Europe Will Pay for Its Prejudice
Islamic terrorism is not going away. Even if by some miracle, Iraq were transformed into a self-governing peaceful country tomorrow, Islamic terrorism would continue to batter the world. Iraq has merely been the training camp and proving ground for terrorists. In Iraq terrorists from all over the world have come together. It's given them a unique opportunity to share bomb recipes and terror strategies, form networks and make plans for the future. Iraq has been a tremendous boon to terrorists and they have made the most of the opportunity. But eventually America and her few remaining allies will leave Iraq or be forced out. When that happens, Europe will finally be forced to battle with the root evil of Islamic terrorism -- the disenfranchisement of immigrant Muslims at the hands of prejudiced Europeans.
Europe will finally have to accept its responsibility in creating this worldwide mess for it's not a problem in America. Few Islamic dissidents have come from America. Given our melting pot history, most Muslims have integrated into American society, following in the historical footsteps of many other ethnic and cultural groups. Assimilation and acceptance is something that America does well and fairly speedily. Sure there are issues and problems, but we're not telling Muslim women to remove their head scarves. In America we accept and respect the cultural and religious traditions of all people.
In Europe it's a different story. Thousands of Muslims have fled the wars and pestilence in Africa and the Middle East over the years, seeking relief and a new life in Europe. Their willingness to perform menial jobs at slave wages was considered a boon by white Europeans who welcomed their services at first. But they were never accepted into European culture and have faced increasing attack as their numbers have grown. Prejudice and bigotry are rampant. Most Muslims are segregated in dirty slums with few, if any services and little to no government assistance. Muslim children are segregated and forced to attend second-rate schools. Muslims shop in their own stores, stay in their own neighborhoods and are looked upon with hatred and suspicion by most Europeans. No wonder they feel disenfranchised. No wonder young Muslims see the terrorist message as one of empowerment and equality, as a way of obtaining rights they feel they have worked for and earned.
There is no stopping this. Muslims are rebelling against their treatment in Europe and will continue to rebel until they are accepted and begin to share in the same benefits as white Europeans. Before it is too late, Europe should study the history books, particularly the American Civil Rights Movement. Only this time, the downtrodden are better armed and more cunning. And, significantly, their leaders do not seek their victories in peaceful marches but in bloody body counts.
Europe will finally have to accept its responsibility in creating this worldwide mess for it's not a problem in America. Few Islamic dissidents have come from America. Given our melting pot history, most Muslims have integrated into American society, following in the historical footsteps of many other ethnic and cultural groups. Assimilation and acceptance is something that America does well and fairly speedily. Sure there are issues and problems, but we're not telling Muslim women to remove their head scarves. In America we accept and respect the cultural and religious traditions of all people.
In Europe it's a different story. Thousands of Muslims have fled the wars and pestilence in Africa and the Middle East over the years, seeking relief and a new life in Europe. Their willingness to perform menial jobs at slave wages was considered a boon by white Europeans who welcomed their services at first. But they were never accepted into European culture and have faced increasing attack as their numbers have grown. Prejudice and bigotry are rampant. Most Muslims are segregated in dirty slums with few, if any services and little to no government assistance. Muslim children are segregated and forced to attend second-rate schools. Muslims shop in their own stores, stay in their own neighborhoods and are looked upon with hatred and suspicion by most Europeans. No wonder they feel disenfranchised. No wonder young Muslims see the terrorist message as one of empowerment and equality, as a way of obtaining rights they feel they have worked for and earned.
There is no stopping this. Muslims are rebelling against their treatment in Europe and will continue to rebel until they are accepted and begin to share in the same benefits as white Europeans. Before it is too late, Europe should study the history books, particularly the American Civil Rights Movement. Only this time, the downtrodden are better armed and more cunning. And, significantly, their leaders do not seek their victories in peaceful marches but in bloody body counts.
Heck, as an American I was never accepted into European culture and society, though I can "pass" by being white with ancesters from over there. Europeans are a funny bunch. They are very focused on themselves and have spent millenia emphasizing their differences and reveling in them. Each country has spent countless generations telling itsself and its young ones how superior their particular culture or practices were from those of their barbarian neighbors. Now that there is a lower class of non-Europeans living there and unlikely to return home, these prejudices are being focused on the immigrants as Europe moves toward a full-bodied union of states. Funny that those who have looked aghast at racial problems in American now have it happening in their own backyard and they are helpless as kittens to do things better or learn from other cultures where assimilation of diverse populations has been relatively successful. With global transportation and the move to a global marketplace, we are moving toward a fluid and mobile workforce. People in Australia, America, and Canada have long had to make their way far from the comfort of close family ties. This is now happening to Europeans and it is disorienting for them. They need to realize that within 10 generations it will not matter where on the planet you were born, there will be a global culture, language, currency, and people will move to where ever they have to, to do what they need to do in their working lives. Europeans should just let the immigrants be, in two generations, those people will be fully integrated into the larger European community. You just have to wait it out.
Posted by Anonymous | Mon Oct 23, 05:13:00 PM EDT
Heck, as an American I was never accepted into European culture and society, though I can "pass" by being white with ancesters from over there. Europeans are a funny bunch. They are very focused on themselves and have spent millenia emphasizing their differences and reveling in them. Each country has spent countless generations telling itsself and its young ones how superior their particular culture or practices were from those of their barbarian neighbors. Now that there is a lower class of non-Europeans living there and unlikely to return home, these prejudices are being focused on the immigrants as Europe moves toward a full-bodied union of states. Funny that those who have looked aghast at racial problems in American now have it happening in their own backyard and they are helpless as kittens to do things better or learn from other cultures where assimilation of diverse populations has been relatively successful. With global transportation and the move to a global marketplace, we are moving toward a fluid and mobile workforce. People in Australia, America, and Canada have long had to make their way far from the comfort of close family ties. This is now happening to Europeans and it is disorienting for them. They need to realize that within 10 generations it will not matter where on the planet you were born, there will be a global culture, language, currency, and people will move to where ever they have to, to do what they need to do in their working lives. Europeans should just let the immigrants be, in two generations, those people will be fully integrated into the larger European community. You just have to wait it out.
Posted by Anonymous | Mon Oct 23, 05:13:00 PM EDT