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Old 11-10-2015, 01:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I have and I live in one of the biggest and most multicultural cities in the world and ever since I've been a kid it's always been the same, and I see no reason to change it and its nice to watch things evolve.
which city is that?



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This sounds like you're working with a small town mentality here. To be honest society has often worked this way historically, regardless of whether the newbies originally came in peace or as conquerors and it usually ends up with the newbies eventually being absorbed into the greater culture of the original one.
no.. i'm from south florida. i grew up in a multicultural society. one where haitians, jamacans, cubans, puerto ricans, mexican, guatemalans, black americans, white americans all existed in close proximity. the result? you get neighborhoods which are haitian, neighborhoods which are mexican, neighborhoods which are black, etc.

keep in mind all of these people come from relatively similar cultures in comparison to europe vs asia or north africa... and even so there is ethnic tension. guatemalans were often targeted by black gangsters for robberies and were generally looked down upon. black american gangs and haitian gangs would shoot eachother up despite both being black. mexicans and puerto ricans and cubans etc similarly didn't always get along with eachother.

yet i'd say it's just about workable... the situation they have down there, if they do some reforms on poverty and education etc. this is without dealing with people who come from a completely alien cultures such as the islamic world.



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Just the type of rhetoric that a nationalist would come out with.
worthless dismissal with no substance. provide some historical precedents, then.



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They already do in the legislature, but if the country is a democracy it has to allow the newcomers a certain amount of cultural liberty, because if not the country is not operating as its own legislation suggests it should do.
yea... but if the culture in question is incompatible with that of the host country then they shouldn't be importing that culture in the first place.



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Have you ever been to Europe, out of America or even out of your state? because based on what your saying, it looks like you've just watched a few news reports and read a few newspapers concerning the life and times of immigrants in Europe.
no, i haven't been to europe. i've been up and down the east coast of the united stated. i've talked to quite a few people from your country who share this point of view, and i try to keep up on international affairs. i assume you similarly have opinions about american politics.


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Firstly, who the **** wants to go and live in a desert and secondly loads of westerners do because they're paid well to go and work there. The non-democratic laws as you well know restrict them their freedom so they have no real desire to stay there longer than they have to.

You can't use your above argument about importing massive amounts of westerners eastwards as it's not really plausible and there is no real historical evidence either for this type of experiment. The nearest you can use for this type of experiment would be the Ottoman Empire and how it treated non-muslims within its western borders.
it's a hypothetical situation... basically an analogy. failing to entertain the hypothetical is a sign of a lack of intelligence.
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Old 11-10-2015, 02:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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which city is that?
Isn't that obvious.

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no.. i'm from south florida. i grew up in a multicultural society. one where haitians, jamacans, cubans, puerto ricans, mexican, guatemalans, black americans, white americans all existed in close proximity. the result? you get neighborhoods which are haitian, neighborhoods which are mexican, neighborhoods which are black, etc.
But this is common knowledge wherever immigrants go, it's obvious due to their situation that they're going to where immigrants of their own kind exist. Some will remain in these ghettos but others will move on and assimilate, it's all part of the assimilation process, for some its quite quick and for others it can take a generation or two.

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keep in mind all of these people come from relatively similar cultures in comparison to europe vs asia or north africa... and even so there is ethnic tension. guatemalans were often targeted by black gangsters for robberies and were generally looked down upon. black american gangs and haitian gangs would shoot eachother up despite both being black. mexicans and puerto ricans and cubans etc similarly didn't always get along with eachother.
What makes you think that their cultures are more similar than those of North Africa, parts of Asia and Europe? Latin America is well known for its gang culture and turf wars anyway, all that's happened is that it's just been transported to your country as the Italians did in the 1920s and 1930s.

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worthless dismissal with no substance. provide some historical precedents, then.
So you really don't think nationalists would ever use this kind of rhetoric?

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yea... but if the culture in question is incompatible with that of the host country then they shouldn't be importing that culture in the first place.
Nonsense and that statement alone shows that a person like you really has no concept of what immigration is all about. The whole process of immigration is difficult by nature, it only becomes easier when the people are moving from complete freedom of choice.

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no, i haven't been to europe. i've been up and down the east coast of the united stated. i've talked to quite a few people from your country who share this point of view, and i try to keep up on international affairs. i assume you similarly have opinions about american politics.
Well if you're going to speak to people with similar views as yourself, they're going to share your minimalistic viewpoints...... obvious innit,

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it's a hypothetical situation... basically an analogy. failing to entertain the hypothetical is a sign of a lack of intelligence.
I agree because when you're not trolling, you're normally spouting out this kind of bollocks concerning immigrants, the whole topic seems to be your trigger point for trolling, so yer I guess entertaining you here is a lack of intelligence on my part, but I guess somebody has to try and rebuke you...........
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Old 11-10-2015, 02:46 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Isn't that obvious.
ah, london. yea london is doing swell, isn't it. violent crime rates in your city are 4x that of NYC. enjoy your multicultural ****hole, pal.



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But this is common knowledge wherever immigrants go, it's obvious due to their situation that they're going to where immigrants of their own kind exist. Some will remain in these ghettos but others will move on and assimilate, it's all part of the assimilation process, for some its quite quick and for others it can take a generation or two.
yea... all i am saying is immigration should be regulated for the benefit of the host country rather than used as a form of charity... unless you want to import poverty, crime and ethnic and cultural tension on a massive scale.



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What makes you think that their cultures are more similar than those of North Africa, parts of Asia and Europe? Latin America is well known for its gang culture and turf wars anyway, all that's happened is that it's just been transported to your country as the Italians did in the 1920s and 1930s.
well for example they are all christian so there is no religious disagreement. and none of these cultures hold ideologies which are fundamentally opposed to western secularism or pluralism, the way some conservative muslims do.

and actually the gangs in question don't exist in the countries they came from. for example... the haitian gang zoe pound started in miami. it's not a local chapter of a gang that exists in haiti. it started specifically because of the ethnic tension in miami, as a way for haitians to stick together and support each other against other ethnic groups.




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So you really don't think nationalists would ever use this kind of rhetoric?
doesn't matter if they would. if you want to dispute what i'm saying then you'll have to try harder than "thats what a nationalist would say." provide the historical precedents in question or stop wasting my time.



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Nonsense and that statement alone shows that a person like you really has no concept of what immigration is all about. The whole process of immigration is difficult by nature, it only becomes easier when the people are moving from complete freedom of choice.



Well if you're going to speak to people with similar views as yourself, they're going to share your minimalistic viewpoints...... obvious innit,



I agree because when you're not trolling, you're normally spouting out this kind of bollocks concerning immigrants, the whole topic seems to be your trigger point for trolling, so yer I guess entertaining you here is a lack of intelligence on my part, but I guess somebody has to try and rebuke you...........
meh... you're devolving to just attacking me with no substance so you're not leaving me anything to argue back against. i'm going to start ignoring points like these. i'd love to sink to your level and have us a good ol flame war but the mods will descend upon me in an instant.
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Old 11-10-2015, 03:29 PM   #4 (permalink)
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ah, london. yea london is doing swell, isn't it. violent crime rates in your city are 4x that of NYC. enjoy your multicultural ****hole, pal.
Personally I think it's a great city, loads to do, great parks and I've yet to ever have anybody take a shot at me.

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yea... all i am saying is immigration should be regulated for the benefit of the host country rather than used as a form of charity... unless you want to import poverty, crime and ethnic and cultural tension on a massive scale.
Immigration is for the benefit of the host country and it's only refugees that are a charity.

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well for example they are all christian so there is no religious disagreement. and none of these cultures hold ideologies which are fundamentally opposed to western secularism or pluralism, the way some conservative muslims do.
I don't know why you keep get your knickers in a twist over conservative muslims, you really should control these thought patterns better. Why don't you start talking about pop culture or flower arranging, they'll help soothe you.

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and actually the gangs in question don't exist in the countries they came from. for example... the haitian gang zoe pound started in miami. it's not a local chapter of a gang that exists in haiti. it started specifically because of the ethnic tension in miami, as a way for haitians to stick together and support each other against other ethnic groups.
Stop being naïve, a nice boy for example from Guatemala just doesn't arrive in a new country and decide to become a ruthless gangster, if he does he was normally a bad apple to start with and most gang members have been in gangs in their own countries before anyway.

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meh... you're devolving to just attacking me with no substance so you're not leaving me anything to argue back against. i'm going to start ignoring points like these. i'd love to sink to your level and have us a good ol flame war but the mods will descend upon me in an instant.
Why will the mods descend upon you? Oh yes I remember it's because you have a history of flaming and trolling on these kind of threads.

If you want to do this, you should try and be more like Hip Hop Bunny Hop..... now that guy had class
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Personally I think it's a great city, loads to do, great parks and I've yet to ever have anybody take a shot at me.
good for you. doesn't change the fact that you have imported violent crime on a massive scale. that's a statistical fact, not a matter of opinion.



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Immigration is for the benefit of the host country and it's only refugees that are a charity.
you want to be charitable? maybe try improving the situation in syria rather than importing poverty and crime into your own country.



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I don't know why you keep get your knickers in a twist over conservative muslims, you really should control these thought patterns better. Why don't you start talking about pop culture or flower arranging, they'll help soothe you.
you asked why they are culturally more similar and i answered you. you're just playing games at this point.



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Stop being naïve, a nice boy for example from Guatemala just doesn't arrive in a new country and decide to become a ruthless gangster, if he does he was normally a bad apple to start with and most gang members have been in gangs in their own countries before anyway.
i just gave you a factual example of a gang that was started in the united states by 2nd generation haitian immigrants. i can give you many more such examples. you are the one being naive by pretending that some ethnic-specific gangs that arise in multicultural societies aren't a direct result of ethnic tension in said societies.
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