Muslims Assimilating In the USA.

Am I mistaken, or do Muslim people typically assimilate much better with US culture, than they do in Europe?

I like near Dearborn, MI (where we have the highest concentration of Muslim-Americans in the country). And it certainly seems true. Whenever I talk to one of them, they seem very gungho about US culture and rights. Freedom and liberty and whatnot. One man who was the owner of a dollar store even told me (about 20 years ago FWIW) that he could make much more money in his former (Muslim) country. But he stays here for the liberties. I'm serious.

Is it true, and what could account for this apparent disparity?

 

From what I've seen of Muslim immigration to European countries in videos, some are much more confrontational about it than here. I don't know how much of that is the videos capturing a particular angle and how much of that is unbiased and reality. I assume it's somewhere in the middle.

In terms of assimilating to US culture, here in California, some do but some retain much of the culture they emigrated from.

Maybe the disparity is from the size of the country and the areas they choose to move to already being melting-pots .

 

I wonder why the White Christian Europeans did not assimilate with the local Native culture in North America? I did hear one of them say he was here for the religious freedom at first but his long term plan was to get into real-estate.

 

As much as anything else, Islam and Christianity can be thought of as economic adaptations, with Islam supporting more fundamentalist extremes, but also more salt-of-the-earth culture. Islamic communities can be tight and supportive in third world countries where it matters all that much more, and have more tribal characteristics than Christian communities. Religions only thrive by supporting entrenched wealth, but by also demanding the wealthy support them in turn during times of drought, famine, and war. In the US, drought, famine, and war are not a problem within our borders, as long as you don't live in Chicago, which makes it more attractive to Muslims for its more mixed cultures to begin with. In places like the US, they can even form their own local communities and continue to share their more salt-of-the-earth culture, just as countless other religions do, but also explore more of what it means to be free.

However, what I find many Muslims won't talk about, are the temptations our countries presents as well... Fundamentalists are fundamentalists, and even Muslims have their own versions of televangelists and materialistic insanity. Very much like Christians, they tend to want to have their cake and eat it too.

 

I assume you mean Muslims who migrated from the Middle East.

But no I don’t think it’s you. US has long been adept at integrating other religions and cultures because it’s a culture based on certain ideals, not race or religion. So anyone can be accepted and feel comfortable moving to the US and eventually say I’m an American.

And the vast majority of folks, I think, would not dispute them.

I’m saying this generally/ideally. I’m aware there are exceptions and issues of legal status, etc but that’s neither here nor there regarding the OP.

 

as far as i know, i've only personally known one muslim, way back in college. and her big thing was "we should kill all the fucking jews."

so yeah, she pretty much agreed with US culture.

 

If you're not getting a bratwurst from a Muslim in Germany off the streets are you even really even in Germany, bro?

 

Sounds like you need to mingle with more Muslims so you could get a more accurate picture.

 

Why? Why? Why do you eat a piece of Bratwurst off the street? Why not eat off the plate like everyone else?

 

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Good one, fellas.

 

When I read about Muslims and assimilation, I quickly think of Christian assimilation. The Christians have infiltrated nearly every nation on earth, and used their swords and guns to force native people to become Christian. In Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, and Arizona the Christians forced the local people to accept Christ and work as slaves in Silver and Gold mines. In Guatemala, the Christians killed labor leaders who wanted fair wages for their people. The Navajo and Zuni children were forced to become Christians and to speak English. In the Arab nations, the Christian Knights carried out crusades to invade the Holy Land and kill Muslims. In Libya and Somalia, the Christians from Italy colonized Muslim home lands. In Colorado the Christians attacked an Arapahoe camp at Sand Creek and killed hundreds of innocent people, and cut their body parts to decorate saddles. All over America we read about Christian priests who abused Alter Boys in the name of God and other priests who took lots of money from their congregation so they could buy high dollar cars. Say what you want about Muslims but take time to look into the face in the mirror when you are pleasuring yourself at the wash basin.

 

Why, because its a cultural tradition of course!

 

I would not eat anything that had fallen on a public street, Asmo!

 

Diff culture I reckon. They aren't called 'germ'ans for nothing!

 

They have to give up their Sharia law for that to be the case, and then they're no longer Muslim (except for heritage).

 

And therefore... we should expect no less from Muslims. Agreed!

 

All of them live under sharia law? And why do you say they're no longer muslim if they move to a country where they don't live under it (which many already don't and the practiced sharia law differs per muslim country anyway)

 

A quarter of my family is German and Flemish and I know they make funny sounds sometimes when we boil Brats in Beer!

 

Well … what I noticed about the White Christians of America is very unique: They just can't stop killing and stealing from others. Look at what they did with all the Mexican families at the border! The terrorized all the poor farmers and sent then to the other side of the Rio Grande. Not only they stole the land but all the cattle too! In the eastern states they forced all the natives to walk to Oklahoma, and confiscated all the land. When these White Christian Americans steal, they are just not satisfied with one or two incidents of theft. They have to have more; so, they keep stealing over and again. When they take land and create a state, they duplicate everything even the names of the towns. That's how you get Ashland New Hampshire, Ashland Massachusetts, Ashland Virginia, Ashland Kentucky, Ashland Nebraska, and Ashland Oregon. They same goes with Manchester New Hampshire, Manchester Tennessee, Manchester Ohio, Manchester Indiana, and Manchester Texas. The White Christian people just keep duplicating the same crime, over and again. And these thieves insist they know more than any other people; consequently, they demand all the others like the Muslims comply.