A 'Wonderful' Example of 'Integration'
June 6th 2007 08:41
The question of Muslims integrating into western society is one of those things that if not taken so seriously by so many people would be laughable at best, why might you ask? Islam is a religion, Muslims can be of any culture or country including dear old 'grassroot' Australian.
For instance John Howard made the wonderful comment of how Muslims needed to integrate better into society then quickly to appease another group that felt those comments were mildly hostile went ahead and said how greeks were a 'wonderful example of integration'.
How can these comments be taken seriously? They defy all manner of sense and logic, on the one hand you say a religion needs to integrate then you go and explain how a race has integrated just fine, does he not realise that Greeks can in fact be Muslim?
What happens when you have a Greek Muslim? Are they semi-integrated? Are they perfectly integrated or partially integrated? The problem isn't that Muslims aren't integrating, the problem is there are some people with an inaccurate idea of what constitutes integration.
If integration invovles blending into a culture should we not tear down all the Mosques and erect in their place Churches? Should we not just accuse all those who dress differently of not blending in?
For instance John Howard made the wonderful comment of how Muslims needed to integrate better into society then quickly to appease another group that felt those comments were mildly hostile went ahead and said how greeks were a 'wonderful example of integration'.
How can these comments be taken seriously? They defy all manner of sense and logic, on the one hand you say a religion needs to integrate then you go and explain how a race has integrated just fine, does he not realise that Greeks can in fact be Muslim?
What happens when you have a Greek Muslim? Are they semi-integrated? Are they perfectly integrated or partially integrated? The problem isn't that Muslims aren't integrating, the problem is there are some people with an inaccurate idea of what constitutes integration.
If integration invovles blending into a culture should we not tear down all the Mosques and erect in their place Churches? Should we not just accuse all those who dress differently of not blending in?
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Comment by Damo
I am in a Multicultural committee that has people from different faiths including Buddhist, Catholic, Anglican and even Muslim. Frankly I never could understand why people get so upset over things. I cannot tell who is who just by the way they dress and talk. Unless I am told I have no idea what religion someone is.
Yet being a Dickhead is the same in any faith.
No one likes to be around Dickheads.
The difference is only in someones head.
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Hate to say it Ahmed - John Howard's right - I stuck a bunch of Greeks on a canvas and they didn't even whisper a word of complaint.
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you paint?
Thats awesome.
I took an art class in high school (more like forced), my clothes ended up with more paint than the canvas
Comment by Damo
There is nothing like a lynch mob to bring out a sense of national unity.
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