Understanding Euro Culture

Last weekend there was a demonstration in Dresden, Germany against the Islamization of die Deutschekultur. While German culture has its negatives—Hitler, the Holocaust, and Skinheads—it has more positives: Bach, Beethoven, Brecht, Dix, Grosz, Goethe, etc. and people believe they have a right to protect it.

Some years back, the French passed a law restricting face and head coverings of Moslem women. Perhaps the wanton shooting of a dozen people at the offices of a satirical newspaper in Paris, Charlie Hebdo, will bring it home to the American media & people what is really going on there: The Germans, French, Danish, Dutch, and others see themselves has having a culture to protect.

American culture makes no similar effort and "diversity" is highly prized. Even in Cedar Rapids, Iowa women are running around in headscarves and chadors.

           In fact, casting an Ironic Eye on the situation, in spite of the fact that certain behaviors are clearly in violation of secular American and uncontrolled immigration from Mexico has undermined wages for those of us who have been here a century, no one objects. Because business profits are the be-all/end-all? Ironically, we don't seem to count for any more than the Indian culture that was here when we arrived!!!