Ask The Danes About Islam
August 10th, 2010 § 3 Comments
In Denmark, once-liberal immigration policies have forced huge governmental change and zero tolerance for Muslim immigrants intent on turning Denmark into an Islamic welfare haven. Family Security Matters Contributing Editor Susan MacAllen reveals a shocking reaction there and lessons America must learn. MacAllen wrote the following piece three years ago, but it’s message for the United States is as fresh as tomorrow’s headlines. « Read the rest of this entry »
So, why is it …?
August 10th, 2010 Comments Off
It’s a complicated world, isn’t it? Things that should intuitively make sense, don’t, and the blatantly illogical is somehow accepted as reasonable. And we, ourselves perpetrate such twisted rationale.
For instance . . . « Read the rest of this entry »
Who’s Ugly Now?
August 5th, 2010 § 5 Comments
Ugly American is an epithet used to refer to perceptions of loud, arrogant, demeaning, thoughtless and ethnocentric behavior of American citizens mainly abroad, but also at home. Although the term is usually associated with or applied to travelers and tourists, it also applies to US corporate businesses in the international arena. [Wikipedia]
I’ve had enough of the characterization of the “ugly American.” Oh sure, some Americans may be all the things described above, in fact, I’ve seen it in practice. I’m not denying the behavior. What I’m tired of is the notion that no one else is equally “ugly.” « Read the rest of this entry »
