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LaminatorX
on Thursday February 27 2014, @03:30AM
from the Xenophobia:-the-Universal-Language dept.
from the Xenophobia:-the-Universal-Language dept.
fx_68 writes:
"A sharp rise in the foreign population has ratcheted up racial tensions. Does Singapore have a problem with xenophobia? It seems that barely a month goes by these days without news reports highlighting friction between Singaporeans and foreign workers in the tiny multi-ethnic city-state."
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(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday February 27 2014, @03:04PM
On other hand most countries have bigots and idiots who never got out of their familiar city or town,
Yeah, but that's their right. If Joe Sixpack lives in a trailer in semi-rural Alabama, and has very little money because he's not educated, not terribly bright (not everyone can be smart; 50% of the population has a 2-digit IQ remember), and works at the local feed-n-seed store, why is he obligated to go travel to other cities or countries and learn about other cultures? He can barely afford to keep his '79 pickup running; he certainly can't afford passport fees, airfare, Berlitz courses, etc. Why should he be obligated to learn about the culture of people migrating to his area, who he never invited? If someone is a newcomer somewhere, it's their responsibility to learn the local language and culture and learn to fit in and not irritate everyone there. If they don't want to or can't do that, then maybe they should stay where they are. Other countries do not have an obligation to take in people just because they're unhappy where they are.
How would many other countries like it if ten million American rednecks moved in all of a sudden, then demanded cheap subsidized gasoline for their giant pickups, burger joints on every corner, open-carry gun laws, and for everyone to speak Southern English?