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To: James Seagrove who wrote (61294)	1/21/2018 2:33:18 PM
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Lee Rigby's unofficial memorial taken down for looking 'unsightly' thesun.co.uk 'THIS IS DISGUSTING' By Sam Christie 18th January 2018, 12:44 pm Updated: 19th January 2018, 6:25 pm A MEMORIAL to murdered soldier Lee Rigby has been taken down for looking "unsightly". The shrine was set up outside the Royal Artillery barracks where Lee, 25, was killed in Woolwich, South East London. Greenwich council has taken down the unofficial memorial for Lee Rigby in Woolwich, South East LondonSt George's and Union Jack flags along with banners and wreaths with heartfelt messages were tied to railings in tribute to Fusilier Rigby. But Greenwich council stepped into remove the unofficial memorial yesterday following complaints from residents. The local authority confirmed the move came after discussions with police, the army, locals and Lee's family. A council spokesman said in a statement: "We are are acting now because the number of items has expanded significantly in recent months and many have been weathered, worn and look unsightly. St George's and Union Jack flags along with banners and wreaths with heartfelt messages were tied to railings in tribute to Fusilier Rigby"We are also aware of the fact there is a nearby school whose pupils have to walk past this every morning and every evening." But the decision has been slammed by some locals. Keith Bowels, 54, said: "It's absolutely disgraceful. "When it first happened the council were talking about doing a memorial but now they have brushed it under the carpet. Lee was hacked to death by Islamic extremists Michael Adebolajo, 25, and Michael Adebowale, 32, on May 22, 2013 "Lee Rigby fought for our country, he was walking along the road minding his own business and then they attacked him. "The least he deserves is a permanent memorial, it should never have been taken down." Patricia Thatcher blasted: "It's disgusting they should replace the flags." Another fumed: "Wrong on many levels. "You show so much contempt to the British people. "Disgraceful. Have you no shame? Maybe all memorials should be removed, if that's your stance." Danny Taylor, who launched a fundraising page to try pay for its upkeep, has vowed to replace the flags. He said: “I was in the process of getting all new flags and banners to be put up this week or next anyway and it would have been kept looking nice.” Lee Rigby's killers Michael Adebolajo, left, and Michael Adebowale, right But some residents have backed the decision to remove the unofficial shrine. Lea Hebblewhite wrote: "I drove past it recently and it looked tatty and weatherworn. "The sentiment was lovely but it’s time to come down now. "I wouldn’t have liked that outside my house for years either." Lisa Sullivan, who laid flowers at the murder scene, also agreed with the decision. She added: "The area should be cleared now. "He has 2 memorials that are where is family wanted them. "Why would anyone really want to remember someone in the spot where they were brutally murdered." Lee was hacked to death by Islamic extremists Michael Adebolajo, 25, and Michael Adebowale, 32, on May 22, 2013.

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‘Even refugees with a university degree have an IQ of only 93' By VOICE OF EUROPE 20 January 2018 voiceofeurope.com The EU and mainstream media said Europe’s ageing population needed migrants to rejuvenate its workforce. If their statement was correct, then the results of the migrant crisis would’ve been great: Hundreds of thousands of migrant should have been gainfully employed by now. A lot of migrants don’t have the skills required to compete in Europe’s modern workforce The reality, however, is totally different. For example in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands between 80 and 99 percent of migrants are unemployed after sometimes more than a year. A lot of migrants don’t have the skills required to compete in Europe’s modern workforce. But according to Professor Rindermann of the German University of Chemnitz there is also a problem of intelligence. Professor of Psychology Heiner Rindermann, already caused a minor controversy when he stated in Oktober 2015 that refugees (migrants) have a lower average intelligence than Germans and gave evidence for his claim. According to his study, refugees with university degrees had an average IQ of 93 in mathematical and abstract tasks; the same skill level as indigenous high school students. As a result, Professor Rindermann wrote in German magazine Focus: “The majority of immigrants from South-eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa do not have a high qualification profile.” Rindermann went on to claim that the often cited “language problem” is only partly to blame for this discrepancy and more important are weaknesses in basic skills. He adds that the problem is exacerbated by the “more frequent consanguineous marriages (i.e. first cousin marriages) in Muslim communities and in Africa with [their]corresponding impairments”. “These people will master the technical and cultural complexity of a modern country less successfully and risk making more cognitive errors in daily life”, Rindermann concluded. The findings of Rindermann were hard to swallow for the mainstream media and the left in general. Regardless of the facts, leftist member of parliament, Susanne Schaper, made the outrageous suggestion to the distinguished university professor that he should go back to school to learn how to express himself politically correctly. In a way, Ms Shaper admits that modern publicly funded education is one big indoctrination course. Average national IQs according to IQ and Global Inequality (2002) / IQ-Research The left believe that all men are equal in ability and potential but this is simply not true the global IQ map shows. The map almost perfectly corresponds to the UN Human Development Index. States that have high-cognitive ability populations, are not only wealthier, on average they are also freer and more democratic Admitting that people from different regions differ is not ipso facto racist, concluding that one group performs better at x task is not admitting y group is therefore inferior. As more research on heritability and genetics comes to light, expect to find more conclusions that question the obsolete, archaic and tired narrative from the 1920s that still holds a pernicious grip on society and serves only to stifle honest debate. Lets conclude with what Professor Rindermann said in 2017 about differences in cognitive abilities and their consequences: “States that have populations with high cognitive abilities are not only wealthier, on average they are also freer and more democratic, the rule of law and equality are more developed in them and their governments are more competent. These societies have lower homicide rates and are more peaceful… Modernity as such, is a ‘cognitive modernity’ and it can neither be mastered nor advanced without high cognitive abilities.!”