Posted on 11/26/2008 7:00:50 AM PST by shove_it
As excited as Europeans were to see Democratic senator Barak Obama elected president in the U.S., there turned out to be an unexpected cloud around that silver lining. Namely, it's that blacks, and minorities in general, have made far less social progress in Europe than in the United States. Obamas election is just another, and rather striking, example of this. This also goes a long way towards explaining why there have been no terror attacks in the U.S. since 2001. And why the 2001 terrorists were warned to stay away from American Moslems.
Obama's election is not an exception, but part of a long trend. An Indian-American was recently elected governor of Louisiana, and in 1996, a Chinese-American was elected governor of Washington state. As much as other nations preach equality and opportunity, it's the United States where it actually happens...
(Excerpt) Read more at strategypage.com ...
I thought we were racist? The example of horrid racism and suppression for the entire world.
Well, there was that guy who went postal at the base in Kuwait back at the start of the war...
“it’s the United States where it actually happens...”
That’s because we do not idolize the idle rich.
Muslims in the US are, generally, much more integrated into American society than their counterparts in Europe. I know of at least 3 Muslim attorneys in my law firm (which is a prominent firm in DC). Such a thing would be unheard of in France, Germany or many other European countries (excluding the UK).
Part of it is the fact that we have a very small Muslim population in this country, so self-segregation is difficult for them. But, as anyone who has seen the dead-end foreigner ghettos outside of Paris can attest, we have also not maginalized our minorities the way many European nations have done.
“Namely, it’s that blacks, and minorities in general, have made far less social progress in Europe than in the United States.”
Well, honestly, they hardly have any blacks, because there wasn’t much reason for them to be there. Which is good on 1 hand, but bad on the other - they have no experience with them, so they have no cause to pontificate about “diversity” or “equality” when they haven’t had to deal on a daily basis with “diversity”. They have no real test to see whether they’re better or worse.
But as for the few blacks there are there, they at least seem to be amazingly poised, educated, well-spoken, and self-confident. I have to admit I’m often shocked to see an English black man on TV who not only looks purely good and doesn’t have that “swagger&sneer” hunkered-down look, but also speaks beautifully just like the white guys in England!
That’s what I thought too. Here’s the line that caught my eye ...
“This also goes a long way towards explaining why there have been no terror attacks in the U.S. since 2001. And why the 2001 terrorists were warned to stay away from American Moslems.”
We’re the only ones that ever had to deal with it. So Europeans (and everyone else) can stuff it because they have no experience in “diversity”.
“we do not idolize the idle rich.”
Oh, like Britney Spears, Tom Cruise, Madonna, George Clooney, Tom Brady, and LaDanian Tomlinson?
Okay, good point, but they are actors and that is an occupation, no matter how disreputable. They’ve made a living by it.
Actually I don’t get that statement. WHO warned them?
Ah the truth trickles out.
They look DOWN On BLACKS.
Not only do we have a weak President elect but the skin color of a person they look DOWN on. Of course they are not prejudiced ... .
But we do idolize the rich idols............
Even worse are the sports guys as the last 2, who “work” at PLAY half a year, and while they have to practice, it’s all a gamble so they don’t have to do a given thing precisely at a given time, nor do they have to do takes over and over.
What about Paris Hilton?
“the idle rich” means people who have long historical wealth, like “old money”.............
Mine too.
Such a naive or purposefully disingenuous statement!!!
I was thinking more of Kermit Washington.
The French, especially, have made some horrible decisions regarding integrating their Muslim minority. Muslims were brought from France’s former colonies in the 60’s-70’s to provide labor during France’s economic boom years. There was no real plan for integrating them since the French did not really expect them to stay long-term. The French government built some crappy housing projects outside of the cities to house the immigrants (the housing projects are basically designed to be easily sealed off in case of civil disturbance) and more-or-less ignored them. But, the workers did not go home.
I’m not justifying the riots that Muslim ‘yutes engage in on a regular basis. But the riots are not occurring in a vacuum.
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