[MD] Intellect battles the (immigrant) barbarians

[Ant McWatt]

Well said Rebecca.  Ham and Platt's SOM posts (regarding politics at least) 
still make my neck bleed.  BTW, I presume the title of this thread is 
referring to the imperialist behaviour of the white man (the "barbarians 
from the West" as the old Taoist monks used to say...)?

Another wider point about being consistent about immigration and leading by 
example: there remains enough space in Europe (such as the highlands of 
Scotland) for the repatriation of all the "lost" European masses that 
travelled to the Americas and Australiasia over the last four centuries.  
Not that conservative minded immigrants (and/or their descendants) such as 
Platt and Ham would be particularly welcomed back!

Best wishes,

Ant.


Rebecca Temmer stated to Ham October 29th:


>Ham,
>
>You need to stop reading Samuel Huntington right NOW!!!  It's obvious that
>you've been tainted by him; we can have a discussion elsewhere about why 
>his
>ideas are Crap Crap Crap.
>
>Secondly,
>[Ham]
>"backlash of the 20th Century", it can only
>be a statement by the Islamic people that they do not wish to identity with
>the modern world or be a part of its culture.  I consider this an act of
>defiance and disrespect to the culture that has accepted them.
>
>[Rebecca]
>And the Amish?  they don't wish to identify with the modern technological
>world but we accept and regard them as a legitimate part of the nation.
>
>[Ham]
>Why should
>Americans, who believe in a free and open society, be subjected to this 
>kind
>of intimidation by those who seek our nation's protection and opportunity?
>
>[Rebecca]
>If Americans believe in a free and open society then why would they care
>that some women wear head scarves.  Your vaunted Bill of Rights guarantees
>freedom from religious persecution.  Last time I checked that included
>Muslims (although, someone might want to double check that one, it may have
>been updated under the current administration).
>
>
>---
>Frankly, we can't live with closed-minded thinking anymore.  There are too
>many diverse people living under the same tent for it. If we want to see
>Western culture survive it has to become more adaptable and accepting of
>outside influences.  Forcing people to do things your way will only bring
>resentment; we should try to live up to the high ideals that we claim to
>espouse - live and lead by example.
>
>Rebecca


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