Foxy: "This discussion is not meant as an attack on Mr Abbott. That would be an utterly shallow approach."

I don't think that entrance to your discussion did you any credit as it allows you to be 'cut you to bits' by some on this page.

These people - who by the way do have "selective" or "their own" views, will try and set these views as the ones everyone should follow.

One example: I am now constantly reading the word "assimilation" or how certain people should "assimilate" - all over this website. As a vegetarian - what am I supposed to assimilate with - mince meat?

Foxy

u have shown yourself to be an extremley poor judge of character. Why should I start listening to you now?

Dear Nathan,

Thank You for your comments.

If we can cultivate compassion for those who have
hurt us, we have the possibility of overcoming our
anger, pain and fear. Compassion is a great medicine.

Dear runner,

I'm the last person you should listen to.
As a follower of the teachings of Christ - His
teachings are what you should be following.
I am merely expressing an opinion. I'm no sage
or wise person. Just a humble sinner.

Natham,
It is good that you are compassionate, but My suggestion is that you reserve your compassion for those non muslims that have been murdered and displaced by ISIL over the past couple of years. It is not even their fight, they just happened to be there.

The, so called, moderate muslims have shown little sympathy for the non muslims in the conflict.

Come on Nathan, do you even know what assimilation means? All that is being said in relation to Muslim immigrants failing to assimilate is there are some coming into a country but refusing to adopt its values and way of life. Why would anyone choose to go live someplace if they don't want to "do as the Romans do."

It wouldn't matter if one Muslim family didn't assimilate anymore than it does if one individual stops eating meat. But when whole groups gravitate to certain boroughs and essentially take over the cultural identity of the area, whilst also alienating those who lived there originally, that's going to get up people's noses. Adding to the problem is within this particular ethnic group we get some of their religious leaders preaching hate for Australia. Its this kind of anti-assimilation that is concerning.

Nathan surely you are smart enough to see this outside the context of your personal life situation. If you are still confused or about to defend your previous comment - here is the definition of assimilation - to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust:
"to assimilate the new immigrants." If that's a concept that offends you, you are welcome to move into one of the Muslim areas and see how far your vegetarian philosophy gets you. (I am also a vegetarian)

I'm not quite sure how the Muslim question made it's way into this discussion ? However, what I find really quite extraordinary, is how little the broader Muslim community actually does, in terms of trying to impede or block many of these so called 'restless' and radicalised young Muslims blokes, from following a straight path directly to ISIL and their cohorts in Syria ?

In fact I've heard several parents of these so called disenfranchised young Muslims, publicly lament how their young sons have openly defied them, and as such, are now travelling to Syria in order to fight ?

Surely it's the individual parent's responsibility, to at least try to dissuade their siblings from engaging in this sort of illegal activity ? Just voicing their opposition, will achieve nothing as it's already been proven. And at the very least, it does illustrate just how little parental control they exercise over their kids, who seem able to do as they like, provided it's in accordance with Koran ? I was always under the impression, that one of the main tenets of Islam was obedience ?