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| daib0 | 8 Mar 2016, 09:48 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Was he right? Half Right? Was he deluded, derided? Is globalization amongst peoples and cultures inevitable? How does one evaluate this man, this character, now well into the 21st century? |
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| SuffolkRoyal | 8 Mar 2016, 10:21 PM Post #2 |
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Many things he said about uncontrolled immigration have happened, so he must have been right. And check out some of the things he said about the EU, he got that bang on as well. Some people still just think of him as a racist politician, but so much of what he warned us about has come to fruition. |
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| Owlish52 | 8 Mar 2016, 10:34 PM Post #3 |
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One of the problems of having a decent nation with somewhat reasonable policies is that you attract immigrants. The ability of the country to assimilate them, and of the immigrants to strive to be assimilated becomes the key then. In the United States, the immigrants in the 1800s and even most of the 1900s were successfully assimilated. By and large, that was (IMO) because they were essentially required to assimilate - English was the language, and there was little accommodation outside the immediate neighborhood. And the fact of the matter was that the immigrants were largely motivated to assimilate - if not the immigrants themselves, the first US-born generation were. But now, political correctness drives a high degree of accommodation for new immigrants. Add in that the social backgrounds are significantly different for many of the more recent immigrants, so their assimilation is more challenging. With the degree of accommodations available and the ability of groups to move together into mutually-supporting areas where assimilation was not as critical, or even important, social assimilation became something that could be resisted effectively, especially by invoking a need for diversity. IMO (and here comes the heresy to Political Correctness), some social groups strongly resist assimilation. Social and religious beliefs and traditions not consistent with the majority are again defended by 'diversity', until they hit outright violations of established majority laws (honor killings, caste discrimination, etc) which can not be accepted by the majority, even allowing for 'diversity'. And like a puppy who has never been disciplined for messing on the carpet, the transition from 'Well, that's just diversity...' to 'No, that is illegal and it's off to prison with you...' seems too abrupt and extreme. It is not always that the immigrant has been coddled, but they have been trained that assimilation is not really necessary. And with the current situations, where migrations are essentially forced, some of the migrants have no real intention to assimilate, and many of the issues that drove them from their homes are packed safely in their baggage, to re-emerge in their new locales. Resentment against those who drove them out can easily become transferred to those who have taken them in, but not 'made them at home' in every way. I think this is an international issue, and the solution is, IMO, less tolerance of 'diversity' and more official and outright pressure to assimilate. Requirements for clearly demonstrated English proficiency to receive assistance, for acceptance of job training and trainee positions and for progress in main-stream education by the immigrant children, not allowing the sequestration of the children in Charter Schools where the Old Ways can be perpetuated. This is 'tough love', but no nation can really endure becoming divided into antagonistic religious, social and ethnic blocks. The frictions are too great, and the potential for explosions too severe. It will, in itself, lead to a degree of friction and some explosions, but better IMO to have them earlier than later. |
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| Zip | 8 Mar 2016, 10:45 PM Post #4 |
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Why is immigration a problem Bill? Our ever ageing and growing elderly population is going to need a large enough workforce paying into the system to fund their pensions. If we don't have immigration we are screwed. |
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| Owlish52 | 8 Mar 2016, 11:18 PM Post #5 |
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Immigration isn't necessarily a problem; assimilation is. Immigration can be a stupendous boost to a nation (see the USA, 1800-1960 or so), when it is accompanied by a high degree of assimilation. I'm in the middle of an area that has already converted from majority Anglo to majority Hispanic, and the vast majority of the Hispanic immigrants have assimilated to a high degree. While these days, I hear more Spanish in the stores and restaurants than English (not so even 10 years ago), the population still shares core values. As those core values deviate. trouble brews. Political power has moved from the Anglo to the Hispanic community, but it has moved smoothly and in an orderly manner. By and large, the Hispanic community (which gets blasted by Trump, very unfairly IMO) has very similar core beliefs to the Anglo community - some of the traditions are a bit different, but nothing of substance. After all, we have been living together or in close proximity for a hundred-plus years. If that transition had been to say Islamic or even Hindu communities, it might well not have been as smooth. The growing militancy and intolerance of several of the political parties in India is a major concern to me - I see that intolerance as a reaction to the intolerance of large segments of the Islamic communities in Pakistan. Just like Europe of the 1920s and '30s, where 'strong governments' (read 'totalitarian governments') seemed necessary, intolerance seems to be the Order of the Day in many parts of the world. Turkey is another example of 'strong government' picking up religion and intolerance as a key part of their desire for strength. There is always a pendulum in society, and the general direction seems to be strongly toward intolerance, with religion often used as a core for that intolerance. The West has adapted a high degree of religious tolerance (some in the name of diversity, the new Secular Religion), and in some ways, this is perceived as a weakness of the West. I think it can be a strength, but it certainly seems to be an arena where the answer will be determined by at least a degree of conflict, not cool, rational thought. There is always a Dark Age waiting for humanity, given all the foibles and failures we are prone to. Unfortunately, we now have even better tools to make any new Dark Age deeper and darker than ever before. Here's hoping we don't go down that path just yet.
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| Owlish52 | 10 Mar 2016, 09:42 PM Post #6 |
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I came across a blog post by one of my favorite science fiction authors (she also happens to be a Rice graduate with a degree in History, like me) on this general subject, and I'll steal from it (after attribution; link: http://e-moon60.livejournal.com/335480.html#cutid1 ), by Elizabeth Moon:
She is much better with words than I. And for what it's worth, this blog entry about assimilation was "perceived by many as derogatory toward Muslims and immigrants". Because it "dismayed, angered and offended" the co-chairs and other people associated with WisCon 35, a feminist science fiction convention to be held in May 2011, her invitation to be a guest of honor was rescinded by WisCon's parent body. I always find it touchingly naive that liberal groups demand the right to express their beliefs in whatever forum they choose and shout "Censorship! Infringement of Free Speech Rights!" if in any way hindered, but are quick to seek to restrict or eliminate speech that does not agree with their positions wherever possible. Edited by Owlish52, 10 Mar 2016, 09:48 PM.
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| Bahamoth | 10 Mar 2016, 11:03 PM Post #7 |
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Assimilation is a natural process, like evolution, that is not visible by a single generation. Each generation can claim that it doesn't happen because, in their lifetime, they don't see it, but they are not in a position to judge. Assimilation rates vary for different reasons, with accommodation being a reason it improves, not destroys assimilation rates. Ghettos form naturally but grow in strength when the community around it, or the society it lies within, fails to welcome it. Objection to a group increases solidarity. Take New York as an example. I recently read how the deli scene is dying there. Deli owners are dying out with no one to replace them. Is this because they have no children to take over? No. They don't want their children running restaurants. They want them to do better than they and so they want them to be doctors or lawyers etc. this is assimilation. This is how it happens. It mint take a generation or two, but eventually, the parents want the children to be more a part of the society they are in (indirectly). To the observer trapped in time, unable to view the span of ages, this is not apparent. But it happens, with or without you being nice to them. |
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