Posted on 12/14/2005 2:28:25 AM PST by Dundee
Cut & paste: The twin failures of multiculturalism and integration
Con George-Kotzabasis, a director on the Board of SBS Television from 1986 to 1996, in Online opinion
WHAT about Australian multiculturalism – which is touted by its supporters as an exemplary success – is it also a failed idea and practice?
The answer is given by events in the early 90s, when Greeks and Slavo-Macedonians were burning each other's Christian churches, and when each community was turning itself into a diplomatic post of their respective governments to lobby for the Australian government's support. It's also given by the Bracks Government's legislation of vilification laws in Victoria, which makes it an offence to critique migrant and indigenous communities: which literally amounts to the suspension of freedom of speech.
It also exposes the rickety and artificial nature of multiculturalism, and the realisation even among its unflappable advocates – which reveals clearly their own diffidence in the viability of multiculturalism – that it needs legislative measures to make it workable. That is, you would have to force people to accept it by the enactment of laws. This is no less than the creation of multiculturalism by legislation.
Moreover, Muslims are no fans of multiculturalism, despite their professions to the opposite, because they indefatigably believe in the superiority of their culture and religion. To expect them to be supporters of multiculturalism is to expect them to become believers in polytheism.
Like most things in life, cultures are in a perennial state of competition. No dynamic culture in its acceleration to achieve its goals will stop to pick up a culture that lags behind or treat it equally. It's the latter that has to catch up with the former.
In our case, the adherents of Islamic culture must be willing to cast off all the parts that are incompatible with Western culture, if they are going to be successful in achieving their ambitions in a modern world and not teeter on the precipice of hopelessness and despair. This is an elemental law of biology. Species that cannot adapt to their new environment wither away.
Will the majority of Muslims have the moral strength and wisdom to liberate themselves from the rigid parts of their religion, like their great forebears, Avicenna, Averroes, and Omar Khayyam, have done? The signs are not auspicious. And the twin failure of multiculturalism and integration is written in the stars.
I am not going to resort to personal abuse. If you don't want Canada mentioned why not come out and say so? Canada was mentioned in the context of multiculturalism and as we all know Canada holds itself up as a model multicultural society. Could you explain why it was wrong to mention Canada in the context of multiculturalism and why it offended you????
So very very sorry that I have offended you. My profuse apologies. Perhaps at this time of year I have become intoxicated by the warm sunshine and blue skies.
You don't really believe that anyone posting here would vote for Martin? I take your point that it is wrong to link all Canadians together. The reference should have been to the "Canadian liberals" or to the "Canadian Left" and not to "Canadians". I will be interested in your response.
As I see it you would like us to choose words carefully so that we are seen to be working with you and not against you. That is fine with me.
Fair dinkum, Fair Go
I am sure everyone will keep 23 January 2006 in mind before uttering a word that could impinge negatively on a certain event on that day.
I know that only too well. We are on the same side.
Fair enough. I shall then use "Canadian leftists and Toryists" to distinguish them from "Canadian conservatives".
Appreciated
The world outside the West is rediscovering pride in its heritage, yet the West is quickly stripping itself from the glorious past that gave it individual liberty and the rule of law. There is no culture as free as Western society. Our culture is superior. The rejection of it will destroy us - in time.
1. By constantly bashing all Canadians and Canada in general
you are resortng to"personal abuse".
2. Your second point "we all know Canada holds...." is another example
of your stupid generalizations. Who is "we". "We" can't refer to Canadians
because I've lived in Canada for 55+ years and have never heard
anyone claim that, so I assume "we" refers to a group of kindred
spirits you hang around with.
You obviously spend way too much time hanging around Canadian
liberal online forums, which makes me question your true
political and philosophical orientation.
Let's put it this way, if you constantly hung around a gay bathhouse
that would be a pretty good indicator of your sexual orientation
Whatever pleases you CaptainCanada!
"I am not going to resort to personal abuse.......we
all know Canada holds itself up as a model multicultural society......."
You have not only quoted out of context. You have combined pieces from two separate posts and made them sound as one post. It seems you are trying to prevent others from mentioning your country, particularly if they come from Australia or New Zealand, two countries that are part of the Commonwealth and attract comparisons with the country to the north of USA.
Maybe y'alls would be better to compare your 2 "Commomwealth"
Countries to South Africa and/or India..
That would seem to make more sense to me.
BTW, No one I've ever met in Canada gives a rats ass about the Commonwealth
P.S. Did you notice that I said "no one I've ever met" and not
the generalized "no Canadian gives a rats ass".
CaptainCanada don't waste your time with any more posts to me as this is the last time I reply. If you want to know why, read Plato.
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