tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post440961741919604535..comments2024-03-17T00:23:24.896-07:00Comments on Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left: A European Poll on Public Attitudes to ImmigrationLord Keyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556863604205200159noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-64744874971347742072017-02-14T13:44:39.163-08:002017-02-14T13:44:39.163-08:00I think the promotion and defense of Islam in the ...I think the promotion and defense of Islam in the west by leaders at the highest levels has a simple explanation. It was a compromise for the flow of oil, gas and financing from Arab states. In other words western leaders are selling out their cultures to maintain the standard of living. The timing of State sponsored Islam in the west coincides with western governments slipping into extreme debt. It is the simplest and most logical explanation.TRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674774011759182083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-71215352567257577752017-02-12T16:06:12.192-08:002017-02-12T16:06:12.192-08:00What about Sweden, with its feminist government?
...What about Sweden, with its feminist government?<br /><br />https://www.unwatch.org/walk-shame-swedens-first-feminist-government-don-hijabs-iran/<br /><br />Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-61432924717318162232017-02-09T02:52:53.231-08:002017-02-09T02:52:53.231-08:00Yes, the left-wing and pro-refugee New Matilda web...Yes, the left-wing and pro-refugee New Matilda website has called for debate on a sustainable approach to immigration:<br />https://newmatilda.com/2016/11/29/why-the-left-must-be-more-open-to-talking-about-population/Terence Harrisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-35777728621603364372017-02-08T19:29:58.270-08:002017-02-08T19:29:58.270-08:00I think there's a divergence of opinion on imm...I think there's a divergence of opinion on immigration coming for the Left. Those who see altruism towards genuine refugees as a good thing predominate, but many are coming to question whether moving a small proportion of those affected by war / natural disaster around the world is the most altruistic solution. After all, it does nothing for the (mostly) women and children left behind.<br />At the same time, some few leftists inAustralia recognise that mass immigration of non-refugees is virtually indefensible on any objective grounds. I see a growing appetite for low-immigration policies that maintain - or even improve - outcomes for displaced people, while cutting back on the numbers overall.jingelichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09998585247772423235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-69760915789487175272017-02-08T04:42:06.049-08:002017-02-08T04:42:06.049-08:00Of interest:
https://youtu.be/ptFko-MWRps?t=50m59...Of interest:<br /><br />https://youtu.be/ptFko-MWRps?t=50m59s<br /><br />SJW left disintegrating and fracturing. So much for "intersectionality".TheIllusionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642837989235595346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-83504793741389284902017-02-08T02:56:25.831-08:002017-02-08T02:56:25.831-08:00Here is some food of thought, if you are defending...Here is some food of thought, if you are defending classical liberal values then that has bocome a conservative position. "Why I Left the Left" https://youtu.be/hiVQ8vrGA_8<br /><br />As far as nationalism goes in Europe, here is an interesting article<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4189856/Rabble-rouser-nail-EU-s-coffin.html<br /><br />"Even a senior policeman told me the other day that 60 per cent of his officers will vote for the Freedom Party. They are not racists. They know what it’s like in the real world working with the day-to-day consequences of open borders and uncontrolled immigration.<br /><br />The white political elite, who defend a multicultural Holland, have no idea what’s going on"Kristjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592440548093816331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-34512466390970626792017-02-08T02:53:41.205-08:002017-02-08T02:53:41.205-08:00We want nationalism to be some sort of check and b...We want nationalism to be some sort of check and balance on altruism. The point where you say "I've had enough of all you people, I'm doing what's best for me".<br /><br />In other words nationalism is collective selfishness and power-hunger - let's not fool ourselves - and the trick is how to mingle that with contradictory ethics?Rnoreply@blogger.com