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The Dutch Sick Of Multiculturalsim...

Discussion in 'Western Europe' started by onalandline, Apr 16, 2012.

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  1. onalandline

    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    My Mom is from the Netherlands. My Dad's parents are from the Netherlands, and I have many Aunts, Uncles and cousins still in the Nehterlands. I have been there numerous times, and I hold dual citizenship with the Netherlands and the U.S.

    Yes, I am aware.
     
    onalandline, Apr 23, 2012
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  2. onalandline

    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    My Mom is from the Netherlands. My Dad's parents are from the Netherlands, and I have many Aunts, Uncles and cousins still in the Netherlands. I have been there numerous times, and I hold dual citizenship with the Netherlands and the U.S.

    Yes, I am aware.
     
    onalandline, Apr 23, 2012
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  3. onalandline

    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I have no problem with a country trying to preserve their culture.
     
    onalandline, Apr 23, 2012
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    alexa Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Indeed, kind of confusing for a lot of us as for so long we believed Holland to be a particularly tolerant country.

    http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/dutch-world-leaders-islamophobia

    In fairness though it does say that Islamophobia is much less in the big cities where they are used to immigrants.
     
    alexa, Apr 23, 2012
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    GeneralZod New Member

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    Berkamp ruud gullit van baston!
     
    GeneralZod, Apr 23, 2012
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  6. Mr_Truth

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    The Dutch do not like multiculturalism?

    Hmmm ... I suppose that's what people said about the Dutch when Holland invaded Guiana, Indonesia, Curaçao, and other parts of the world.
     
    Mr_Truth, Apr 23, 2012
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  7. onalandline

    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Ik heb geen gelijke tred gehouden met dat spul.
     
    onalandline, Apr 23, 2012
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    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Many countries invaded other parts of the world in history.
     
    onalandline, Apr 23, 2012
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    Leffe New Member

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    Don, you said:

    Originally Posted by DonGlock26
    If you want to discard multiculturalism, discard socialists.

    But the Nazi's were "socialists", and were not "multiculturalist" (the hint is in them killing anyone not arian). Therefore your pathetic attempt to link socialists and muliculuralists is false.
     
    Leffe, Apr 24, 2012
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    Leffe New Member

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    The irony of course is that since it's inception, the USA has always been "multicultural". There was never a point when this was not the case.
     
    Leffe, Apr 24, 2012
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    Not unless you actually live here, you are not. You are aware of other people's opinion, but you have not an opinion of your own, until you live and work and pay taxes here.
     
    Leffe, Apr 24, 2012
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    Leffe New Member

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    And yet you speak Dutch and live in the USA. Why do you do that? Seems to me that you're bringing the culture of another country to the USA. Isn't that "multiculturalism"?
     
    Leffe, Apr 24, 2012
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  13. onalandline

    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I know more than you think.
     
    onalandline, Apr 24, 2012
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    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I do not speak a lick of Dutch in the U.S. There is absolutely nothing I do that has to do with Dutch culture in the U.S. I used to have an NL bumper sticker on an older car of mine. That's it. I am 100% American.
     
    onalandline, Apr 24, 2012
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    You think you know more than you know.
     
    Leffe, Apr 24, 2012
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    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Whatever, my friend.
     
    onalandline, Apr 24, 2012
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    No no, you've been here and have some family here - you KNOW the mood of the nation [/sarcasm].
     
    Leffe, Apr 24, 2012
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    This is ironic then, considering that it is Britain and France that prevented other countries from preserving their cultures, in recent history.
     
    spt5, Apr 24, 2012
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    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    How so?
     
    onalandline, Apr 25, 2012
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    They (and other colonial powers) invaded other countries for profit?
     
    Leffe, Apr 25, 2012
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    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Mush of that is history, and most of those places have retained their culture.
     
    onalandline, Apr 25, 2012
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    Maybe I could mention, that even if we don't look at anything specific, one glance at the map of Europe, or the Middle East, or Africa, proves my point.
     
    spt5, Apr 25, 2012
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    He can speak dutch as well as i can.
     
    GeneralZod, Apr 25, 2012
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    No. This would not have been leading to wars up to this day if they had retained it.
     
    spt5, Apr 26, 2012
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    Dutch politician Geert Wilders decided to withdraw his Freedom Party's support for the government because he wants a referendum on the euro and preferred to exit the coalition than lose political credibility by backing the painful cuts demanded by Europe. Immigration is one of the reasons why those anti-establishment parties are gaining ground in Europe but many voters are also frustrated with Brussels' overreaching regulations. In France, many parties are more or less radically Eurosceptic, advocating less EU intervention in national affairs.
     
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