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confused_uk Sep 11th 2015 7:38 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by not2old (Post 11746110)
what are you not one of?

An immigrant, I haven't moved yet

Oakvillian Sep 11th 2015 8:39 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 11746028)
I like this thread. It's entertaining in a way that I imagine a facebook full of old people would be, except with less minion memes.

oh.


Oops - that was a bit big. Have a spoiler tag...

Shard Sep 11th 2015 8:49 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 11746051)
Yip, my family go back for generations there. I have seen posters up saying this is an islamic area & their rules need to be followed. My husband (then boyfriend) was punched on the train at Whitechapel once for daring to sit with his arm around me. This attitude I completely blame on the left mollycoddling telling them they don't need to integrate because we'll bend over backwards to accommodate their needs.

I don't generalize or tar everyone with the same brush, I take people on face )

Terrible. Cameron at least seems to shifting away from that kind of heavy multi-culturism policy.

scrubbedexpat091 Sep 11th 2015 8:58 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 
Saudi Arabia want's to help Germany by building mosques.

In 2014 Saudi Arabia accepted apparently 561 refugees and 100 asylum seekers.

Amid Muslim Refugee Crisis, Saudi Arabia Vows To Build 200 Mosques In Germany


If only we could expand the planet, or just learn to get along, but human history has pretty much shown that isn't likely, the getting along with one another part.

confused_uk Sep 11th 2015 9:02 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by Shard (Post 11746152)
Terrible. Cameron at least seems to shifting away from that kind of heavy multi-culturism policy.

Hopefully, I think people are starting to realise that the multi-cultural ideal is not going to work if you have some cultures intolerant of others & refusing to change. We've had centuries of continuous change & evolving as a society but people who come from countries with no diversity & are used to everything being done their way have a completely different mindset. It's not necessarily their fault but it doesn't make a harmonious living environment

confused_uk Sep 11th 2015 9:06 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 11746158)
Saudi Arabia want's to help Germany by building mosques.

In 2014 Saudi Arabia accepted apparently 561 refugees and 100 asylum seekers.

Amid Muslim Refugee Crisis, Saudi Arabia Vows To Build 200 Mosques In Germany


If only we could expand the planet, or just learn to get along, but human history has pretty much shown that isn't likely, the getting along with one another part.


This is mad, why doesn't Saudi Arabia just take more? They would feel more settled in a country similar to their own anyway.

Shard Sep 11th 2015 9:19 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 11746161)
Hopefully, I think people are starting to realise that the multi-cultural ideal is not going to work if you have some cultures intolerant of others & refusing to change. We've had centuries of continuous change & evolving as a society but people who come from countries with no diversity & are used to everything being done their way have a completely different mindset. It's not necessarily their fault but it doesn't make a harmonious living environment

My view is that the cultural incompatibilities are driven by religious differences, and that only by phasing out religion will we achieve some kind of multi-cultural harmony. I find the idea of a mosque building program retrograde, especially when Britain and other European nations have been doing so well at converting unused churches into flats.

confused_uk Sep 11th 2015 9:48 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by Shard (Post 11746171)
My view is that the cultural incompatibilities are driven by religious differences, and that only by phasing out religion will we achieve some kind of multi-cultural harmony. I find the idea of a mosque building program retrograde, especially when Britain and other European nations have been doing so well at converting unused churches into flats.

Lol

Agreed religion does seem to be the great divider

Alan2005 Sep 11th 2015 9:48 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 11746158)
Saudi Arabia want's to help Germany by building mosques.

In 2014 Saudi Arabia accepted apparently 561 refugees and 100 asylum seekers.

Amid Muslim Refugee Crisis, Saudi Arabia Vows To Build 200 Mosques In Germany


If only we could expand the planet, or just learn to get along, but human history has pretty much shown that isn't likely, the getting along with one another part.

I think it should be pretty clear to everyone that Germany should just say "thanks, but no thanks" to Saudi Arabia offering to build anything mosque related.

JonboyE Sep 11th 2015 9:50 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 11746161)
Hopefully, I think people are starting to realise that the multi-cultural ideal is not going to work if you have some cultures intolerant of others & refusing to change. We've had centuries of continuous change & evolving as a society but people who come from countries with no diversity & are used to everything being done their way have a completely different mindset. It's not necessarily their fault but it doesn't make a harmonious living environment

You are going to just love living in Canada. I can tell.

confused_uk Sep 11th 2015 10:10 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 11746190)
I think it should be pretty clear to everyone that Germany should just say "thanks, but no thanks" to Saudi Arabia offering to build anything mosque related.

They won't, they still have a lot to prove

confused_uk Sep 11th 2015 10:14 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 11746192)
You are going to just love living in Canada. I can tell.

Are you saying Canada is a very multi-cultural place or that they are intolerant of other cultures? I'm leaning towards the latter

Alan2005 Sep 11th 2015 10:23 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 11746207)
They won't, they still have a lot to prove

Maybe you should check today's news.

confused_uk Sep 11th 2015 10:31 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 11746217)
Maybe you should check today's news.

Why what's happened?

Alan2005 Sep 11th 2015 10:34 am

Re: Syrian refugee crisis.
 

Originally Posted by confused_uk (Post 11746226)
Why what's happened?

I know the top story on the BBC news website is a bit obscure and hard to find, so here you go:

Mecca crane collapse: 107 dead at Saudi Arabia's Grand Mosque - BBC News


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