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originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: Quetzalcoatl14
Never said it didn't exist.
The FBI stats show that people "other than white" are arrested, charged and convicted of hate crimes and while people can complain about the numbers themselves, it doesn't support the claim that society, at least in the US, holds that "only white people can be racist".
originally posted by: MarkJS
You can have the occasional family in a different culture. But large-scale population movement of multiculturalism does not work. It is against the natural order of things, IMO.
This is proven because by and large, people do not assimilate. There are exceptions. There are always exceptions. Exceptional cases do not a trend make.
In general people coalesce with each other / their own when given the chance.
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
originally posted by: MarkJS
You can have the occasional family in a different culture. But large-scale population movement of multiculturalism does not work. It is against the natural order of things, IMO.
This is proven because by and large, people do not assimilate. There are exceptions. There are always exceptions. Exceptional cases do not a trend make.
In general people coalesce with each other / their own when given the chance.
Where do you live again?
There areThere are plenty of examples over 1000's over years of international cities and civilizations with people from all over the world or continentsNew York, San Francisco, London, Paris, etc, are doing just fine with people living together from all over. Most of my friends are from all over the world. We get on just fine.
The only one that has worked, really worked is White Europeans going to Canada, the US, Aus, N. Zea., etc... These have worked because they are so similar... not because their cultures are so different. Assimiliation? What's that? They were already assimilated.
originally posted by: MarkJS
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
originally posted by: MarkJS
You can have the occasional family in a different culture. But large-scale population movement of multiculturalism does not work. It is against the natural order of things, IMO.
This is proven because by and large, people do not assimilate. There are exceptions. There are always exceptions. Exceptional cases do not a trend make.
In general people coalesce with each other / their own when given the chance.
Where do you live again?
There areThere are plenty of examples over 1000's over years of international cities and civilizations with people from all over the world or continentsNew York, San Francisco, London, Paris, etc, are doing just fine with people living together from all over. Most of my friends are from all over the world. We get on just fine.
I could be wrong here... From what I've learnt. In history, when there have been mass-emigration and multiculturalism movement...It's always accompanied and equated with a military invasion. The result has been a forced peace at best. I would not count those as success stories.
If you can prove somewhere in history where there has been mass emigration, assimilation and the result was a peaceful one... please point that out.
The only one that has worked, really worked is White Europeans going to Canada, the US, Aus, N. Zea., etc... These have worked because they are so similar... not because their cultures are so different. Assimiliation? What's that? They were already assimilated.
originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: bobs_uruncle
What does any of that have to do with people being free to practice their traditions, with a few caveats attached?
Sure they stick to what they know (but so do the uncle daddys in the APALACHIAN MOUNTAINS ) well I did the same when I moved to London once, and LA, because my click are white and english speaking that makes it ok? Naaaah. It just means I am sticking to what I know for comfort reasons. ANyone else should be afforded the same time to adjust.
a reply to: rowanflame
If immigration into London is not halted within 100 years London will be a huge ghetto where only the poorest will be forced to live, I suspect anyone with money will either have moved way out to some gated town or left the country completely.
originally posted by: UmbraSumus
a reply to: rowanflame
If immigration into London is not halted within 100 years London will be a huge ghetto where only the poorest will be forced to live, I suspect anyone with money will either have moved way out to some gated town or left the country completely.
Londoners have been saying that for hundreds of years
Yeah but I don't want 'Assimilation'...
originally posted by: MarkJS
a reply to: zazzafrazz
Sure they stick to what they know (but so do the uncle daddys in the APALACHIAN MOUNTAINS ) well I did the same when I moved to London once, and LA, because my click are white and english speaking that makes it ok? Naaaah. It just means I am sticking to what I know for comfort reasons. ANyone else should be afforded the same time to adjust.
It's nice to dream of a perfect world - where all are integrated and appreciate each other. There was a thread once - forget where... that asked the question: "why is it only on White Yuppie Prius cars are the COEXIST bumper stickers found?" White Yuppies are the only group that has this dream. While everybody else is trying to take advantage of it - to take over. They don't want to co-exist. They want dominance. This is what's at stake. And whites have been laying down out of a false guilt and letting people step all over them for many years now.. naively thinking that other groups want to just co-exist with them.
It's been 50 years since the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. The result? Some peace. At a price, however. Knock-out games, places where non-whites have hiring capabilities- and hire only non-whites. No large-scale assimilation has ensued. And relations between the races are not falling into one. The Ferguson thing did not start out racially, but whites are now being targeted and attacked there... based on race. Assimilation? Not really happening.
originally posted by: MarkJS
a reply to: zazzafrazz
Yeah but I don't want 'Assimilation'...
Thank You. You just proved what I was saying. And also probably what the OP was saying as well.
originally posted by: akushla99
a reply to: MarkJS
"The only one that has worked, really worked is White Europeans going to Canada, the US, Aus, N. Zea., etc... These have worked because they are so similar..." Quote MarkJS
The white european 'invasion' has not worked in Aus (don't know how you got that)...another poster has illuminated you on exactly what has happened over the last 60-70 years when a white australia policy was still in place - all while the plight of indigenous 'australians' was, and still, is being largely ignored...interestingly, the same idiotic arguments of preferential treatment is being waged on the indigenous population (that WERE originally invaded)...that really worked out (sarcasm)...
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