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Britain's chief rabbi: Multiculturalism threatens liberal democracy |
2007-10-21 |
Multiculturalism promotes segregation, stifles free speech and threatens liberal democracy, Britain's top Jewish official warned in extracts from his book published Saturday. Jonathan Sacks, Britain's chief rabbi, defined multiculturalism as an attempt to affirm Britain's diverse communities and make ethnic and religious minorities more appreciated and respected. But in his book, "The Home We Build Together: Recreating Society," he said the movement had run its course. "Multiculturalism has led not to integration but to segregation," Sacks wrote in his book, an extract of which was published in the Times of London. "Liberal democracy is in danger," Sacks said, adding later: "The politics of freedom risks descending into the politics of fear." |
Posted by:Fred |
#15 NYT > Amer is in an era of SUPERCAPITALISM -aka "Not Quite A/The Golden Age". |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-10-21 21:41 |
#14 Will you be staying in Germany, Besoeker? Or just decompressing before coming home? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-21 20:43 |
#13 Ya' got a point, Zen. ;-p |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-10-21 19:10 |
#12 TRUE definition of multiculturalism as as practiced by the left: All cultures deserve equal respect, except for Western Civilization which is uniquely bad. |
Posted by: no mo uro 2007-10-21 18:41 |
#11 You're slipping, Barbara. Britain's chief rabbi: Multiculturalism There, all fixed. |
Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-21 13:58 |
#10 mhw: Maybe we could work on finding a way to contact him and let him know about the 'burg. Having been mugged by reality, maybe he's more "open" to us Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy members. |
Posted by: BA 2007-10-21 12:30 |
#9 Suicide on the installment plan. Just say |
Posted by: ed 2007-10-21 11:33 |
#8 Multiculturalism: the means by which losers of history have a new opportunity to drag the rest of the civilized world down to their level. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-10-21 11:24 |
#7 Multiculturalism threatens There - fixed. |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-10-21 09:31 |
#6 I've met this fellow a few years ago. He's very smart but he is self brainwashed in liberal ideology (e.g., he believee in 'dialogue' as an important answer to ethnic hatred, he believed Islamic terrorism in Britain is from non-citizens). Perhaps, being mugged by reality, he is coming around but I don't think he will ever post on Rantburg. |
Posted by: mhw 2007-10-21 09:15 |
#5 Give every hund his due. I arrived in Germany a week ago to begin an assignment. I've not spent anytime here since the mid-90's. Times have changed and it appears the Germans are taking very seriously the immigration and foreign import issues which our Washington "leadership" back in the States conveniently continue to totally ignore. I admire the work permit schemes which they enforce. I was also impressed with the numerous "Made in Germany" or "Made in Austria" lables and stamps on goods in the shops and stores. Refreshing to pick something up and NOT see "Made in China" on it. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2007-10-21 09:10 |
#4 Multiculturalism is the social aspect of transnational progressivism (pdf), itself a post-democratic version of sovereignty, in which it is not wielded by the Nation (and thus the people) anymore, but by groups & communities, based on their victimhood. |
Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-10-21 08:56 |
#3 Democracy is power to the (i.e. one) people. Multiculturalism is multiple peoples. You can see the problem... |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2007-10-21 08:21 |
#2 I've always thought that the essence of multiculturalism was that all cultures are equal. Since that is preposterous on its face, multiculturalism has seemed to to me at least, to be the product of fuzzy thinking. I think that a healthy skepticism of the multiculties is good for liberal democracy. |
Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Shins1195 2007-10-21 07:12 |
#1 Right. Liberal democracy's got to go, then. |
Posted by: gromky 2007-10-21 04:30 |