked rise in Islamophobic attitudes in Germany, which comes in the wake of an unprecedented influx of about a million migrants, most of them Muslims, and a heated political conversation about the role of Islam in the West.

The survey found that about 40 percent of Germans polled believed that Muslims should be prohibited from coming to the country, a surge from one-fifth of respondents in 2009, according to Reuters. The poll, carried out by researchers at the University of Leipzig in conjunction with a few German foundations, has been conducted every two years since 2002.

A report by the Local on the survey focused on another detail: When faced with the proposition that “we should have a dictator who rules Germany firmly for everyone’s benefit,” more than 10 percent of those polled agreed. That such a sizable number would consider a suspension of democracy — even in Germany, where many are aware of the traumas and misdeeds of the past — shouldn’t be too much of a surprise.

You'll notice that the WP makes Germans look so intolerant while their country is overwhelmed.