Race, culture and assimilation

[Benton]

(06-13-2016, 06:43 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote:  
We do plenty of Belorussian things and our friends are exposed to those things.  But we follow the laws and culture.    

The issue with these Muslims in Europe for example is that they are blatantly not respecting the culture of the country they are going.    Whether it's how they treat women, sex with children, pooping in the streets, we could go on....   

And this sums up the back and forth between many posters and yourself. To the bold, most people do. The ones that don't are typically criminals. They're a minority in our country. They're a minority in most countries. Not people who make a bad decision, or someone who breaks traffic law, I mean actual criminals like child abusers, spousal abusers, murderers, etc. We have those, every country does.

But where your posts turn to xenophobia is with those next two lines. You point to a minority and say "look, all those people are bad." And then there's the inevitable circle where it gets pointed out that every country — even our own which is unarguably the best country going — has a minority of morons. "These Muslims in Europe" are as diverse as 'those Baptists in Arkansas' or 'those Irish guys in Derry' or 'those ladies from Argentina.' The thing is, the idea of all people coming here is old, and so is the same fear that makes you post flawed concepts and unfounded stories. Acceptance and tolerance take time, but it happens quicker with open minds.