Friday, December 04, 2009
Surveys show that Europeans are tired "of minarets", by Noemie Cournoyer
Europeans have had enough "of minarets"
Polls indicate that the French, Belgians, Dutchmen, Spaniards and Germans have the feeling of being in disagreement with the majority of elites and media. Instead of listening to the wisdom of majorities, one of the foundations of the democratic spirit, the elites are trying to show that people are intolerant, xenophobic and racist as was the case in Quebec with Bouchard-Taylor.
We prefer to call to analysts, academics and non-elected officials of our governments, the UN or worse, the OIC, the bloc of Islamic countries which persecute their several religious minorities and prohibit building places of worship other than mosques. Several of these countries will even prohibit the mere maintenance of places of worship exist. Representatives of these Islamic countries have absolutely no lesson to give to the world on human rights, including freedom of worship and conscience.
The readers of Le Monde, Le Figaro, L'Express, Le Soir, Spiegel, 20minutos, DN Globo ... are tere xenophobic from extreme right, racist and intolerant?
Some media representatives and unelected public service in Quebec and Canada they will again call on these experts or spokespersons of the academic or cultural communities?
Several commentators on the print and electronic media give voice to people who say they are "frightened by the radical positions" of Swiss. They denounce what they consider to be "a lot of falsehoods and amalgam".
The Government of Quebec (or Canada) Will it appeal to these specialists in public communication, experts pluralism citizen, management controversies and religious rhetoric in reconfiguring space contemporary audiences to reinterpret the results of polls yet clear and votes of citizens to block the wishes of the majority?
Probably Richard Martineau, who gave the best explanation to understand this 1 which is actually happening in Europe in his column: The return of the beast, published in the Journal de Montreal June 25, 2009:
"The traditional parties have their hole, close the mouth and dare not deal with issues a little bit difficult, for fear of being cheated in the mud.
What happens then to voters who feel uncomfortable LEGITIMATE against the rise of radical Islam? For citizens who wonder whether their country can afford to absorb all the immigrants it receives? For people experiencing problems with the unreasonable demands of certain groups?"
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Labels: Europe, Islam, Noémie Cournoyer, Religion and fanaticism, Switzerland
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