Doubts on Muslim Integration Rise in Europe 1/3

Europe appears to be crossing an invisible line regarding its Muslim minorities: More people in the political mainstream are arguing that Islam cannot be reconciled with European values.Those who raised their voices were mostly on the far right. Now those normally seen as moderates - ordinary people as well as politicians - are asking whether once unquestioned values of tolerance and multiculturalism should have limits.

Jack Straw, the former British foreign secretary and prominent Labour Party politician, seemed to sum up the moment last week when he wrote that he felt uncomfortable addressing women whose faces were covered with a veil.
The veil, he wrote, is a "visible statement of separation and difference."
But many Europeans - even those who generally support immigration - have begun talking more bluntly about cultural differences, specifically about Muslims' deep religious beliefs and social values, which are far more conservative than those of most Europeans on issues like women's rights and homosexuality."So there is this fear," he said, "that we are being transported back in a time machine where we have to explain to our immigrants that there is equality between men and women, and gays should be treated properly. Now there is the idea we have to do it again."Perhaps most wrenching has been the issue of free speech and expression, and the growing fear that any criticism of Islam could provoke violence.

In France last month, a secondary school teacher went into hiding after receiving death threats for writing an article calling the Prophet Muhammad "a merciless warlord, a looter, a mass murderer of Jews and a polygamist." In Germany, a Mozart opera with an additional scene showing the severed heads of Muhammad, Jesus, Buddha and Poseidon was canceled because of security fears.

With each incident, mainstream leaders are speaking more plainly.
"Self-censorship does not help us against people who want to practice violence in the name of Islam," Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said in criticizing the opera's cancellation. "It makes no sense to retreat."

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[sesshy34]

The difference between the Nazis and Muslims is that Nazis did not believe in Bullshit Fairytales and were well disciplined and strived to bring about Evolution and Unity of all people in the World. These Muslims worship a Dark Age Book written by some fake guy, that put in all the Fairytales and Crap and Muslims never want Unity, they kill themselves and others willingly and are ready to revert our Society back into the Dark Ages... Mankind has no hopes this time if it falls to Islam.

[guapgueezee]

hear the bald dude towad the end talking about it is our choice to integrate. in your fucking country we wouldnt have that choice now would we.. and if we didnt we would be called colonizers and usurpers.. when in rome do as the romans.. you can still be proud of your heritage but RESPECT THE country that has taken you in

[TheMina31]

@guapgueezee AGREED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[a88642]

so why do we have to acept this rubish in europe?

[pakidreamer]

MUSLIMS WILL NEVER IN INTEGRATE WITH NON MUSLIMS ,, REASON IS SIMPLE ,, THERE BOOK TELLS THEM , THEY R SPECIAL ,, THEY CANT BEFRIEND NON MUSLIMS ,, WHAT OTHER REASON THEY NEED ,, WHEN MIGHTY ALLAH HAS SPOKEN ,,,

[Puromobotboton]

whats the reason you make the screen so small? This is so lame.

[thermionic1234567]

If his daughters wear burqas and hijabs, I hope they are treated as third class citizens,

[MichaelBarnwellUK]

mhoncaí dúr, mhoncaí Ioslamach dúr. Is fuath liom tú mhoncaí.

[MrMantura]

INCREASE GLOBALISATION! INCREASE IMMIGRATION! REMOVE ALL BORDERS!

[TurboDally]

"destruction of whites"

It's not just the "whites" who will go extinct, so will Asians, blacks, etc. as we all end up mixed race.

"the best way to create unity is to entirely eliminate races"

I 100% agree with this. Either learn to coexist and stop bashing on IR couples, or make ALL races non-existent.

"I'm proud of my people and the things we've created"

I'm proud of MY achievments, what my ancestors did is none of my doing.

Oh and btw, "white" culture was similar to that of Muslims XD

[TurboDally]

"difference between the Nazis and Muslims is that Nazis did not believe in Bullshit Fairytales"

Yes they did, the whole Aryan BS was a fairy tale invented to make Nazis feel superior. BTW, did you know that Hitler admired Islam? Funny guy isn't he?