Re: Members of One Body
WitchDR, it is about the principles of the melting pot philosophy on immigration vs. the separate but equal philosophy of immigration. the latter produced a two tired society in America with the blacks. ( I understand the difference between slavery and immigration-economic or politically motivated). the sihtty part of life is that people are predisposed to prejudice, be it racial as we see all around the world or religious..multiculturalism is a failure when it comes to providing an integrated society keeping societal prejudice in mind. And it is two sided. I can guarantee that within the muslim community in the UK, there is equal derision towards "them", who are the non-muslims in britain.
Education has nothing to do with it. Socio economics have nothing to do with it. None of these factors drive a person to wrap a belt around their waist and blow their countrymen up. Be it Iraq or the UK.
In the world of cross border flow of skills and capital and information, you cannot be insular in your being. It just won't work. Especially when you are constantly deriding a better preforming system, while your own is simply not up to par. This is where adaptation and integration comes in. You cannot simply take in the economic benefits of migration...similarly, you cannot allow people with rigid exclusionary pinciples to immigrate to your land and not allow them to be a greater part of the society.
Take a look at he Sikh and Hindu communities in the UK. I am sure they also span the socio economic specturm, there is enough scale to make that judgement. Why are they able to integrate so much easier. what is it?