I think this is a great attempt at trolling the muslim communities in Switzerland. To be fair, I never really liked the Swiss, but I always have and will remain respectful of them.
One of the big concerns I've read about that precluded this move is that Muslim communities, in light of the Muhammad cartoons and subsequent rendition of "Muslims gone wild", have shown themselves to be aloof and alien enough to demonstrate a difficulty in integrating to European culture. Seems the SVP capitalized on that fear, justified or not. The main question about assimilation has not been resolved and I doubt it will be soon. But the fear, oh the fear, remains ever so pervasive. And with each allegation, true or not, of creeping Sharia law and threats of fundamentalist riots over something as innocuous and protected as editorial cartoons only enshrines and strengthens that fear.
I'm sorry to say, but to me, the Muslim community's riots over those Danish cartoons is coming back, at least in Switzerland, to bite them in the ass most unjustly. But hey, you call down the thunder, you reap the whirlwind.
First rule of multiculturalism: To integrate some of your culture into your country, you must let go and integrate some of theirs into yours.
On the upside, assimilation of Turkish and Armenian immigrants in Germany have gone quite well. There is an abundance of cultural literature and media in Germany from the descendants of those immigrants tackling becoming 'German'. Auslaenderhasse still is a problem, but is less of an issue today.
One of the big concerns I've read about that precluded this move is that Muslim communities, in light of the Muhammad cartoons and subsequent rendition of "Muslims gone wild", have shown themselves to be aloof and alien enough to demonstrate a difficulty in integrating to European culture. Seems the SVP capitalized on that fear, justified or not. The main question about assimilation has not been resolved and I doubt it will be soon. But the fear, oh the fear, remains ever so pervasive. And with each allegation, true or not, of creeping Sharia law and threats of fundamentalist riots over something as innocuous and protected as editorial cartoons only enshrines and strengthens that fear.
I'm sorry to say, but to me, the Muslim community's riots over those Danish cartoons is coming back, at least in Switzerland, to bite them in the ass most unjustly. But hey, you call down the thunder, you reap the whirlwind.
First rule of multiculturalism: To integrate some of your culture into your country, you must let go and integrate some of theirs into yours.
On the upside, assimilation of Turkish and Armenian immigrants in Germany have gone quite well. There is an abundance of cultural literature and media in Germany from the descendants of those immigrants tackling becoming 'German'. Auslaenderhasse still is a problem, but is less of an issue today.
