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02. Mar 2006

Lys for enden af tunnelen?

 
Jeg har modtaget en kommentar fra Gino Tammaro til mit tidligere indlæg om En stemme til moderate muslimer, som jeg iler med at gengive herunder:
It's not only about Muslims - it's about all foreigners in Denmark...

The consequences of the situation regarding the Mohammed drawings can be very negative as it progresses as a political tool for the Islamic radical factions. However it also opens the opportunity for denmark to finally deal with and commit to implementing a workable solution to the integration problem , which has plagued Denmark for many years.

While Anders F. declares that Denmark is a tolerant land and has equal opportunity regardless of race, origin, religion etc....we all know that the truth is that Denmark has been VERY discriminating and repressive towards its foreign population.

The truth is that Foreigners have been portrayed in such a negative light in the danish media, and re-enforced by political attitudes voiced by groups like Dansk Folkeparti etc., that this has caused a strained relationship with the forign population.

The truth is that this group has been supressed and excluded by virtue of the collective attitude which has kept them from having equal oppertunity on the job market etc., and thus strengthened the distance from integration.

The truth is that until now, the foreigners have not really had a voice which has been taken seriously, and perhaps if that were different, this situation might have been dealt with in dialogue when it occured.

The response of the Islamic community in denmark has been relatively controlled, and therefore there is an opening now to create a different perspective for this group and the danish population.

I believe that we have a unique situation now which could give us the long needed opportunity to finally get a proper dialogue between the danish and forign population, and begin to make the changes needed so that we can finally stop talking about integration and start doing it!

It requires a change in the population's attitude and resistance to allowing true integration, and in being able to see the advantages of the synergy that can be created by doing so.

In the 15 years I have lived here, I have NEVER seen so many positive examples of "decent forigners" in denmark as I have these 3 days. And you know as well as I do, there have been precious few positive examples , and that is a very strong and effective signal to the public.

Its about time we "do the right thing" .... and perhaps it could also be an example for the other European communities who also face integration issues.
Ja, lad os håbe det! Lige i øjeblikket synes postyret mest at give næring til højrefløjen og fremmedhaderne, men under overfladen mærker jeg, at flere og flere mennesker bliver mere og mere trætte af Dansk Folkepartis hysteri og Jyllands-Postens tåbelige provokationer og ikke villen erkende deres fejl.

Og så er det lige præcis rigtigt, at det handler om alle udlændinge, ikke kun om muslimer. Dansk Folkeparti lever højt på at så mistillid til "de fremmede" fordi de er fremmede, ikke fordi de er muslimer - Islam og muslimers påståede fejl og fortrædeligheder er blot et påskud for fremmedangsten. Havde vi i stedet haft lige så mange indvandrere fra Grækenland eller Puerto Rico, ville højrefløjen med Pia Kjærsgaard og Søren Krarup i spidsen have fundet på et andet påskud til at sværte dem til.

Men, som sagt - måske Gino har ret i, at dette er en enestående chance for at sige fra overfor mistænksomheden og gøre det rigtigt - for at vise verden, at Danmark er langt, langt mere end Anders Fogh og Pia Kjærsgaard. Lad os vide at gribe den chance!

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