++ [ originally posted by Kaiser Franco ] ++
The thing is it's not only the jews they seem to have a problem with. Most of those I am confronted with here simply hate anyone non-muslim. They found this new insult here towards the locals : when they don't label them as "miscreants", they call them "flemings" (inhabitants of Flanders). I say WTF : this is Belgium, the land where indeed Flemings live, so what's that supposed to mean?
The Belgians built mosques for them, they opened halal food shops, they created special sites where they can hold the Mutton Feast (don't remember the correct name), and yet this seems to never be enough. Of all the communities (Europeans, Congolese, Asians) present in this city, the arab community is the only one that has not integrated one bit. Many young muslims here have no education, they are unemployed (while over-taxed idiots like me pay their dole) and - sorry to say - often nasty little thugs too. There are second-generation muslims that barely speak French, let alone Dutch - I am technically an immigrant too, and I speak both!
It comes therefore as no surprise to me that the anti-immigration party Vlaams Blok is a serious contender for the upcoming regional elections. Though Im not Belgian, I am allowed under EU law to vote in local elections, and although I will never give my vote to a party that runs on a xenophobic platform, I kind of understand those poor Belgians who don't live in a nice area of town like I do and have to cope with this shit on a daily basis if they do.