I'm sorry if you were offended by my post, I "pointed a finger" at you because I didn't want it to seem like I was attacking Hustini and the conservative side of the argument exclusively, and I took you as an example of the other side. Sorry for presuming that you were born in Canada and I didn't mean to offend you or your family.
I'll make my argument general from here on now, as I'm not sure about your upbringing, plans for the future etc.
Don't worry about it man, no harm done, but if you were right next to me speaking like that
I struggle to understand why immigrants and/or refugees cling to some concept of an identity they've brought with them to a foreign country. First generation refugees I can understand to a certain point, as these are typically people forced on the run to a foreign country after their formative years have passed. What I fail to understand is why this identity or cultural heritage needs to be implanted in their children. The kids will be born in and live in a society where they will act like they're not from there simply because their parents will force a foreign identity on them - it creates massive issues for integration. Of course it's a two way process and the society needs to adapt somewhat to the people who come into it, but why should a third generation Turk in Germany not be as german as everyone else?
That's more of a European issue, in countries like Canada and even the states it's not that much of an issue. I understand your concern about that, I can't speak for the Turks living in Germany for X amount of generations, nor can I even speak for the Africans on that matter.
However, being a clear cut visible minority you will be constantly reminded you are not from "here", you will be reminded that you are an immigrant, that'll label sticks to you. That might be an important factor to why people might cling on to their ancestry as an identity. Not to mention if you don't fit the look "average Dane" you will ask yourselves question and seek the answers yourself, the identity to which said individuals chooses is something that is done on an individual basis, even if you get encouragement from the family, but the greatest reinforcement of one's identity is how you are perceived by the masses, the other identify you.
If one decides to live in a country, one has to respect the rules and regulations of said country, but adopting the identity is something completely different. I'm not too familiar how shit goes down in all of Europe, but I follow what happens in France, and there is a lot of differentiation between "Un francais et un francais de souche", a french and a french from the root. Talks like that don't help at all.
And don't get me started on Europe and the way we treat African refugees, this has been the most appalling few years for Europe since WWII when it comes to respecting human lives.
Can you see my point on black people who aren't poor or at the bottom of the social ladder not contributing positively to the process in America? It seems to me that black people in America are doing equally little to remove racism from the society as the whites are?
As for African refugees, I want none of it. That issue can be fixed so easily, and with the panafricanism movement, it's not about making Africa one big country (which was the initial dream, and semi-impossible to pull off) but facilitating the works between African countries, facilitating businesses interaction between African countries, having a single military force that can be deployed throughout the continent (worked SUPER well for Somalia, they've stabilized the situation, a senseless war that no one bothered to do shit for), create a common monetary system kinda like the Euro. Shit like that will ensure IMMEDIATE progress, but it needs to be dealt with extremely delicately, can't open all borders and say everybody let's do this. Also another important facet of the panafricanism movement is minimizing if not completely eliminating all of the negative external influences.
Hence, it's all about running your own country yourself. I don't know if you follow politics in Africa but there's been a HUGE series of uprising amongst the youths, "presidents" that have been power for 40+ years are being thrown out, there's a breath of fresh air, there's a REAL possibility for change.
As for the States, their shit way to complicated, their issues are so deeply rooted it's not even funny. There are those who are genuine victims of the racial tensions down there, but there are also the Al Sharpton's that are there to make a couple bucks of their pains. The only way I can see the States recover from their centuries worth of scars, is serious political reforms, the times have changed, when those laws have been put into place there was no room for blacks.
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as I'm not sure about your upbringing, plans for the future etc.
Oh and plans for the future, as soon as I finish up my degree/pay of loans I'm going to Africa, to put in my own work. Not sure where, most likely Mozambique or Somalia because I have lots of immediate family there. I'm very serious about elevating the status of my continent.