nov 20th, 2008
yasmin alibhai-brown demonstrates that mohammedans have only one allegiance -- to the ummah.
i once mentioned this in the context of vijayanagar. the fall of the empire at the battle of talikota was because their mohammedan generals turned coat in mid-battle with the mohammedan bahmani sultans. the aged (90-year-old) vijayanagar king was attacked and killed on the battlefield by his own mohammedan generals. religious allegiance, it turned out, was stronger than patriotism.
yasmin alibhai-brown, who thrives on limey dhimmitude, aka multi-culturalism, tells us that that's the norm.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From:
Nitin Mehta
Yasmin Alibhai Brown a columnist of the Independent wrote that patritoism cannot be forced upon the ethnic minorities. Identifyng with a nation is not the gift of anyone. Nobody can force you to love your country she said. The following letter was published in the Independent on 15th November.
| The patriotism of an immigrant Yasmin Alibhai-Brown' s piece "You can't force patriotism on a people" (10 November) is flawed. Loyalty to one's country cannot be negotiable. Once you become a citizen of a country it is incumbent upon you to identify with the country. Minorities everywhere have to make a special effort to join the national mainstream. Yasmin claims: "We will withhold that kiss if the state disappoints. " This implies that a democratically elected government should shape its policies in such a way that it never offends the minority. This is an untenable position which will do the minorities no good. This country gave thousands of refugees like me and Yasmin an opportunity to settle and prosper. That for me is enough to be a patriotic citizen. Thousands like me feel that the time has come to stop playing the victim. Nitin Mehta Croydon, Surrey |
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