tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440904598102707305.post425356828251465743..comments2023-03-30T06:10:45.290+01:00Comments on Independence Convention: Humza Yousaf - The Election Blog 2011Scottish Independence Conventionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687157598786046606noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440904598102707305.post-64614621767301059092012-03-22T01:50:14.180+00:002012-03-22T01:50:14.180+00:00All cultures are equal but some cultures are more ...All cultures are equal but some cultures are more equal than others.To paraphrase Orwell.<br />People flock to the West because social conditions,freedom of religion and the culture that developed and informed this civilisation partly because this culture is in some ways superior.Whereas multi-culturism has utterly failed,nothing wrong with immigration or other cultures,just not anti-western, segregated ghettos because for immigration to succeed there must be integration into the dominant culture with all due respect to ones roots,other cultures are welcome,just not as equals.One would have to be willfully blind to think otherwise or a cultural imperialist.<br />As for more equality,you mean female equality under Islam perhaps,I look forward to that.As for Islamophobia sweeping Europe,criticism of the elements of Islam incompatible with a modern Western society is not a phobia.It is incumbent on immigrants to adapt to the country which they chose, to the culture,laws and customs.<br />All cultures are not equal and to think Harriet Harmans equality bill did go far enough is frankly approaching Orwellian proportions of social engineering.<br />Keep religionists and their agendas out of politics,belief and reason are uncomfortable bedfellows.<br />Incidentally Islam is not a race and criticism or even opposition to Islamic aims is not racist,xenophobic or Islamophobic.<br />(apologies if double post)ItinerantViewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311500534454227027noreply@blogger.com