It cannot be said often enough that the chief of staff of the United States Army, Gen. George Casey, responded to a massacre of 13 Americans in which the suspect is a Muslim by saying: "Our diversity ... is a strength."
As long as the general has brought it up: Never in recorded history has diversity been anything but a problem. Look at Ireland with its Protestant and Catholic populations, Canada with its French and English populations, Israel with its Jewish and Palestinian populations.
Or consider the warring factions in India, Sri Lanka, China, Iraq, Czechoslovakia (until it happily split up), the Balkans and Chechnya. Also look at the festering hotbeds of tribal warfare -- I mean the beautiful mosaics -- in Third World hellholes like Afghanistan, Rwanda and South Central, L.A.
As long as the general has brought it up: Never in recorded history has diversity been anything but a problem. Look at Ireland with its Protestant and Catholic populations, Canada with its French and English populations, Israel with its Jewish and Palestinian populations.
Or consider the warring factions in India, Sri Lanka, China, Iraq, Czechoslovakia (until it happily split up), the Balkans and Chechnya. Also look at the festering hotbeds of tribal warfare -- I mean the beautiful mosaics -- in Third World hellholes like Afghanistan, Rwanda and South Central, L.A.
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Note: The expression “jumping the shark” means that something has gone too far or gone on too long, referring specifically to an episode of “Happy Days” that let everyone know the writers had run out of ideas.
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EU gives Nigeria $1 billion for peace.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8369974.stm
Why does that not surprise me?
Total insanity. As if they can solve corruption by throwing money at it!!!!
Exactly Sarah, even worse, it makes these 3rd world countries reliant on first world countries to bail them out. Of course it's a never ending cycle since how much of those donations actually get to where they need to be? Little or none is my guess. Anyone that disputes that here's an example. Ethiopia.
How many millions upon millions have been given to that state to help them out of drought and famine? Well over 20 years later they're still in thesame boat.
Stop aid to all countries and look after your own first!
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