Eloy
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French shepherds in the Normandy bocage are not the "ruling class" in France, nor are electricians in the Erzgebirge of Saxony the "ruling class". These people are French and German who speak French and German and anyone who wants to live among them as citizens should do the same. Spanish shopkeepers in Extremadura are not the "ruling class" in Spain, nor are brew masters in Pilsen in the Czech Republic the "ruling class". These people are Spanish and Czech who speak Spanish and Czech and anyone who wants to live among them should do the same. We have no need of nor are we benefited from foreign identities and cultures whether old Islamic or modern Israeli. Integration or the next boat to the Middle East.Being a citizen does not depend on which is the governing political party. The only identity that matters is that which unites all the people. If Muslims or Jews want to have a different culture, language, and identity to that of the common people then it is best that they relocate to Syria or Israel rather than have people who reject and refuse to accept the democratic and cultural values which bind the people of the European Union countries.It is both inaccurate and dangerous to espouse that Jews are different from their fellow citizens in the European Union where their passports are not stamped with a red letter J.You pretend to speak for the Jewish people but you are self-appointed. I suspect you fairly do represent the opinions of Zionists but not all Jews think as you do and they are citizens of the European Union, loyal to the liberal and democratic values of our democracies.
I suspect You feel really liberal and democratic trying to silence Shusha.
You are the one who claimed Hebrew scrolls should be 'protected' by Arab Muslims enemies of Jews, under the guise of 'neutrality'.
Jews in Europe support liberalism exactly because they're different.
I see it completely in opposite.
Claiming that all people are the same without distinction and identity, other than that of the political entity they're ruled by is way more dangerous.
You can be different and support democracy, this is what democracy allows - discuss our differences and give them the proper expression in the public arena.
What You say actually sounds Orwellian, like a demand for all to 'align to a ruler', and not dare express anything different than the party line.
This is neither liberalism nor democracy.
Are You really comparing recent Syrian refugees to communities of Jews in Europe who retained and identified with their Jewish heritage, while at the same time were an influential contributor to that society?
Having an identity other than that allowed by the ruling class does not negate democracy, the other way around. What You describe is Totalitarianism:
" A distinctive feature of totalitarian governments is an "elaborate ideology, a set of ideas that gives meaning and direction to the whole society".[2]