The terms European, Asian, Oriental and Arabic are used to define the geographic region from which we originate, not just where we currently reside. Given cultural developments, they also define our behavioural patterns, ideologies and attitudes. They even define our food preferences.
Some may argue that we are all humans and should not be segregated in this way. Nonsense. We are all different. We all have differences which go to defining us in every way. Denying this is akin to denying that there are different types of apples in this world.
There are different apples in the world, each tree gives a different kind of apple. It is great to have those different kinds, but wanting a tree that gives yellow apples to give green apples instead is a mistake. And this is the intention I see in this pic. I agree with you that we are different, and integration in itself is not a good idea. It works under certain conditions.
to be honest with you Cierzo, i would like to read the article before i decide what the intention of the pic may or may not be.
looking at the headline, as well as the pic, we can't deny that immigration is changing our continent hugely. i would like to know what the author is actually suggesting. is it an old or recent issue of NatGeo?
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I sort of agree. These differences are what makes the world beautiful and they should be celebrated, but segregating people based on it is something entirely different than acknowledging the differences.
@Cierzo. it's a very good article, thank you for the link.
@Plobey. celebrating our differences is paramount. as is acknowledging them. which has to come first. we can't celebrate something if we don't first acknowledge its existence. however, once we acknowledge these differences we are compelled to segregate, if only in terms of labeling.
but that's not the point is it. the point is whether we segregate in the physical sense.
ever since the collapse of Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, Europe has seen a massive influx of refugees and asylum seekers. this influx has exploded to ridiculously unmanageable proportions in the last couple of years. add to that refugees and asylum seekers from various African nations and the problem is not about segregation and racism. it's about the very survival of European ethnicity and culture.
