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Dispatch from the Eurabian Front: Riots in Amsterdam and Brussels

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Source: The Brussels Journal
Oct 23, 2007

Europe’s no-go zones or SUAs (“sensitive urban areas”) are multiplying. These are areas where the police no longer dares to venture and where Islamists hold sway. Every night since the beginning of last week, immigrant youths have been torching cars and clashing with police in Amsterdam’s Slotervaart district. The incidents started on Oct. 14 when a policewoman shot dead Bilal Bajaka, a 22-year old ethnic Moroccan, whilst he was stabbing her and a colleague with a knife. The officers were stabbed in the breast, face, neck and back. Surgeons could only narrowly save their lives.

Since the incident, Slotervaart has seen rioting almost every night. The Amsterdam Moroccans are “shocked” because one of them has been killed by an infidel woman.

Thats it, I am Fvcking convinced, Islam is a mental disorder. They are rioting because a man entered a police station and started stabing police officers and a female cop shot and killed him. We can add this to the list of things that anger muslims.

http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/2584
 
I dont islam is a mental disease its a meme.

There is quite a failing in Europe for governments to actually decide what they believe often these governments are very much into the idea of human rights etc but this is also conflicted with post modernist thinking on multiculturalism etc.

The police some to be unsure on how they are surpose to deal with internal problems within muslim communities and often dont inforce the law the way they would outside these communities.It seems like people are being seperated more and more as time goes on.There are now 3rd generation muslims in the UK who cant speak english in some areas of the UK,i read not to long ago of a case in Germany where the judge consulted the koran and denied protection for a young muslim women who wanted protection from her family.
 

Not as how I see it. Goverments today are trying to deal with decades of left wing wushy wushy policies. It was the goverments of the 1960s and 1970s that put in place policies that have lead to many of the issues we complain off today.

The police some to be unsure on how they are surpose to deal with internal problems within muslim communities and often dont inforce the law the way they would outside these communities.

I dont agree. The problem is that the muslim communities are often so closed that the police are not alerted of the issues. When they finally are alerted they community often clam up and the investigation grounds to a crawl. On top of that the youth dont see the police as an authoritarian figure because thier parents have often told them so (not to mention the imans and other so called father figures).

It seems like people are being seperated more and more as time goes on.There are now 3rd generation muslims in the UK who cant speak english in some areas of the UK

That goes back to the wushy wushy policies of previous left wing goverments across Europe during the 1960s and 1970s. The parents of said 3rd generation were often invited up to work, but no rules on having them leave (green card) when the jobs evaporated were in place. On top of that the "humanitarian" aspect of the policies of the time, dictated that the whole family could come up, and no attempts to intergrate the familly were ever made. Countries have been playing catch up ever since.

i read not to long ago of a case in Germany where the judge consulted the koran and denied protection for a young muslim women who wanted protection from her family.

The ruling was overturned and the judge replaced and atm is under disbaring procedings.
 
Stop tryiing to blame your own government PeteEU.

Leave the blame where it belongs, on the Muslims who immigrate with no intent to integrate, and who will violate EU law in favor of Sharia whenever and wherever they think they have the numbers to get away with it.

Blame the bad guy, not some amorphous unnaccountable policy.
 
Pete EU

I wouldnt disagree with your points at all.I dont think they actaully prove my points wrong though i think both are points combine to make a pretty dire situation in Europe.

As for the case in Germany i mean there is a long list of cases where using the doctrine of multiculturalism meant justice isnt served.

Dont forget many politicians around now spent their years being educated under the ideas of these "wushy wushy" ideas of the 60s and 70s.

I dont hear many politicians brave enough to address these problems as they get labelled an Islamphobe.Its important not to victimise a whole group of people but i kinda think muslims in these communities are being victimised by a smaller ignorant and violent group within those communities.Intergration takes sometime buts the only answer i can see.
 
Why are police unable or unwilling to enforce the law???

Is it truly because of fear of public outcry???

By ignoring or allowing (however you see it) non integrated muslim communities to practice Islamic vigilantist justice, you allow these people to believe they have power.
 
Sounds similar to the race riots in the US cities in the 60's.

How can Europe form better partnerships with their Muslim minorities?


How can underemployment and unemployment be reduced for European minorities?

Jihad Watch: Europe Fears Islamic Converts May Give Cover for Extremism

"biggest fly in the EUtopian ointment is the millions of European Muslims who are underemployed, disaffected with European culture, overrepresented in prisons and on the welfare rolls, and filled with arrogant confidence that their faith is superior to European social and political ideals. "

VDH's Private Papers::Europe Whimpers


European Busness men encouraged the immigartion of Muslims to European countries as a source of cheap labor. The European Elite got theri desires. But now ther is an obvious disparity in values and affluence, and a lack of upward mobility for the Muslims, who were at first welcomed by Europeas cheap labor in the 1950's.

"the immigrants who perform the Continent's menial jobs, and, as is often forgotten, began coming to Europe in the 1950's because European governments and businesses encouraged their mass migration, are profoundly alienated from European society for reasons that have little to do with the Middle East and everything to do with Europe. This alienation is cultural, historical and above all religious, as much if not more than it is political. Immigrants who were drawn to Europe because of the Continent's economic success are in rebellion against the cultural, social and even psychological sources of that success."


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/magazine/WLN111159.html


I googled "Muslim, Undermployment, Europe"

The US is creating similar discontent by the Elite encouraging Mexican Imigration, as cheap labor, with no real intent to offer upward mobility. The opportunity for upward mobiity of Mexicans in the US, may be better than opportunities for upward mobility for Muslims in Europe.


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Stop trying to meet them 90% of the way ???

Meet them halfway, and then crush them for non compliance until they produce their 50%.

Discipline for infractions is what is called for here, not MORE accomodation.

Accomodation, (and its close cousin appeasement) is the root of the problem in the first place.
 
Accomodation, (and its close cousin appeasement) is the root of the problem in the first place.


Econmic exploitation of the Muslims is the reason the Muslims were lured to Europe by the European Elite business community, for cheap labor. The Elite did not plan ahead that the Muslims would, years later, (NOW) not be content with low paying jobs, and social alienation.

European Greed and Class Consiousness are at the root of the Muslim problem in Europe.

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Econmic exploitation of the Muslims is the reason the Muslims were lured to Europe by the European Elite business community, for cheap labor.

What was their salary and standard of living at home ?

If it was several times less than what they got in the EU, then it hardly sounds like exploitation to me.

European Greed and Class Consiousness are at the root of the Muslim problem in Europe.

Incorrect. Islam is the problem. Because the other factors you mention have applied to the middle class and the poor for a long time, and they don't make police-less enclaves and honor kill their sisters.
 


Nah eastern europeans are coming in in quite large numbers at the moment they intergrate just fine you seem around in the pubs you can talk to them get on similar sense of humour etc.Its not the governments fault enterly its also people who refuse to intergrate.
 
Econmic exploitation of the Muslims is the reason the Muslims were lured to Europe by the European Elite business community, for cheap labor.

Yes, eactly, just as the US has done and other nations have done. We did it in the 1960s and 70s pre oil crisis and the jobs were there. After the oil crisis the jobs were not there and have not been since. But did we kick out the workers, of course not our wushy wushy policies at the time prevented that. If there had been a greencard system in place, where the requirement to stay in country was a job, then we would not be in the situation we are today.

The Elite did not plan ahead that the Muslims would, years later, (NOW) not be content with low paying jobs, and social alienation.

Wrong. The first generation and even in part the second generation have not been in jobs since the 1970s often. Thier skills are so lacking that no one will hire them and on top of that there is the usual xenofobia that exists in all societies. I mean who would want to hire a person with a lower than 5th grade education if that at all, that barely if at all speaks the local langauge? What job on earth can he he do? It was fine when they worked in the factories where they were taught a skil (how to work x machine), but that machine has been retired ages ago or moved to the east.

The problem today is the following. The first generation of muslim immigrants came from the poorest backwater parts of Turkey and the slums of other nations. Quite a few could not read, and thier families were no better off, especially the women. They were and are logged in ancient traditions that are not compatible with a western world and feel not only out of touch with the homeland but dont feel like they fit into their new country. This of course has been passed on to the next generation, who are now getting an education (not always to the liking of the 1.st generation, especially for the females) and are then torn between ancient outdated traditions and the workings of a modern life. The most torn are of course the women, but the males are often so brainwashed and confused and hence alienated that they lash out at society.

The funny part, is that the traditons that these 1.st generation immigrants so much defend and cherrish often have all but disappeared in the home country/town they came from 30 years ago.

Now could Europe have done more to integrate them in the 60s and 70s.. sure, and they did attempt somewhat (language courses for the workers), but were frankly unprepared for such "different" people. But as I have stated in different debates on this subject time and time again.. it takes 2 to tango. When males of the first generation prevent the females from attending language classes so to fit better into society then you have a problem. When said males also refuse to learn the language, or allow thier children to learn, then frankly I lose my patience and respect for them. If they chose to come here, and chose to stay, then its thier bloody job to integrate by learning the language. The US does not have this problem, as you have 2 languages which are the 2 most spoken on the planet.

And Vader you are correct, the immigrants, muslim or not, have to want to integrate into society, but the standing complaint by many Americans on this board has been "its Europes fault" and that pisses me off. We have no problems with asians, eastern europeans, south americans, hell even most from Africa.. they at least attempt to try to fit in, even though they often cant even read.

As for police not going into areas or inforcing the law, well thats not exactly true. They dont go into areas, muslim or non muslim because its actually dangerous for them to do in single squad cars. They do go in, in force. For example, Christiania in Copenhagen. When they do patrol there, its in full body armour almost and in 3+ people. Is it a muslim area, no its a flower power area with anarchists and other margins of society (and Biker gangs). Most European cops are not in body armour like some American cops. Does the LAPD go into gang ridden areas of LA, 1 cop alone, with no body armour? I dont think so. Does that mean they dont inforce the law there?

Now does the police not inforce the law in muslim areas, of course it does. There is zero discrimination per say, but for the police to "inforce" the law, a crime has to be reported, and thats not always the case. And that does not have to be "muslim" areas, but can as easily be in the Romanny community (gypsis), or any other community of people who have had bad experience with authority figures like the police. In Spain for example I have read reports of Argentinians and others from South America in the early 1990s not alerting the police because they had bad experience with corrupt and brutal police back home. Even today some older Spaniards dont trust the cops because of Francos days.
 
What was their salary and standard of living at home ?

If it was several times less than what they got in the EU, then it hardly sounds like exploitation to me.

They often came from the backwater of the country, and often were former farmers.

Incorrect. Islam is the problem. Because the other factors you mention have applied to the middle class and the poor for a long time, and they don't make police-less enclaves and honor kill their sisters.

No tradition is the problem, not Islam. Islam is the excuse and the catalyst for protecting tradition.
 
Pete EU

I wouldnt disagree with your points at all.I dont think they actaully prove my points wrong though i think both are points combine to make a pretty dire situation in Europe.

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As for the case in Germany i mean there is a long list of cases where using the doctrine of multiculturalism meant justice isnt served.

And almost all have been struck down in the end. And its not only Germany but all over the place including the UK. I remember not long ago (years ago acutally) where there was a discussion that sharia law could be used localy in parts of the UK, and the goverment were very clear, that any crime punishable under UK laws should go to the UK court system. But it also said I belive that if a community wanted to impose a rule for certain things then it was up to them, as long as the rule did not violate UK law. This same principle is in place many places across Europe and frankly I agree with it. Its part of the freedom of democracy, you can do whatever you want, however you want, as long as it does not break the law.

Dont forget many politicians around now spent their years being educated under the ideas of these "wushy wushy" ideas of the 60s and 70s.

Actually no. The politicans of today that are not over 60, are the ones that grew up during the wushy wushy years and saw how the failed. But of course there are exceptions, people still cling to the "good old days", and quite a number of them are still influental today. Remember Europe is going through a rather large changing of the gaurd politican wise at the moment. The old gaurd are retiring and a new younger generation is coming to power, a generation wth new ideas and views.

I dont hear many politicians brave enough to address these problems as they get labelled an Islamphobe.

Thats because those that do address it are often far right extremists, with links to neo nazi and other hate groups. That means if you do as a politican start to address the issue, then you get the far right wackos and neo nazies as your backers, but that alone is enough to shoot down any seriousness of your attempt in dialog.. I mean who would want to be associated with far right extremists and neo nazies?

Its important not to victimise a whole group of people but i kinda think muslims in these communities are being victimised by a smaller ignorant and violent group within those communities.Intergration takes sometime buts the only answer i can see.

Oh no dobut, the problem is not the whole group of people, but a few troublemakers. I know many muslims in Denmark who are succesfull, allow thier girls to goto school and university and so on, but I also know of a few who are so steeped in traditions that they cant see further than thier own nose basicly. But its not a solely European problem by any means. Every country has these issues, even the US, and its not only focused on muslims.
 
They often came from the backwater of the country, and often were former farmers.

And that is relevant in what possible way ?

No tradition is the problem, not Islam. Islam is the excuse and the catalyst for protecting tradition.

This attempt to rephrase things is just more accomodation and appeasement.

Would you even admit that Islam is the problem if you knew it was ?

I kind of doubt it.

Its like a conclusion that is off limits, no matter how much evidence might be provided.
 
And that is relevant in what possible way ?

Shows thier lvl of income and motivation to goto Europe.


I dont deny that that Islam has a problem and hence is part of the overall problem. But I do not use a wide brush as you to condem a whole people because the actions of a few.

There are over 1 billion muslims on the planet and most live in peace with othe religions and peoples. The radicals within Islam are just that, radicals, no different than radicals within Christianity or Judaism. Are there more radicals in Islam than the others, sure I can belive that, but I dont deny that radicals in other religions are non existant or just as big a threat.

Were as we condem the radicals in Islam, many often forget to condem or even aknowledge the radicals in other religions (often thier own), but they are no different, they try to force thier religious views on others by whatever means they see fit. Sure radical islamists have used violence to further thier cause, no doubt about that, but radical christians have also use violence or the threat of it, but I dont hear many Americans condem their own .. do you? Or what about radical jews attacking palestinians or attempting forcing the state of Isreal to not sell food grown by jews in Isreal this year because of religious dogma? Not allowing jewish women to divorce, or radical settlers beating the crap out of palestinians and so on.. where are the condemnation of such actions? Do such actions taint or make bad every Jew around the planet?

So in closing, Islam aint the problem, radical islam and radical religous groups/people are problem. People who use religion to gain power or further thier beliefs on others have to be stopped regardless of what religion we are talking about.
 
I agree that all radicals of any religion are dangerous.In europe we should learn the lessons of history of what it was like to have religious fundamentalists holding alot of power over are countries.

I do think however Islam in its current form is much kinda heavier than other religions it makes quite big demands on its followers behavior and actions.Its sad because when im in london i will see women walking around in burkas and its like there is someone i could never really get to know or form anykind of friendship with its to much of a physical barrier on a purely instincual level it kinda says dont talk to me.When muslim men dont shake womens hands i find that kinda lacking respect at a human level.Halal meat would violate animal rights laws we have it wasnt made an exception so religion trumps animal rights, lets not make it trump human rights.
 


Perhaps the European problem with young Muslim Militants could be described in cultural terms, that there are some Muslims who advocate a refusal to conform to European Norms. This is not only a problem for the advocates of non-conformity, but also for those additional numbers of Muslims, who do not have the ability or the will to resist the Bullies or Pushy People in the Muslim community, advocating non-conformity with Eurpoean customs of making an effort to become educated and productive.

So in addtion to Europe having a number of Muslims who are Militants, there are a number of additonal Muslims, who refuse to become educated and productive, who simply don't hve the social skills or back-bone to carve an independent path toward satisfying earning power and proud lifestyle.

Does Europe have any training programs, as alternatives to prison, that could help convert Militants, as well as improve support structures in the Muslim community for those Muslims who wish to become productive and successful in the European wroking world?

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Extremists arent always poor or unadvantaged its segregation thats the problem.If they get connected with the whole extremist propaganda and brainwashing i think it would be very difficult to undo the damage.Having said that there where education programs given to the Hitler youth at the end of ww2 that where rather successful but they where seperated from the nazi influence while this happened.
 
There are over 1 billion muslims on the planet and most live in peace with othe religions and peoples.

This characterization is an inaccurate platitude.
 

Exactly, and thats for the most part tradition rather than islam. The family structure among muslims is very very very strong, as are tribal loyalites (even in Europe), which lead to peer pressure form elders and what not on the younger generation. On one side we have the family structure pressuring them to conform to traditions and on the other side they can see the free western life of other young people.. of course that would confuse them and make them easily drawn to extremes. I mean the family link is very powerfull in any society. Often children follow in thier parents footsteps on many issues, from job, education, attitude and political leanings. If the father calls western females for whores, dont you think that the 14 year old son will belive him? Especially when he sees how different his own mother and sisters are?


The large portion of these are 1st generation immigrants, who have in some part passed on this reluctance to the 2nd and 3rd generation. On top of that there are the barriers we as Europeans put in place (xenophobia and so on) plus the attitude change towards muslims because the actions of other muslims around the world or even in country.


LOL of course we do, dont belive the neo con euro haters bullshit propoganda about Europe and its "lack" of programs. We have free education for all citizens and residents for peak sake, everything from kindergarten to getting a PHD. On top of that we have programs for immigrants to learn the language, which also are free of charge, plus said immigrants can use for the most part the same facilities for job hunting and starting business as anyone else.

But the real problem is again as I stated the willingness of certain parts of the muslims community to intergrate. The 1st generation are near or have retired, so they are not even on the work market anymore. The 2nd generation and up all have had access to European education if they chose to accept it. Most nations can only "force" muslim families to send their children to school until a certain age.. after that free will enters the frame.

Does the muslim community feel alienated and "hunted" in Europe? Of course it does, and this alienation is in part Europes fault too. Xenophobia and even racisim are part of the equation, but this is all driven by radical islams actions around the world, and in country by stories of "muslim immigrants" exploiting our hospitalty.

Lets take an example. Lebanese refugees (political) in Denmark, goto Lebanon on holiday....... How can you visit the country you have fled from... if you can visit then you can return no? Europeans (and I) dont understand how such things are allowed. Or how about the turkish father who rides around in his new BMW but has not had an offical job for 10 years? People start to wonder how thats possible. There are plenty of cases that all make the Europeans to be very sceptical of this minority among its mid.

And lets not forget that after 9/11 in Europe and the US, muslims have been singled out by goverment and citizens for an extra "look" so to say, and that adds to the alienation.
 
I do think however Islam in its current form is much kinda heavier than other religions it makes quite big demands on its followers behavior and actions.

Oh it does. Dont get me wrong on this, Islam is a relgion that covers all aspects of life. However one has to put that into persepective. Islam is a "young" religion compared to Christianity and Judiasim. If we got back in history to when Christianity and Judiasim was the same age, we would see very similar "radicalism" and actions by them.

We condem Islam for stoning women to death for commiting adultary, and yet 150+ years ago we did the same if not worse. Christians have burned other christians because they were not of the right "sect" within christianity.

Several centuries ago, religion had a HUGE place in daily life of most people, and basicly ran thier lives, just as Islam does today. The difference is that over the last century or 2, the role of the chruch has been gutted in most countries as soon as the population got educated and women were let free of ancient outdated traditions.


Well the burka has nothing to do with Islam but everything to do with traditions handed down over the ages. And I agree, the burka is nothing but a symbol of repression of a whole sex pure and simple. Now some women might have the freedom to choose to wear or not to wear, thats fine, but a huge majority dont really have this choice regardless them claiming they have. Its basicly the same as the Swastica, the symbol is an ancient one dating back thousands of years, but because of Nazi Germany, it will be forever seen as evil.

When muslim men dont shake womens hands i find that kinda lacking respect at a human level.

Again tradition. And such actions are not limited to muslims. Orthodox Jews have the same "lack of respect" as do certain portions orthodox christians. For example, some religions dont grant women the right for divorce unless the man agrees, and no its not Islam I am thinking off. Or churches that deny female priests and so on. That is lack of respect on a human level.

Halal meat would violate animal rights laws we have it wasnt made an exception so religion trumps animal rights, lets not make it trump human rights.

Again tradition if you ask me, and other religions have similar rules for thier "foods" or even in other aspects of life.. Jehovas Witness and the blood issue, could be seen as a human rights issue.
 
I was in Amsterdam.
 
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