You can have multiple ethnicities in a culture as long as they subscribe to the dominant culture. You can’t have a successful multicultural society. Immigrants to the USA, like those in my immediate family, who wanted to be Americans, embraced the culture and worked to assimilate. If that doesn’t happen with immigrants, you end up with what we are seeing now. If you are an immigrant and you don’t wish to assimilate, it’s better for the country in question not to have you there. It’s not the country’s job to change for you. It’s your job to fit in and be a constructive member of that society.
Thank you Pieter for terrific nuanced reminder and view on religious extremism. The Age of Enlightenment began in 1685 and the opportunity for all of us to live in a harmonized society sure is taking a long time to become the norm. Onwards.
Religious extremism is a blight. And a paradoxical one, that love and tolerance are preached yet ignored. I spent some time in my 20s stepping away from the Christian beliefs I was raised with, realizing that while they provided a sort of panacea they could also easily become chains. Such unwavering toxic fervor. Thank you for reminding us of Theo.
You can have multiple ethnicities in a culture as long as they subscribe to the dominant culture. You can’t have a successful multicultural society. Immigrants to the USA, like those in my immediate family, who wanted to be Americans, embraced the culture and worked to assimilate. If that doesn’t happen with immigrants, you end up with what we are seeing now. If you are an immigrant and you don’t wish to assimilate, it’s better for the country in question not to have you there. It’s not the country’s job to change for you. It’s your job to fit in and be a constructive member of that society.
Thank you Pieter for terrific nuanced reminder and view on religious extremism. The Age of Enlightenment began in 1685 and the opportunity for all of us to live in a harmonized society sure is taking a long time to become the norm. Onwards.
Religious extremism is a blight. And a paradoxical one, that love and tolerance are preached yet ignored. I spent some time in my 20s stepping away from the Christian beliefs I was raised with, realizing that while they provided a sort of panacea they could also easily become chains. Such unwavering toxic fervor. Thank you for reminding us of Theo.
I appreciate the wider context you provide and will search out Lale Gül's books. It would be great for you to do a post on your current reading.
Have a look at this: http://doodlopende-weg.blogspot.com/2024/11/aanklacht-tegen-de-kroon-en-de-overheid.html