reply to post by Misoir
Star and flag for you. I've been raised in a multicultural society (the U.S.) and moved back to Europe a few years ago. Since then, my idea about
multiculturalism has changed. Not every country should follow what America to a certain extent has succeeded in doing, like being a multicultural
society. Because unlike the U.S., these countries have had their own culture for many, many years. Far longer then the U.S. has. And unlike the
U.S., these countries aren't based on immigration.
Norway is an example, Sweden and Denmark too. Even Germany and France. Pretty much ever single Euro country out there has had their own culture for
hundreds or thousands of years. It's ingrained into the people, it's their identity. But over the past twenty to thirty years, that identity has
been slowly stripped from these countries in the name of multiculturalism.
And it's not working, not the way people planned. The people of these countries are weary and getting fed up by their governments total
inept-ability to say, "If you're immigrating to this country, you'll have to integrate". Instead, the government tries to accommodate the foreign
culture at the cost of the host countries culture. I've lived in the U.S to Europe to Asia and spent a good deal of time in the M.E. It is my
opinion, that we're destroying so much for so little. And I'm not alone in that assessment.
State multiculturalism has failed, says David Cameron
Multiculturalism has failed, says French
president
Merkel says German multicultural society has failed
I'm all for helping people in need, but not when those people refuse to show any gratitude towards the host country and it's people for giving them
a new chance. Muslims have a very dominating religion which is so ingrained to their culture that they can't adapt to a new countries way of life.
This leads to many problems for both parties. Take Sweden for an example:
Then you have many who view it as an invasion, it's "them" against the host country. When that happens, you'll get things like this:
During 2007/2008 sometime, there was a so called "rape spree" occurring in Norway's capital, Oslo. When the people behind the often brutal rapes
were caught, they where Somali Muslims. But rape is rape no matter who does it. But what made me raise my eyebrow was their reason for raping:
"Norwegian women are like dogs, it's not a crime to rape a dog".
Multiculturalism in Europe has failed. We weren't meant to go down this path. I have several ultra liberal friends who have changed their views
dramatically over the past four, five years when it comes to immigration. Mark my words, if the governments here in Europe don't do whats right by
their people, hell is going to break loose. You can only push so far before something snaps. Islam, has been pushing a lot without giving anything
in return. (It's almost like
we're the ones who should be grateful that they're here.)
And for those of you shaking your head at this post, take off your politically correct sunglasses and have a real look around. Only children live in
a world where everything is honky dory. Us adults don't have that luxury.
The above video is about a little Norwegian boy who comes from liberal parents who wanted him to experience multiculturalism first hand. So they
moved to Oslo where the boy got beat up, called "disgusting pig eater" and ridiculed at school because his background is that of a Norwegian
Christian.
Sure, kids will be kids, but if a white kid did this towards some Muslim school kid, what would happen? There would be hell to pay and the child
welfare services would be brought into the picture. Why?
Because children learn from their parents.
My mother was also with an ex Muslim from Egypt for well over ten years. They've only recently split up. During this time, I learned a lot about
what many Muslim men in Europe believe (and do) when it comes to their host countries. Many if not most of his friends here, were practicing Muslims.
They moved to Norway as asylum seekers and were granted asylum. Since that time, they've opened several stores and work daily. That's great huh?
Not really, since they do it all under the table avoiding taxes. They "play sick" so they can get a generous compensation from the government each
month. Sometimes the government catches on, most of the time they do not. These very men are the ones who own and work day to day under the table.
In the end, they've gotten so many benefits they can permanently leave the country and live in the very same country they sought asylum from as
kings.
Multiculturalism is a broken idea which needs to be addressed despite the overly sensitive view on being politically correct.