Its a sad affair going on in Europe--if one should be stoned it would Merkel and co.

Death of Democracy? - Part I

by Denis MacEoin
The result of 25 years of multiculturalism has not been multicultural communities. It has been mono-cultural communities... Islamic communities are segregated." – Ed Husain, former Muslim extremist.

This approach, giving social-services, is based on the belief -- oft-refuted -- that Muslim extremists (both Muslims-by-birth and converts) have suffered from deprivation. It also greatly rests on the naïve assumption that rewarding them with benefits -- for which genuinely deprived citizens generally need to wait in line -- will turn them into grateful patriots, prepared to stand for the national anthem and hold hands with Christians and Jews.

The British government has shown itself incapable of enforcing its own laws when it comes to its Muslim citizens or new immigrants. Rather than stand up to our enemies, both external and internal, are we so afraid of being called "Islamophobes" that we will sacrifice even our own cultural, political, and religious strengths and aspirations?
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11807/democracy-death

Certainly, Europe's current state of decline owes much to the widely recognized fact that Muslims are the first newcomers to Europe who, over several generations, are resistant to integrating into the societies of which they now form a part. This rejection of Europe's humanitarian, Judeo-Christian values applies, not just to the successive waves of refugees and economic migrants who have washed up on the shores of Greece, Italy and Spain since the start of the Syrian civil war, but to generations of Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in the UK, North Africans in France, and Turkish "guest workers" in Germany.

Little Mermaid--it wouldn't be so bad if these people wanted to assimilate into the respective countries--but they dont--they want sharia and change these countries--its even happening here hopefully are Supreme Court wont allow it--Good luck in Europe

GeraldRube, you worry a great deal about the fate of Europe based on the large number of immigrants who have arrived recently. And I agree that there are many reasons to worry. Therefore I for one am satisfied that the politicians in my country, Denmark, finally seem to have opened their eyes to the inexpedient aspects of immigration and integration. I have now been able to study the latest suggestions somewhat better and shall tell about them here.
I think Denmark is in a pole position because - even as the discussions and arguments have been fierce and difficult - we have been able to talk about the matter more openly than say Sweden.
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Proposals for legislation from our largest political party – the Social Democrats - deal with the real problems of immigration and integration in a much more determined way than anything I have seen so far. All of a sudden it seems to be housebroken to call a spade a spade and to grip the nettle by the root. The word ’contribute’ may be used. To me the the proposals also suggest that the politicians are ready to admit that a lot of cheating has been allowed to go on uncritically for too long.

As a first step, the Social Democrats want to do away with people’s right to seek asylum spontanously in Denmark. Instead that should take place from a country closer to the origin of the immigrants.
Secondly, it shall not be an inalienable right to have one’s family brought to Denmark. So far, we have been so eager to treat everyone equal that say a Danish man meeting an American woman would have huge difficulties bringing her to Denmark to marry her. We now realize that ethnic Danes can be treated differently without the world going under.
There will be a ceiling for immigration from non-western countries to be fixed anew annually.

The proposals would do away with a system where only the strong and the lucky reach Europe. But it is also about controlling and limiting the access to Denmark for non-western foreigners. Furthermore the Social Democratic Party will demand that all refugees and immigrants must work 37 hours/week in the future or pursue an education. This will include persons who for a number of years have lived in Denmark on welfare [My comment: Not least women from countries with no tradition for female participation in the workforce]
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On top of that proposal, a parliamentary majority of three other parties propose that re-education travels for children to the countries of origin should result in their parents having their residence permits revoked, the reasoning being that it is the responsibility of the parents to see to it that the children who are going to remain in Denmark on a permanent basis will be integrated and pushed in the direction of the Danish society. By sending their children for re-education abroad, these parents at the same time have decided that they shall not become Danish – and therefore the parents must take the same road.
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An analysis from Denmark’s Ministries of Economy and of the Interior shows that groups of non-western immigrants live isolated in residential areas where no Danish is spoken and where they meet noone but other persons of foreign origin.
This picture will form the backdrop when the government before long will present its bid for a showdown with the parallel societies. A parallel society is not necessarily just one of the 22 areas listed on the government's existing 'ghetto list'. Parallel societies are found in many other places in Denmark. It is crucial that we preserve the mutual confidence in the Danish society and don’t have groupings who live isolated with without jobs and crime as consequenses.

Altogether it is assumed that 28,000 families [My comment: The article names 74,000 individuals. In my opinion it will be at least some 100,000 individuals because of the many children typical for these families] live sufficiently isolated from the society around them as to be specified as living in a parallel society where they are separated from the Danish society physically as well as mentally.

One MP says that we have to interfere with a spectrum of initiatives all the way from the little children in the day care centers to the schools, the labor market and housing policy. And he has no doubt that the consequences will be severe if the politicians don’t solve the problems. It means that the tax bill for the Danish taxpayers will grow. But of equal importance is that the Danish tradition for having confidence in each other will suffer, because some people are outside the community.
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Please note:
Personally, I can empathize with everyone trying to find happiness on a subjective and individual basis. On an objective and rational basis I find the above measures encouraging steps in the right direction, steps that should have been taken a long, long time ago … But finally the cat is out of the bag. We can say 'contribute'.
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And everybody living off the refugees and immigrants are making the predictable outcry, of course.
All the good people.
I have tried to be an aspiring immigrant myself. I participated, contributed, read the newspapers and watched TV (as painful as it might be) and behaved lawfully, and when I received my voluntary departure order, I departed – after a while - and got a new visa because I was honest about it. When I fill in my ESTA, one of the questions go: 'Have you ever overstayed your visa?' And when I decide to answer yes, this pops up: 'Are you sure you want to answer that?'

I thought it could be interesting to those of you not living in a kingdom with the ceremonials that implies to get some glimpses from what happens as we say goodbye to Prince Henrik, husband of our Queen Margrethe II

At 8 am UTC+1 mourning salutations* for Prince Henrik were fired as the cortege with his coffin set out from Fredensborg Castle in northern Zealand where he died

for the royal residence Amalienborg in Copenhagen where he shall remain for one night before being transferred to Christiansborg Church to lie on castrum dolorosum.
*The white building in the background where the flag is raised first on full mast then lowered to half mast is the headquarters of Maersk Line, probably the largest shipping company in the world.