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If that's the case, the Swiss should not have allowed immigration from such countries in the first place. They cannot invite immigrants from the world over by painting a rosy picture of their country, and then proceed to ban the cultural and religious practices of those who subsequently obtained Swiss citizenship. Under the law, all citizens are usually equal in any country, and any prohibition on the practices of one group should either equally apply to all groups (e.g., France), or not apply at all (e.g. Britain).Pluralism does not mean having your country and culture and values overrun by other cultures that have highly obscurant ideas about faith and its role in the country that are contrary to your values.
Selectively denying basic freedoms to your citizens is a slippery slope which could lead to discrimination and persecution on a much wider scale.
Sure I can. Either be upfront about not allowing religious freedoms to minorities or don't allow immigration at all. If the UK shuts down immigration from Pakistan, or other Muslim countries tomorrow, it might result in a little bit of controversy, but they could always justify it by saying that they have the prerogative of deciding who to let into their country.If you want to see the underbelly of Muslim immigration in Europe with all its warts, then just go to a Pakistani neighbourhood in London or some of the other Muslim neighbourhoods in England or to some of the Muslim parts of France.
Even liberal Muslims recoil when they see the behaviour of some Muslim groups in the UK for the first time.
These people take advantage of the European system of tolerance and liberal values and undermine the system by bringing to Europe their tribal, cultural and religious values into a country where they already have an established system. Everything from blasting Prayer azan calls in the morning, to honor killings of daughters, burqas, etc, are imported in the name of multi-culturalism.
After a while the local people just get sick of them. Can you blame them ??
However, allowing people from all over to settle in Britain, and then suppressing their religious freedoms, would be a violation of human rights. You cannot have your cake and eat it too.
I partially agree. But this argument varies from country to country. The US calls itself a "melting pot". Official government policy is to encourage immigrants to assimilate themselves into American society by shedding their cultural practices that make them "less American". In Canada, it is quite different. Canada encourages multiculturalism as an official state policy, and there's no pressure on immigrants to lose their cultural heritage.If you want to migrate to a foreign country, then accept and respect the pre-dominant culture, values, and ethos of those countries !!!
Otherwise go and live in Pakistan or Saudi or wherever. If you really want sharia law implemented nationwide and endless azan calls at all hours of the day, then why live in England....go live in freaking Pakistan, or Saudi or Egypt.
We'd have to look up Switzerland's immigration policy to engage in a debate on the subject.
Sure they do. But by denying their minorities basic freedoms, they don't preserve their Judeo-Christian heritage, but only succeed in erasing all other competing cultures and values. I'm not sure if freedom of religion is guaranteed under Swiss law, but in mostly every liberal, democratic society, certain freedoms are usually present.Switzerland has every right to say that they want to maintain the Judeo-christian cultural fabric of their country. Unlike India, Brazil, US, - Switzerland is and has always been a fairly homogeneous society just like Japan, Greece, Scandinavian countries.
Such polls definitely give the impression that the Swiss may still be socially backward and xenophobic, without the maturity of advanced democracies such as India and the US.
Yes, but not for too long. Most of Europe is aging, and that's why they allow immigration in the first place-to make up for population numbers that would otherwise fall year after year, making it impossible for future generations to have the same quality of life that their parents enjoyed.These countries have small populations and have provided their citizens with some of the highest standard of living and best quality of life of any countries in the world.
They certainly dont need any lectures from Indians or from any of the many screwed-up Muslim countries on this planet on how to run their countries. They have done very well for themselves.
The alternative is to re-implement a Dark Ages immigration policy of allowing only "White immigration", but then again, the isolation they'd face from the world community would not make it worthwhile.