Unerwartetes Erwachen
Was glaubt ihr, woher diese eigentlich selbstverständlichen Worte stammen:
“The mistake that we should never again make is swallowing criticism of cultures or religions because of tolerance.”
“Der Fehler, den wir nie wieder machen sollten, ist, Kritik an Kulturen oder Religionen aufgrund von Toleranz runterzuschlucken.”
Das stammt aus einem Memorandum der niederländischen Arbeiterpartei und soll Eingang in das neue Programm der Partei finden. Schön zu sehen, daß einfache Wahrheiten nun auch von einigen Linken verstanden werden.
Natürlich ist nicht alles Gold was glänzt:
Nonetheless, the PvdA wants to continue to tolerate headscarves in classrooms and mosques with an Arabic architecture.
ABER:
According to the party chairwoman, the government should no longer try to encourage integration by information campaigns. The government should only provide the conditions in which integration can take place by itself. On the one hand, the law must be maintained and on the other, opportunities must be offered to everyone via education, youth guidance and activating labour market policy.
Toleration has not done integration of migrants in the Netherlands any good, the memorandum concludes. The PvdA considers that in future, newcomers must opt for the Dutch society. “We all speak Dutch, know the basic forms of behaviour and the democratic constitutional state.“
ODER:
Ploumen terms this three-prong policy norm-setting, confrontation or tolerance. In the past years, tolerance has been over-emphasised, including tolerance of behaviour that was actually not acceptable, the chairman says. In the memorandum, she also calls on Muslims not to take on a victim’s role any more.
Ploumen gave an interview yesterday in De Volkskrant, traditionally a PvdA-minded medium. According to the paper, the PvdA sets out “a friendly but strong vision.” “An iron fist in a velvet glove, beyond tolerance and cultural relativism.”
“The mistake we must never again make,” says Ploumen in the interview, “is choking back criticism of cultures or religions for the sake of tolerance.” For a long time, it was thought that “it would all eventually turn out well by itself.” In practice, that meant looking away from problems. “Feelings of loss and worry were suppressed. And (..) these feelings were not recognised by government and politicians.”
AUCH SCHÖN:
The theme has been dividing the PvdA, Ploumen acknowledges. “Earlier reports identified the problems, but offered no solutions. There was no party view to guide local politicians. This there now is. (…) I assume that this resolution will get through at the congress in March.”
To De Volkskrant’s question about whether the problems caused by children of Turkish or Moroccan parents are not actually already empathised too much, Ploumen answered: “No. It is sometimes painful, but it is necessary. We do have to make progress now. After the confrontation, the ultimate goal is acceptance. That everyone can respect one another.”
Among migrants, 80 percent have dual nationality. Ploumen says the “grip of countries of origin” on immigrants “must disappear.” She considers that “to become Dutch, you must in principle give up your old nationality.”
Linkes Erwachen oder doch nur ein Strohfeuer in Holland? Wir werden sehen.
Autor: Sir Winston | Abgelegt unter Kulturelle Bereicherung
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