This is a little long but enlightening reading, but is hear in Michigan. IT IS ALREADY HERE. YOU CAN NOT BE KIND TO A GROUP THAT HAS NOT ADVANCED IN OVER 600 YEARS. > This is a compelling article...written by a Canadian > citizen.. > > Salute the Danish Flag - its a Symbol of Western > Freedom By Susan MacAllen > > In 1978-9 I was living and studying in Denmark. But in > 1978 - even in Copenhagen, one didnt see Muslim > immigrants. The Danish population embraced visitors, > celebrated the exotic, went out of its way to protect > each of its citizens. It was proud of its new brand of > socialist liberalism one in development since the > conservatives had lost power in > > 1929 - a system where no worker had to struggle to > survive, where one ultimately could count upon the > state as in, perhaps, no other western nation at the > time. > > The rest of Europe saw the Scandinavians as > free-thinking, progressive and infinitely generous in > their welfare policies. Denmark boasted low crime > rates, devotion to the environment, a superior > educational system and a history of humanitarianism. > > > > Denmark was also most generous in its immigration > > policies - it offered the best welcome in Europe to > > the new immigrant: generous welfare payments from > > first arrival plus additional perks in transportation, > > housing and education. It was determined to set a > > world example for inclusiveness and multiculturalism. > > How could it have predicted that one day in 2005 a > > series of political cartoons in a newspaper would > > spark violence that would leave dozens dead in the > > streets -all because its commitment to > > multiculturalism would come back to bite? > > > > By the 1990s the growing urban Muslim population was > > obvious - and its unwillingness to integrate into > > Danish society was obvious. Years of immigrants had > > settled into Muslim-exclusive enclaves. As the Muslim > > leadership became more vocal about what they > > considered the decadence of Denmarks liberal way of > > life, the Danes - once so welcoming - began to feel > > slighted. Many Danes had begun to see Islam as > > incompatible with their long-standing values: belief > > in personal liberty and free speech, in equality for > > women, in tolerance for other ethnic groups, and a > > deep pride in Danish heritage and history. > > > > The New York Post in 2002 ran an article by Daniel > > Pipes and Lars Hedegaard, in which they forecasted > > accurately that the growing immigrant problem in > > Denmark would explode. In the article they reported: > > > > Muslim immigrants constitute 5 percent of the > > population but consume upwards of 40 percent of the > > welfare spending. Muslims are only 5 percent of > > Denmarks 5.4 million people but make up a majority of > > the countrys convicted rapists, an especially > > combustible issue given that practically all the > > female victims are non-Muslim. Similar, if lesser, > > disproportions are found in other crimes. > > > Over time, as Muslim immigrants increase in numbers, > > they wish less to mix with the indigenous population. > > A recent survey finds that only 5 percent of young > > Muslim immigrants would readily marry a Dane. Forced > > marriages - promising a newborn daughter in Denmark to > > a male cousin in the home country, then compelling her > > to marry him, sometimes on pain of death - are one > > problem > > > Muslim leaders openly declare their goal of > > introducing Islamic law once Denmarks Muslim > > population grows large enough - a not-that-remote > > prospect. If present trends persist, one sociologist > > estimates, every third inhabitant of Denmark in 40 > > years will be Muslim. > > > > It is easy to understand why a growing number of Danes > > would feel that Muslim immigrants show little respect > > for Danish values and laws. > > > > An example is the phenomenon common to other European > > countries and the U.S .: some Muslims in Denmark who > > opted to leave the Muslim faith have been murdered in > > the name of Islam, while others hide in fear for their > > lives. Jews are also threatened and harassed openly by > > Muslim leaders in Denmark, a country where once > > Christian citizens worked to smuggle out nearly all of > > their 7,000 Jews by night to Sweden - before the Nazis > > could invade. I think of my Danish friend Elsa - who > > as a teenager had dreaded crossing the street to the > > bakery every morning under the eyes of occupying Nazi > > soldiers - and I wonder what she would say today. > > > > In 2001, Denmark elected the most conservative > > government in some 70 years - one that had some > > decidedly non-generous ideas about liberal unfettered > > immigration. Today Denmark has the strictest > > immigration policies in Europe. ( Its effort to > > protect itself has been met with accusations of > > racism by liberal media across Europe - even as > > other governments struggle to right the social > > problems wrought by years of too-lax immigration.) > > > > If you wish to become Danish, you must attend three > > years of language classes. You must pass a test on > > Denmarks history, culture, and a Danish language > > test. You must live in Denmark for 7 years before > > applying for citizenship. You must demonstrate an > > intent to work, and have a job waiting. If you wish to > > bring a spouse into Denmark, you must both be over 24 > > years of age, and you wont find it so easy anymore to > > move your friends and family to Denmark with you. > > > > You will not be allowed to build a mosque in > > Copenhagen. Although your children have a choice of > > some 30 Arabic culture and language schools in > > Denmark, they will be strongly encouraged to > > assimilate to Danish society in ways that past > > immigrants werent. > > > > In 2006, the Danish minister for employment, Claus > > Hjort Frederiksen, spoke publicly of the burden of > > Muslim immigrants on the Danish welfare system, and it > > was horrifying: the governments welfare committee had > > calculated that if immigration from Third World > > countries were blocked, > > > > 75 percent of the cuts needed to sustain the huge > > welfare system in coming decades would be unnecessary. > > In other words, the welfare system as it existed was > > being exploited by immigrants to the point of > > eventually bankrupting the government. We are simply > > forced to adopt a new policy on immigration. The > > calculations of the welfare committee are terrifying > > and show how unsuccessful the integration of > > immigrants has been up to now, he said. > > > > A large thorn in the side of Denmarks imams is the > > Minister of Immigration and Integration, Rikke > > Hvilshoj. She makes no bones about the new policy > > toward immigration, The number of foreigners coming > > to the country makes a difference, Hvilshøj says, > > There is an inverse correlation between how many come > > here and how well we can receive the foreigners that > > come. And on Muslim immigrants needing to demonstrate > > a willingness to blend in, In my view, Denmark should > > be a country with room for different cultures and > > religions. Some values, however, are more important > > than others. We refuse to question democracy, equal > > rights, and freedom of speech. > > > Hvilshoj has paid a price for her show of backbone. > > Perhaps to test her resolve, the leading radical imam > > in Denmark, Ahmed Abdel Rahman Abu Laban, demanded > > that the government pay blood money to the family of a > > Muslim who was murdered in a suburb of Copenhagen, > > stating that the familys thirst for revenge could be > > thwarted for money. When Hvilshoj dismissed his > > demand, he argued that in Muslim culture the payment > > of retribution money was common, to which Hvilshoj > > replied that what is done in a Muslim country is not > > necessarily what is done in Denmark. The Muslim reply > > came soon after: her house was torched while she, her > > husband and children slept. All managed to escape > > unharmed, but she and her family were moved to a > > secret location and she and other ministers were > > assigned bodyguards for the first time - in a country > > where such murderous violence was once so scarce. > > > Her government has slid to the right, and her borders > > have tightened. > > > > Many believe that what happens in the next decade will > > determine whether Denmark survives as a bastion of > > good living, humane thinking and social > > responsibility, or whether it becomes a nation at > > civil war with supporters of Sharia law. > > > > And meanwhile, Canadians clamor for stricter > > immigration policies, and demand an end to state > > welfare programs that allow many immigrants to live on > > the public dole. As we in Canada look at the enclaves > > of Muslims amongst us, and see those who enter our > > shores too easily, dare live on our taxes, yet refuse > > to embrace our culture, respect our traditions, > > participate in our legal system, obey our laws, speak > > our language, appreciate our history . . we would do > > well to look to Denmark, and say a prayer for her > > future and for our own.. > > > > If you agree with this article, then please pass it > > on...
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