The problem with us Europeans is that we simply do not need and want those senseless borders anymore. Those boarders were the reason for many senseless wars and lots of nationalistic cretinism. Since we have a more mature society than in the past we were able to overcome all this childish BS. Being a citizen of a EU member, I enjoy all the good things of a united Europe, e.g. shopping with the same currency in Paris, Rome or Amsterdam, traveling freely through the Schengen states without a passport (a valid ID is enough) or a boarder control, last but not least I may settle and work in each EU member state - and even vote for the mayor and city council there (as a foreigner!).
Like most other "young" Europeans (being 39 is not really young anymore) I am able to speak more than just one language (Native German, fluent French, Latin and a littlebit English). Even Americans benefit from our new European ability to understand each other. For a German like me speaking English is also the precondition to communicate here in FR with you Americans i.e.. As a result of our bloddy history we Europeans understood the necessity to talk with each other. Therefore it is a basic requirement for obtaining a CSE (the lowest school leaving certificate) to speak at least one foreign language. Most kids are learning two or more other European languages anyway in the meantime. To say that (political) Europe is destroying language therefore is absolutely ridicoulos. The opposite is the case.
Personally I think it is a staircase wit that Americans dare to speak about the self-destruction of European culture. America is the origin of such "culture" like gangsta rap or the biggest porn industry on this planet. Large parts of your society are primitive and godless. Far away from being cultural. You have all the same problems with young social underdogs like we Europeans have. The thing is that our young m*slims are somehow exactly the same dumb idiots as your young bl*ck gangsta rappers (political incorrect - But I am talking about the stereotypes not about individuals). Riots in our Paris and in your L.A (1992). Where is the cultural difference?
We Europeans are no longer bitter enemies, but we are working together for a better Europe. A Europe that knows that we can only meet the challenges of a growing world together. This is was contemporary Europe is about. Something many Americans like you obviously do not understand. A "new" Europe that is able to develop to something better is a much more viable partner to you Americans, while insisting on the "old" Europe with its many disputes is something that has to be forgotten soon. Come and get it.
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I do not have any problems to substitute the negative population development in Europe through a guided immigration of able people from Africa or Asia. If the immigrants are decent, intelligent and hard working people - why not? Why should we care about the color of their skin as long as they pay their taxes and respect our laws? Nazism is over.
Borders may be senseless, but is nationhood senseless?
Nazism was killed by the collective revulsion of, in part, its pursuit of racial purity. However, what will be the result when, for example, in a century from now the native population of France will not be ‘French’ because the birth rate of the people they are allowing to settle there from far away lands is far above replacement and the birth rate of the ‘indigenous’ peoples, the ‘native’ French, is less than replacement?
After all, in a different venue, we will bend over backwards and spare no effort to protect the Indigenous Peoples of the Third World, yet are busy pursuing policies that guarantee that some nations will cease to exist as we know them today.
In mentioning language, I never said or even implied it was being destroyed. The reason it is important is the cultural and national aspects. After all, the French are so careful about their language, they have a government department dedicated to keeping English words from creeping in. Germans may speak French, may live in France and may prefer French wine, but how many Germans want to actually be be French or have their children grow up French instead of German? Not many that I know.
The cultural and social difference between our LA riots and that of the “youth” in France or Belgium are very important. The first difference is we are not trying to hide who rioted in LA. The European government and media just cannot bring themselves to say who exactly these “youth” are, but we know them to be the children of Muslim immigrants. More important, I don’t have the slightest worry that the person who rioted in LA wants to take over my country, and impose Three Questions on me: convert, submit or die.
Please be careful about assuming what Americans know or don’t know, or even what they obviously don’t understand. I am an active investor in several European markets and have had business connections in Europe for over 30 years.