German Banker Resigns Amid Outcry

From The New York Times:

Heading off a potentially embarrassing public fight, Germany’s central bank announced Thursday that it had agreed to part ways on amicable terms with Thilo Sarrazin, the author of a recently released book on immigration that caused a storm here by accusing Muslims of refusing to integrate and of “dumbing down” German society.

Mr. Sarrazin’s [situation posted] a potentially embarrassing clash between the views of the nation’s political leadership, which condemned his opinions as xenophobic and anti-Muslim, and those of a wide portion of the public who endorsed his ideas, or at least felt he had rightly opened a debate on a taboo subject.