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ConservativeHome's Platform: Leon Hadjinikolaou: Why I, as an immigrant, hate the way Labour has used multiculturalism to undermine the British national culture
Multiculturalists, however, advocate that the culture A must stop practising their culture in order not to make culture B feel uncomfortable.

I do not agree with this description of multiculturalism.  What multiculturalists have advocated such a position?  Can you provide any specific examples that would illustrate Mr. Hadjinikolaou's premise?

The march of civilizations is a series of defenses that man has put up against the dread of pure existence.

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Tue Feb 9th, 2010 at 07:41:47 AM EST
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From the same article
Let's have a look on some examples of peaceful immigration.

Between 1880 and 1900 there was a significant movement of Jews from Eastern Europe to Ottoman Syria and the United States.

Between 1840 and 1900, a large number of Germans emigrated to the United States. Today there are approximately 50,000,000 German-Americans.

In 1820 a large number of Irish migrated to the United States for purely economic reasons, well before the Famine. A second wave of Irish immigration happened during the Great Irish Famine in 1845. Today more than 35,000,000 Americans trace their ancestry to Ireland.

As far as we can see, there was no big fuss about these waves of immigration.

Is there any reason to discuss this article further?
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Tue Feb 9th, 2010 at 07:55:47 AM EST
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No big fuss, unless you count the institutionalised anti-semitism in the US before WWII, and earlier.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Feb 9th, 2010 at 08:08:22 AM EST
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Between 1880 and 1900 there was a significant movement of Jews from Eastern Europe to Ottoman Syria

I.e., Palestine. No big fuss?

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Tue Feb 9th, 2010 at 08:10:32 AM EST
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No big fuss unless you're Native American, either.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Feb 9th, 2010 at 09:32:33 AM EST
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Or hispanic. Or of African ancestry.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Feb 9th, 2010 at 10:22:06 AM EST
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Between 1840 and 1900, a large number of Germans emigrated to the United States. Today there are approximately 50,000,000 German-Americans.

Cough!

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg

by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Tue Feb 9th, 2010 at 10:36:42 AM EST
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