My opinion differs. Eric Zemmour is accurately expressing the opinion of the common Swede and he is expressing it well.
That interview by the way was worth listening to. Sayers asked the right questions and Zemmour answered them clearly and coherently: no dodging, no vitriol, no disconnection. As an immigrant myself, although not a refugee, not a Muslim and not a rightist, my views are that of Zemmour exactly. I came to a country with a certain culture and development and if I wanted any changes, it was not to reflect the norms in my previous culture from which I was eager to get away but to help develop ones that I came to. Luckily Canada does not have the problems of Europe, although the unbridled immigration and excessive tolerance to the newcomers’ demands are almost alike. We are fortunate that our refugees do not impose their bad habits not because the authorities stop them, but perhaps because they see a good thing and they do not want to endanger it. We do get the same elements of extreme Muslim society but there are no ‘no go areas’, no sharia demonstrations, no getting to a stage where the police are in fear of confronting the lawbreaking elements. How far this sensible situation will stand is anyone’s guess. What I have seen is that however volatile the Muslim first generation refugee immigrants are, the next generation loosens the holds of religion and old culture from their public lives and assimilates. Something in the Canadian teaching system and in Canadian society that makes them conform. Seems Europe does not have that. Here is my wish list: Let immigrants continue coming. They are good for this young and huge country, indeed they are necessary for it but they have to follow whatever process is laid down. I have trust in the system. What I do not have trust in, is the unnecessarily large refugee arrivals that are allowed. I am told that even refugees have to follow a system, but I have no trust in it and I fear the numbers of barbarians waiting at the gate who are the result of violence and trickery. Climate change refugees will add to that too. Among them are people who just want to beat the system and skip the line of applicants in due process of applying for immigration. Beating the system has so far been controlled - but just. When the floodgates burst, so will the system. This is what is happening for Europe because of geography. Right wings thoughts from a person who denies being right wing? Appears to be, except that I am an immigrant myself and have ears closer to the ground more than non-immigrant Canadians do. Roland. Toronto. > On Dec 3, 2021, at 3:22 AM, patrice riemens <patr...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > > Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M9P0kLxElY > > Looking at the Zemmour phenomenon, a Zhou Enlai quote (yes, him! ;-) may be > appropriate. Asked what his take was on the French Revolution, he replied "it > is too early to decide". And yes, the French Revolution is still not over, > there is still a solid core in French society that rejects its values of > 'liberty, equality, and fraternity'. That part of France gave us the Vichy > regime during WWII (which even abolished the 'Republic' and replaced it by > the 'French State' (slogan: 'work, family, fatherland' ). These are the > 'conservative', I'd say reactionary, values promoted by Eric Zemmour and his > ilks. >
