Quote Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey View Post
Why is culture so important to you?
Is your notion that culture is static over time?

Why do you feel like the culture you are familiar with is something you're entitled to forever?
This is really a very poor argument when it comes to accepting Islam. You're not asking my culture to evolve over time, you're asking my culture to absorb another culture, one that isn't very compatible.

If you asked an Islamic country to disregard their culture, that would be considered pretty offensive by some. Hey Afghanistan, why are you afraid of churches and bare ankles? I want to come and live there, despite me not particularly liking your country or your people. Why? Economics, it's just that it makes my life better. Fuck everyone who already lives there, this is about me.

It's like you guys think that culture is something we should be ashamed of,rather than proud. Best thing is, I'm not even particularly proud of our culture, but it's the only one we have.

Yes of course it changes over time. Usually for the better, in the sense we tend to abandon the shitty aspects of it, like racism, sexism and homophobia. Of course these are still problems in the UK, but not on the same scale they were,and the law is constantly evolving to protect minorities. So don't patronise me about how culture evolves. I'm not afraid of that. I just want it to keep getting better.


Quote Originally Posted by boost
Kindly keep your foot out of your mouth while we are unfortunately stuck in the same foxhole.
Modern western values evolved from Christian values. You don't need to be this pedantic with me just because we're awkwardly on the same side of the fence on this matter.