Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière wrote in Bild’s Sunday publication ten theses describing his idea of Germany’s Leitkultur - a term meaning leading or guiding culture. We are not the burqa,” de Maizière wrote. “Debates about German Leitkultur is a beloved diversion tactic,” wrote Die Linke (Left Party) politician Katja Kipping. Social media users used the term to define their own vision of German culture, albeit often satirically. The academic did not use it specifically about German culture, but rather about European values - such as human rights and democracy.

Source: The Local May 03, 2017 09:33 UTC