Sunday 9 February 2014

Countering the "Naïve World-View Question"



From the 1/6/13 BBC Any Answers’ moderator's question on the imposition of multiculturalism in the UK, “What is it you fear about multiculturalism?”, the caller could not define the problem in a way that satisfied the moderator for the obvious reason of having an unrehearsed answer to an unexpected question.  He initially made a comment about his concern for the host country's cultural solidarity under the Muslim onslaught. A succinct and prepared statement needs to be made to counter this line of questioning.  A response might be worded thus:
It’s not possible to answer what might be called a “naïve world-view” question in a tweet.  What the multicultural trend has wrought since the 1970s is being seen by increasing numbers of people as nothing less than the Muslim conquest of Europe.  Mark my words. By the mid-21st century this will form part of Islam’s historical narrative.  If this isn’t thought of as a problem, name one part of the Islamic world which can be seen as an improvement on Western Europe.  Ask yourself why Muslims head in unending numbers into Europe.  Then ask why they bring with them the cause of their problems, Islam, instead of adopting the more successful culture.

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