Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
Originally posted by: Stumps
we have the same sort of things happening here in Australia....but instead of doing something about it our government plays it down to win votes with the muslim community...pathetic :|
welcome to america, where no politician addresses a critical issue for the sake or receiving votes!:| this is why america will fail
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This is actually one area that America will not fail - or will be the last to fail in. The approach to multiculturalism in Canada, the U.K. and Australia is all extremely similar: We tend to bend over backwards to welcome immigrants and the culture and values they bring with them (good), but don't bother at all to insist that they in turn accept the culture and values we already have here (bad). This is opposed to the American system, which to me heavily stresses, "You're American first, and everything else second."
I have some sympathy for the people of the U.K. dealing with this issue, because ease of immigration is a major factor and inter-European travel is cake.
Is it time to panic yet? Depends on what actions you'd take in your panicked state, but things are getting pretty alarming. According to
a comprehensive survey:
- 50% of British Muslims say that 9/11 was a conspiracy by the American and Israeli governments.
- When asked, "Is Britain my country or their country?" one in four say it is not their own.
- Thirty percent of British Muslims would prefer to live under Sharia (Islamic religious) law than under British law. Half of those who express a preference for living under Sharia law say that, given the choice, they would move to a country governed by these laws.
- Twenty-eight percent dream of the U.K. becoming a fundamentalist Islamic state, which comports with last year's Daily Telegraph newspaper survey that found one-third of British Muslims believe Western society is decadent and immoral and that Muslims should seek to end it.
- Seventy-eight percent support punishment for the journalists who earlier this year published cartoons featuring the Prophet Mohammed.
- Sixty-eight percent support arrest and prosecution for those British people who "insult Islam."
- When asked if free speech should be protected, even if it offends religious groups, 62% of British Muslims say it should not be.
The question is what to do about that. Watching France and Germany and their overreaction is black comedy, but unhelpful in the end.