PEGIDA has been at the forefront of protesting against the unwilling Islamization by her so-called “leaders,” most notably in Germany. PEGIDA recently produced a song in support of its cause, entitled Together We Are Strong (Gemeinsam sind wir stark!), which has outsold Adele in Germany and can be purchased on Amazon’s German site, Amazon.de.
Unfortunately and tellingly, Amazon corporate has added a message next to it saying “Amazon helps. The proceeds of selling this song will go to a charitable organization supporting refugees.” You can see it below:
Tellingly, the “Charity Organization” is not specified. After all, as it has been demonstrated in the US, the meaning of the term “charity organization” can be subjective. The only other question is if and what role the German government and in particular, Ms. Angela Merkel and her cabinet played in “influencing” Amazon to do this. Perhaps if there was indeed a threat it had something to do with taxes, since Amazon has paid about $16 million in taxes for approximately $12 billion in sales.
Via ABC News:
Online retailer Amazon has pledged to donate its share of revenues from the sale of a song by the anti-Islam group PEGIDA to refugees, undermining the cause of the far-right movement.
PEGIDA’S song “Together We Are Strong” can be downloaded for 1.29 euros ($1.4 dollars) on Amazon and has been on its top-100 list for several days.
Amazon had come under pressure by social media users, who were making fun of the track and criticizing the online retailer for making a profit from a song by a group that is known for its anti-Islam and anti-immigrant sentiments. But next to the buy-button online, Amazon has now posted a sentence saying “Amazon helps. The proceeds of selling this song will go to a charitable organization supporting refugees.”
Supporters of PEGIDA, which stands for Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West, have been organizing weekly protest rallies against Muslims, immigrants and refugees in the east German city of Dresden and other places for over a year. The group, which believes there are too many foreigners in Germany, has said it wants to donate the proceeds from the song to homeless German citizens.
It wasn’t immediately clear how big Amazon’s share of the sales price is and how much will go to PEGIDA. Neither Amazon nor PEGIDA could be reached for comment Thursday.
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