Saturday, July 28, 2007

Pick Any Two

clipped from anglosphere.com

Democracy, Immigration, Multiculturalism -- Pick Any Two

So now we are seeing beach riots in Sydney between grievance-bearing, unassimiated Muslim youth and other young Australians. It's a story that echoes thoughout the developed world. Like the rule of law, like a public service ethic , like a high radius of trust and all the social benefits that go with it, assimilation is not just something one can pick from a list of "would-be-nice" social characteristics, it is something that must be worked at consistently over time.