"We have been too concerned about the identity of the person who was arriving and not enough about the identity of the country that was receiving him." With that, Sarkozy joins Britain's David Cameron and Germany's Angela Merkel, among others, in recognizing that multiculturalism has failed to deliver on its utopian promises. "Sarkozy declares multiculturalism 'a failure'," from Agence France-Presse, February 11 (thanks to all who sent this in):AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday declared that multiculturalism had failed, joining a growing number of world leaders or ex-leaders who have condemned it.
"We have been too concerned about the identity of the person who was arriving and not enough about the identity of the country that was receiving him," he said in a television interview in which he declared the concept a "failure."
British Prime Minister David Cameron last month pronounced his country's long-standing policy of multiculturalism a failure, calling for better integration of young Muslims to combat home-grown extremism.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Australia's former prime minister John Howard and former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar have also in recent months said multicultural policies have not successfully integrated immigrants.
Friday, 11 February 2011
Sarkozy latest to declare multiculturalism a failure
February 11, 2011
Pat Condell's latest video is great (except when talking about halal meat, he included the Jews, which he is wrong about because kosher slaughter is very humane, unlike halal)
Pat Condell - The taste of multiculturalism
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