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Originally Posted by Oberon
Can't help but think that might backfire on them in the long term, not so much in regards to the refugees themselves and some elaborate scheme to take over Europe, but in regards to the PEGIDA crowd and the xenophobes getting more and more restless.  |
Unfortunetaly I think it may backfire.
We've seen it here in the United States, case in point Miami, FL. After Mariel 1 and 2 that city has changed. In one way they assimilated into a capitalistic society quite well, enjoying freedom and success they never had in Castros Cuba. But they did not give up much if any of their Cuban identity or language, infact nowadays nothing about the Greater Miami area ressembles old Florida and is now commonly referred to Northern Cuba. But the U.S. has the luxury of land mass and can absorb such things and not even flinch.
On the otherhand Germany and other european countries dont have the luxury. I dont expect such a vast number of people to assimilate and become good Germans, Finns, Swedes or whatever. Instead they, like the Cubans, will desire to retain their identity and language which will not just change the face of a city but the tiny little euro nation they just moved into and that me thinks will cause things to really heat up.