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| Somali refugees give hosts the finger |
| 2008-01-01 |
| Over the past few years, this community has given a helping hand and opened their arms to the new arrivals from Somalia. In return, many of these refugees have given Shelbyville the finger. What did we expect? When I began researching this story about the Somalis, I knew it would be controversial. We were aware that many in Shelbyville were having serious concerns about hundreds of Sunni Muslims moving here. Talk that was promptly stopped by allegations of racism. But as I began to talk with officials and others about our new neighbors, I was stunned by the reaction. Practically every person I spoke with locally said they had done everything possible to help out the refugees in adjusting to their new home and were treated very badly in return. On the other hand, some I contacted for background on this story seemed to be so blinded by political correctness that they would excuse any behavior, no matter how upsetting or disruptive, as "part of their culture." It's an easy comparison to make: look at the skin color of the two disagreeing groups. The whites are always wrong. Did anyone involved in integrating these folks into American society stop to think that many in the heartland of America might not share this overly optimistic and myopic view of cultural diversity? They knew it quite well, and as a matter of fact, vexing middle America with disruptive cultures is all part of the big plan. Unfortunately, the feelings and views of the communities the Somalis move to are almost never taken into account. Indeed, they are expected to simply keep their mouths shut and accept the newcomers without question. Those who protest are labeled racists by the various groups involved in resettling the refugees. |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #8 Emmancipating Bantu slaves from the Arabs was a good stroke. Establishing them in ghetto's ... not so much. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2008-01-01 18:06 |
| #7 The US is foolish to allow Muslim immigration in the first place. Even more so in the case of the most backwards ones. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2008-01-01 17:51 |
| #6 My niece teaches Somalis and Sudanese students in a politically-correct liberal town and is appalled by the male aggressiveness and disrespect for female authority. They require special tutors to teach them English enough to meet "No Child Left Behind" standards at taxpayer expense, must accomodate with special prayer rooms, segregated classes, and dismissal from other standard school policies. Muslim mothers do not work even if they had any skills or education to do so and expect food and other needs to be met, as some have been in UN refugee camps and culturally dependent upon handouts. Their children run wild and are unsupervised, expecting the "village" to do so. They are appalled when they are charged with child neglect and any enforcement of our laws counterproductive if the parents of such large families are incarcerated. Bin Laden couldn't have planned any better. |
| Posted by: Danielle 2008-01-01 13:54 |
| #5 Proving once again that no good deed goes unpunished... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-01-01 13:30 |
| #4 #1: The church groups who sponsored the Hmungs in the '80s didn't do Wisconsin and Minnestoa any favors either. Posted by: Cheaderhead|| 2008-01-01 01:31 ||Comments Top|| The "favor" was done years previously when the Hmung fought along side US Special Forces advisors in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Had the Hmung remained in Southeast Asia they would be totally extinct today. If we can save the Northern Spotted Owl, why not the Hmung? I'm not big on forced diversity or the mania of multi-culturalism, but I say suck it up Wisconsin and Minnesota for the staunchly anti-communist Hmung. Actually, you've got a lot in common with them. They love deer hunting and ice fishing. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-01-01 13:18 |
| #3 Somali culture is a lazy & failed culture. You want to go to a civilised country? Then get civilised and drop your inferior culture. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-01-01 11:51 |
| #2 I live in a town that has been invaded with 6,000 Somalis. They spawned 700 babies last year. Most of them do not work. The local government and news media do not allow a word of protest without branding the commenter "racist." Most people are intimidated beyond belief. |
| Posted by: Trapped 2008-01-01 09:50 |
| #1 The church groups who sponsored the Hmungs in the '80s didn't do Wisconsin and Minnestoa any favors either. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2008-01-01 01:31 |