Originally Posted by Paul Markham

It's fairly easy to arouse the stupid into thinking killing the people who live on the other side of the river is a solution.

KKK, Islamists, Nazis, Serbs, etc. All fodder for leaders who play to prejudices and fears. Trump is another person using the same methods.

Merkel goes the other way and opens her arms to people who have a lot of hatred in them. Equally as dangerous because it plays into the hands of the hateful.