Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Originally posted by: Czar
No one is forced to leave their culture, I'm just stating a fact, it happens, people slowly loose their background and just blend in with the people.
Forcing people to not have their cultural first names forces them to abandon their culture and heritage. It is without a doubt a racist policy.
Cultures don't necessarily go away after a couple of generations.
What you are basically suggesting is extermination of entire heritages and culture.
There are some things that I have just accepted for example gun ownership. Because of the cultural background of Iceland allowing everyone to buy assault weapons is just unthinkable because guns here are at most used for hunting and target practicing as a sport ( not in your back yard firing at cans but at a real firing range, sortof thing you can compete at the olympics ).
When I first joined the forum I was very much against guns because I thought my cultural viewpoint was right and less guns per person in the US would be better. But I have learned that that change is just pointless because gun ownership is a part of the US culture and if anyone here in iceland speaks for more gun control in the US I try to remind them that the its way more complex because of cultural backgrounds.
Well now...comparing RACISM to gun ownership. How great....
So it took me quite some time reading a US based forum to accept the US culture on gun ownership while just tonight reading my posts and the little bit of information you think you have learned everything there is to know about European culture when it comes to protecting that european culture.
You see I am not willing to be a RACIST to protect gun ownership.