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AFAIK wrote:Can you make your point without leaving yourself space to back away when challenged? I'm not interested in being given the run around.


:roll:

How do you envision wise tribunals of community members operating?


I don't, as this has nothing to do with what I claimed. The mental image of wise tribunals came up because you talked about how communities should be judging who is assimilated, with which I have no problem.

My point, for the third time, is that wise tribunals of community members is not voting. The two are not the same or even comparable.
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Potemkin wrote:You mean the Maoris have only just noticed that all these white fuckers have started to settle on their land...? :eh:

Economically, they were significantly better off as a result of British settlement. The same cannot be shown for post-war immigration waves, regardless of where the immigrants came from.

Political Interest wrote:
They are a relatlively large portion of the population. They constitute fourteen percent of New Zealand. That is not a very large number of people, granted, but it is still much larger than any other indigenous groups in lands where Anglo-Saxons settled.

As far as I am aware they are a fast growing ethnic group. In my opinion this is very positive. I am always in favour of all efforts to restore the position of the Maori people in their native country.

It would not surprise me that they would be skeptical about mass immigration. Afterall, mass settlement from Europe already ruined their demographic position long ago. Why would they want more migration to make them an even smaller portion of the population in their own country? I think Europeans in New Zealand should assimilate and integrate into the local culture which could include learning Maori when the time comes.

If I remember correctly they were expected to be around 20% of the population by 2040. I don't know how much immigration would change that projection, if at all.

The argument I've heard, among others, is that they might become "just another minority" in the future, as newcomers might have less appreciation for their status as the indigenous population and over time erode the current consensus and legal arrangements.

As for the majority assimilating into a minority culture, this is just not going to happen which should be obvious for anybody with a modicum of understanding about human nature. It's not a question of right and wrong, but what is realistic.
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By AFAIK
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Pants-of-dog wrote:Fine. Do you have anything to say about my actual claim?

That which is asserted without evidence; shall be dismissed without evidence.
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AFAIK wrote:That which is asserted without evidence; shall be dismissed without evidence.


If you had said this at the beginning, we could have saved a lot of time.

It is logical to assume that a third generation immigrant who is otherwise fully assimiliated will feel rejected by the host community if the host community votes to reject his or her citizenship based on racism or xenophobia, and that this rejection may make the third generation immigrant feel like assimilation is not worth it.
By mikema63
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I don't see assimilation as a process a person actively engages in. After all stuff like cultural values are instilled at a far deeper level than simply consciously choosing them.

I think the thing that people fundamentally do not like about the idea of assimilating people versus cultural pluralism is that it's not something that's really a choice but must be imposed through the educational and media systems.
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For people to fully assimilate they need to forget about the country they came from and acquire local cultural traits. it usualy dont happen in the first generation
I was an immigrant too but in my case I came at a young age (6) and I dont like at all the country I came from so I assimilated quickly
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By Suntzu
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Pants-of-dog wrote:If you had said this at the beginning, we could have saved a lot of time.

It is logical to assume that a third generation immigrant who is otherwise fully assimiliated will feel rejected by the host community if the host community votes to reject his or her citizenship based on racism or xenophobia, and that this rejection may make the third generation immigrant feel like assimilation is not worth it.


Their vote against citizenship must be based on racism and xenophobia not his/her lack of assimilation. Got it!
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Suntzu wrote:Their vote against citizenship must be based on racism and xenophobia not his/her lack of assimilation. Got it!


Their vote can be based on following what their dog told them to do, since it does not affect my argument in the slightest either way.

But yes, I would not be surprised to find such illgical choices are based in racism and xenophobia.
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Suntzu wrote:Illogical = something that does not conform to what I believe. :roll:


Feel free to show how it is actually illogical. But we both know that you will not, as that would require more than a silly one liner and a smiley. :excited:
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By Suntzu
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Pants-of-dog wrote:Feel free to show how it is actually illogical. But we both know that you will not, as that would require more than a silly one liner and a smiley. :excited:


I can generally refute anything you come up with in one line. I throw in a smiley to annoy you. :D
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Suntzu wrote:I can generally refute anything you come up with in one line. I throw in a smiley to annoy you. :D


Then do so. Please refute my argument. Thank you. :lol:
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By Potemkin
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Wow, guys! This is such a high-level debate, it's making my head spin. You're losing me here. :eek:
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By Godstud
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Please stop with the one-line posts. If you have something to say, then make an actual argument instead of simply posting a smartass comment or a quick rebuttal. Pages of one-liners are quick to read, but lack any substance.

Thank you. Have a nice day.

Most laws against immigrants are founded directly in xenophobia and racism. This happens everywhere.

Proposed Swiss immigration laws show 'rise of new racism and xenophobia'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... hobia.html

Immigration Reform in the US: Taking racism out of the closet
Xenophobia and racism are alive and well when discussing immigration reform in the United States, writes Comrie.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio ... 68219.html
By mikema63
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Mod Note: Let's bring this back in. From here on I'm handing out warnings for one liners. One line one bullet.
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By AFAIK
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Godstud,
That Daily Mail article is 10 years old. Any update on the story? Did they manage to acquire 100,000 sigs? Did the referendum pass? The gist of the article is that Switzerland isn't a multicultural society and by demanding that immigrants assimilate it is being racist.

The AlJazeera article (published March 2013) complains that immigration debates in the US don't use racially charged language.
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