[lit-ideas] Re: At War with Ourselves
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 18:25:10 -0800
A multicultural society means that the society accepts multiple cultures.
If you go to France you don't' have to strive to be like other Frenchmen,
learn the language, learn French history, or learn French politics. You can
be a Muslim and continue to speak Arabic and it's okay. Multiculturalism is
Politically Correct. You should know about multiculturalism. We have it
here in California. You can come across the border speaking Spanish and you
don't need to learn English. Heck, we'll learn to speak Spanish to make it
easier for you. I've commented about this before. I've said that
fortunately, America is so accepting of immigrants that La Raza isn't
working. Mexicans are learning English. They do better, they get better
jobs and their kids do better in school and get better jobs if they learn
English. But the Liberal Ideal of Multiculturalism remains. It exists here
in the U.S. and it exists in Europe. And it doesn't work. Carried to
extremes it will destroy a nation.
Multiculturalism was accepted in France. It was politically correct to
accept it. Muslims were not tasked with become Frenchmen and women.
Liberal leaders in France like the idea of multiculturalism, but the French
men and women on the street didn't. It just doesn't work. If you can't
talk to someone then you don't. If they have different ways of doing things
then tough, it's your country and they should learn to do things your way.
I'm surprised all you liberals are having so much trouble with this. You
should be saying, "oh yes, it will work." Isn't it racist to say that
multiculturalism won't work? Do you think it's okay for those French
Caucasians to tell those dark-skinned Arabs that they have to be just like
them?
I haven't read the FrontPageMag article yet, but I can hardly wait.
Lawrence.
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From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Andy Amago
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 5:38 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: At War with Ourselves
So where did all those people come from, and why did they end up in
projects? Also, as I recall, the French leadership was saying words along
the lines of they're scum. Doesn't sound like they were too enthusiastic
either. Can you explain why the French leadership pursued multiculturalism
if they had no intention of welcoming them into their society?
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence <mailto:lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Helm
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 3/2/2006 8:29:02 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: At War with Ourselves
You dont know how silly you sound, Irene. Berating me for being incorrect
and misinformed when right below is an analyses of French multiculturalism
published by the United Nations. You obviously didnt read it, but you kept
it in the note you posted. That the French have pursued multiculturalism is
very very very (to borrow from Geary) well known, but you might have to
crack a book or a journal article or some other report to know that. . The
leaders, the people setting the policy established France as a multicultural
nation (read the UNESCO report), but as I wrote before, the common people,
the French man in the street, never accepted it. Therefore,
multiculturalism didnt work. It didnt work in France. It didnt work in
Holland. It isnt going to work anywhere, and yet this is a great Liberal
ideal. I h ave followed multiculturalism for years (as Ive written before)
both here in California where La Raza is the multicultural concern and in
Europe.
Lawrence.
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