Why Europeans are resigned

I heard from a correspondent about an American woman who spends a lot of time in Italy each year. She told him that the ordinary Italians she talks to seem resigned to the Islamization of Italy, which they regard as irreversible, and that their attitude is, “Let’s enjoy ourselves while we can.”

But why are they resigned? They are resigned because the code of values that led them to admit the Muslims into Italy also precludes the only possible solution, which is to remove the Muslims from Italy. It’s not that most of them have considered the idea of removing the Muslims and decided it was too extreme or impracticable, and so rejected it. It’s that they have never even considered it. It’s simply inconceivable under their present belief system. Since no solution is even conceivable, let alone practicable, no wonder they are resigned and are living only for the moment.

Also, if the Italians are resigned to the steady erosion and disappearance of their nation and culture under the impact of Islamization and are therefore living only for the moment, wouldn’t this explain why they are producing so few children?

So, the answer to Italian resignation, and the answer to low Italian fertility, are the same. Stop and reverse the Islamization of Italy.

It’s not inconceivable, and it’s not impossible. It is only impossible under the Italians’ present belief system, which is the very belief system that set them on the path to national suicide in the first place. If the Italians stopped being resigned to the destruction of their nation and determined that they wanted their nation to survive, they would then see the possible means of survival—the removal of Muslims—as well, and embrace it like a drowning man embracing a life preserver, and so renounce their liberalism. Or, reversing the sequence of causation, if they renounced their liberalism, they would see and then begin to enact the only possible solution to Islamization,—which is the removal of Muslims—and this in turn would cure them of their resignation.

An English reader points out that Italians are not typical of all Europe:

That was an interesting post about the Italians. However have the Italians not always just lived for the moment? They have never been a strong nation and have always lacked the will to deal with adversaries and conquer other nations. All is not gloom in Europe though. The Dutch seem to making substantial progress with the expulsion of Moslems. Official figures show 53,000 immigrants (mainly Moslems) departed over the last year from the Netherlands. This was partly due to the expulsion of 26,000 illegals (also mainly Moslems) but the remainder were immigrants legally there. Life is getting harder for Moslems in the Netherlands (and Denmark). Immigration there for Moslems is restricted now and family reunification more difficult. The Dutch are also clamping down on other liberal behaviours eg alcohol, drugs and red light zones. Apartheid in schools with separate entrances for Moslems so that they cannot enter the school and sit with the pure Dutch children is making their second class status very clear.

It is apparent that there is no substantial challenge to all this from the Moslems. Apart from a few complaints from them, there have been no adverse incidents since the death of the film maker, no riots, no suicide bombers, and no demonstrations. They are just voting with their feet and leaving the country quietly. It seems that when they feel the heavy hand of the state on their collars, they know its time to move on. I wonder where they are going? – probably to England! Still 53,000 expulsions in a year is a significant number.

This demonstrates that state repression of them is effective in bringing about their expulsion and limiting their adverse reactions to it. The problems arise when they are given any form of freedom as they are in England and perhaps in Italy and France. The Dutch are making it clear that they will not be Islamised and for the Moslems in Holland, time is running out.

Allan Wall writes from Mexico:

It’s sad to see what is happening in Italy, and the reaction you described to it.

I served as a liaison with the Italian army in Iraq for four months. I wish some of those soldiers had more influence in Italy. The ones I spoke with on the subject were quite aware of what is going on .

One young Italian officer explained the problem, how Muslims demand freedom for themselves but deny it to others, how they want to transform Italy. After he laid out the problem, I asked him what the solution is. “Expel the Muslims” he answered without hesitation .

Mind you, I’m not calling for a military takeover of Italy. But I wish some of those valiant Italian soldiers I served with in Iraq would run for office and help save their country from the Islamic threat.

Another reader writes:

I spend two to three weeks a year in Italy as a tourist on vacation. My impression is that the Islamic invasion is much less advanced in Italy than in many other European countries. In Sicily, Campania and the Tuscan countryside there are few if any Muslims to be seen, or third world migrants of any kind for that matter. Italians do even menial work as busboys and hotel maids. I did see street graffiti in Naples sympathizing with “Palestinians.” In Rome I have seen Muslims and Africans but it is a rare sight. In Venice there are many African street vendors, so much so that there are signs in the vaporettos warning tourists not to buy cheap knock-offs they’re selling, (just like the Africans in Manhattan) From what I have seen, admittedly from a tourist’s skewed perspective, Muslims are a very minor part of the population and absent from any government positions

On the other hand in Amsterdam, London and Paris there are huge numbers of Muslims. In downtown Amsterdam Arabs appear to outnumber native Dutch, both walking on the street and as shopkeepers. In Paris and London they are a large and very noticeable minority of the general public and of minor government officials such as meter maids, police and even customs officials.

The situation in Spain is similar to that in Italy.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at January 20, 2006 02:01 AM | Send