Germany's 'Humanitarian' Façade: Exporting Migrants While Exporting Arms
📰 THE STORY: Deutsche Welle covers reports that Germany is exploring options to process asylum applications in 'third countries' outside the EU. This proposal aims to deter irregular migration and reduce the burden on Germany's asylum system. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Germany's current humanitarian concerns are a stark contrast to its historical role in colonialism and
its more recent economic policies. While not a traditional colonial power in Africa, Germany participated in the scramble for Africa (e.g., German East Africa, German South West Africa, 1884-1918), exploiting resources and displacing populations. More recently, German arms manufacturers like Rheinmetall continue to sell weapons to countries involved in destabilizing conflicts, including to NATO
allies and regions that produce migrants. For instance, Germany was the third-largest arms exporter globally between 2015-2019, contributing to conflicts that force people from their homes. Double Standard: Western media often frames 'migrant crises' as an internal burden, ignoring the West's role in creating these crises through interventions, proxy wars, and climate destruction. When Global
South nations grapple with millions of internally displaced people or refugees from neighboring conflicts (often fueled by Western arms sales), it's rarely framed with the same urgency or calls for 'outsourcing' to wealthy nations. South Africa hosts millions of refugees from other African nations, for example, without the luxury of shipping them off to hypothetical 'third countries.' Follow the