Squeers:>> CHERFUL I have no words for unspeakable people like you.
Your attitude makes me sick.<<

Squeers that was certainly unambiguous.

It is difficult to look tolerant in modern western society. Every common sense observation is deemed as racist, and we must be prepared to give up the nuances of "our" society to placate another.

This PC concept of accommodating immigrant’s cultural needs rather than just the physical needs that made them seek greener pastures can only disenfranchises my culture, and it is more than I am prepared to give. The west has given the unprecedented influx of Muslims safety, sustenance, housing, and still there is an agenda in every host nation of militancy and societal fragmentation by these same thankless Muslims. They did not even wait to be disadvantaged before calling for societal change.

Perhaps those who have seen a change in the society that they grew up in get sick to the stomach when they hear of a "target" defending the marksman whose sole aim is to destroy or change it significantly.

I intended to reply to CHERFUL'S post, but now that I'm here I find I really can't be bothered.

Squeers,

Thought you might be interest in this Reith 2000 lecture by Vandana Shiva.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/events/reith_2000/lecture5.stm

I'll second that Squeers.
Appalling examples of straight out racism.
Sickening indeed!

Poirot, so your rebuttal is to example the plight of a poor sod of the soil in the third world.

>> On March 27th, 25 year old Betavati Ratan took his life because he could not pay pack debts for drilling a deep tube well on his two-acre farm.<<

How am I more culpable for this event than you? I expect that is how you see it given you throw it up as the outrage that I somehow support, given my feed them ,house them, assimilate them, but do not allow them to become a culture within a culture is deemed racist to you.

You live in the first world you consume more than your share as do we all. But you have platitudes and good intentions to alleviate your portion of the guilt. If you feel so strongly you should follow the lead of some I know. They raised $8000 and flew to India and gave four increments of $2000 directly to village councils for infrastructure. They said that they felt they had done something practical rather than donating to an aid organisation, they got the idea on their last ashram odyssey so they were not strangers to the local’s plight.

Sonofgloin,

My post was meant to be taken as it was written. I do not recall referring to your views.

My link was directed at Squeers, who I thought might be genuinely interested in Vandana Shiva's lecture.
Did you happen to read beyond the fifth paragraph and Betavati Ratan's fate - and excellent lecture on the value of diversity and the destruction wrought by western multi-nationals on developing countries.

SQUEERS - I have no words for unspeakable people like you. Your attitude makes me sick.

Name calling usually starts when truths are pointed out that people don’t want to see because it goes against their cosy beliefs. Challenge me with direct questions about my views.