We should not accept refugees from Pakistan. That nation is descending into turmoil. In Pakistan the government is fighting an extremely important fight. The government gave the Islamic group, the Taliban, parts of the Swat Valley region in exchange for peace. Shortly thereafter, the Taliban showed what appeasement does and pushed to expand outside of the agreed upon borders. And their implementation of Islamic law, called Sharia, has been brutal. Beheading and the destruction of hundreds of girls’ schools exemplify the terror the Taliban Muslims seek to expand. 1.3 million people have been internally displaced by this struggle. As culturists we demand that all refugees be sent to Islamic nations, not western ones.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, has called for aid. We can send some aid, but had better not grant anyone from the region asylum. Why not? Well the brutality of the Taliban and their expansion tell us why not.
Multicultural globalists, take a generic view of humanity. They speak of “displaced persons.” But, culturists understand the importance of culture. If a significant percentage of those fighting in Pakistan did not believe in Islam and Sharia law, the war would have never reached this pique. Many people, without dispute, in Pakistan are willing to die for the imposition of repression we can barely imagine. Those displaced will include many of these numbers. Inviting them in means inviting in zealots for repression. These are not displaced persons. That is too generic. These are displaced Muslims.
Humanitarians will shriek at the idea that we recognize culture in times of crisis. “Humans are humans and have human rights!” they will declare. But, again, in rebuttal to these abstract idealists, culturists must point out the real world importance of culture. Diversity exists. Some people, the Taliban should make clear to you, do not embrace the specifically western values of freedom of religion, rights, democracy and freedom of speech. Many people do not believe women should be educated. And they are willing to die for this cause. They are called Muslims. And, therefore, if they are to be displaced they should be displaced within the Muslim world.
In international discussions humanitarians have a double standard. They are willing to acknowledge that there is a “Muslim world,” but not that there is a non-Muslim world. The west is not built upon Islamic foundations, we’ve been at war with Islam for nearly 1400 years. Our roots come from Jerusalem and Athens. Muslims do not allow diversity in their realm because they are culturist. They wish to exercise their right of protecting and promoting their Muslim vision. We have a corresponding right to protect and promote our vision. This requires knowing who we are. When we use “humanitarian” language, we lose sight of our specific past and cultural identity. We are members of the U.N. but we are not a world body. Muslim countries exist and we are not one of them. We, therefore, do not need to accept Muslim refugees.
In the end, a culturist refugee policy actually safeguards rights. We realize this when we see that “human rights” are really “western rights.” China, Iran and the Taliban, do not believe in our freedoms; only western nations do. To protect the vision of rights, you must protect the only nations that stand up for them. Importing folks with a disposition to fight against rights destabilizes us. If we descend into chaos, if we enjoy the division the Taliban Muslims have brought to Pakistan and Afghanistan, China will not follow our model. Watching such Muslim – inspired chaos spread would embolden the theocrats of Iran. If we want reform in Islamic nations we must let them deal with their own internally displaced populations. If we want reform in Islamic nations, we must make sure that we can solidly stand as a beacon of what stability and rights look like. To uphold our western vision, to uphold the western model of rights, we must be culturist.
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Culturist Lessons from Pakistan's Swat Valley
The Pakistani government has agreed to implement Islamic law across a large swath of northwest Pakistan know as the Swat Valley. This has been done to pacify the spreading Taliban insurgency. Of course, it will have no such effect. Whenever a group’s agenda overcomes resistance, their belief and enthusiasm swells. This article will discuss a few other culturist truths in regard to the situation in Pakistan. It will then offer culturist thoughts to clean up our logic and help salvage the West.
As an educator is saddens me that Pakistani negotiators were brought to the table by the burning of girls’ schools. As a westerner I shudder at the political strategy of beheading that has been employed. But notice I say “as a westerner.” Culturists thought relies on a belief in diversity and pragmatic thought. Both considerations informed that phraseology.
The West does not yet realize that diversity is real. We believe that deep down all agree on western values; on the sanctity of individual life and conscience – on the love for education. But the mere fact that many people will rejoice over the imposition of Islamic law in the Swat Valley contradicts this assumption. People like Islam. They are willing to die for it. They will exchange economic growth for it. We shall see how well Iraq has worked when we leave; our attempts to make Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan progressive western outlets of humanity have failed. Cultural diversity is deep and real.
What of the women? Great question. Two answers. One is that, as a culturist, I hold to the opinion that diversity exists. Believe it or not, many women think female genital mutilation or circumcision is great; they enthusiastically perform it on their offspring. Many say this is because they do not understand that we are right. This assumes that in a hypothetical argument, you would sit down with a Muslim man or woman and explain to them that they are wrong and you are right. They, of course, would be trying to do the same thing. You are sure that they would convert. I am not so sure. Diversity exists.
But culturism is more pragmatic than abstract. The idea of convincing them we are right reminds me too much of the failed strategy of talk with Ahmadinejad. As Sarah Palin would say, "Good luck with that." Trying to convert Ahmadinejad will work as much as appeasing those in the Swat Valley. This belief that we can and will all agree is the same logic that justifies massive Muslim immigration. This logic holds that all will be great citizens who will naturally adopt our universal culture because diversity doesn’t exist and deep down we all agree on fundamentals. To know us is not to love us. Other cultural models are able to sustain themselves and spread in opposition to our ideals. Diversity persists.
The United States is attacking militants in the Swat Valley. I guess we are trying to loosen their grip in order to restore the natural state of secular humanism. If it is killing people that attacked or threaten us, I am totally for it. If it is for the purposes of conversion, I am not. Cultures enshrine different beliefs. Our military convincing them that polygamy is wrong seems to be beyond the scope of what bullets can offer. Besides, another culturist truth is that people unite when they are invaded. To paraphrase Hirsi Ali, "Me against my brother, both of us against our father, our family against the tribe and our tribe against the other and all of us against the infidel."
Affirming universal values leads to foreign entanglements and open borders. Affirming that diversity exists leads to the conclusion that we need to take care of ourselves and seal our borders from Islamic immigration. Even if you believe we need to spread “human rights” and rescue their women, this will be better done by sealing our borders and making sure we are secure than by spending our resources fighting overseas and accepting the resulting refugees on the basis of “humanitarian” values. The best route to securing or spreading our values lies in having a strong and solvent West. The best place to start our new Truman Doctrine of containment will happen, as his did, at the borders of the West. But this tactic will not be undertaken until we accept the culturist premise that diversity is deep and real.
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As an educator is saddens me that Pakistani negotiators were brought to the table by the burning of girls’ schools. As a westerner I shudder at the political strategy of beheading that has been employed. But notice I say “as a westerner.” Culturists thought relies on a belief in diversity and pragmatic thought. Both considerations informed that phraseology.
The West does not yet realize that diversity is real. We believe that deep down all agree on western values; on the sanctity of individual life and conscience – on the love for education. But the mere fact that many people will rejoice over the imposition of Islamic law in the Swat Valley contradicts this assumption. People like Islam. They are willing to die for it. They will exchange economic growth for it. We shall see how well Iraq has worked when we leave; our attempts to make Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan progressive western outlets of humanity have failed. Cultural diversity is deep and real.
What of the women? Great question. Two answers. One is that, as a culturist, I hold to the opinion that diversity exists. Believe it or not, many women think female genital mutilation or circumcision is great; they enthusiastically perform it on their offspring. Many say this is because they do not understand that we are right. This assumes that in a hypothetical argument, you would sit down with a Muslim man or woman and explain to them that they are wrong and you are right. They, of course, would be trying to do the same thing. You are sure that they would convert. I am not so sure. Diversity exists.
But culturism is more pragmatic than abstract. The idea of convincing them we are right reminds me too much of the failed strategy of talk with Ahmadinejad. As Sarah Palin would say, "Good luck with that." Trying to convert Ahmadinejad will work as much as appeasing those in the Swat Valley. This belief that we can and will all agree is the same logic that justifies massive Muslim immigration. This logic holds that all will be great citizens who will naturally adopt our universal culture because diversity doesn’t exist and deep down we all agree on fundamentals. To know us is not to love us. Other cultural models are able to sustain themselves and spread in opposition to our ideals. Diversity persists.
The United States is attacking militants in the Swat Valley. I guess we are trying to loosen their grip in order to restore the natural state of secular humanism. If it is killing people that attacked or threaten us, I am totally for it. If it is for the purposes of conversion, I am not. Cultures enshrine different beliefs. Our military convincing them that polygamy is wrong seems to be beyond the scope of what bullets can offer. Besides, another culturist truth is that people unite when they are invaded. To paraphrase Hirsi Ali, "Me against my brother, both of us against our father, our family against the tribe and our tribe against the other and all of us against the infidel."
Affirming universal values leads to foreign entanglements and open borders. Affirming that diversity exists leads to the conclusion that we need to take care of ourselves and seal our borders from Islamic immigration. Even if you believe we need to spread “human rights” and rescue their women, this will be better done by sealing our borders and making sure we are secure than by spending our resources fighting overseas and accepting the resulting refugees on the basis of “humanitarian” values. The best route to securing or spreading our values lies in having a strong and solvent West. The best place to start our new Truman Doctrine of containment will happen, as his did, at the borders of the West. But this tactic will not be undertaken until we accept the culturist premise that diversity is deep and real.
www.culturism.us
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