On 9/10/15, C wrote:
In the face of genetics, which reveals that inter-german variability far outstrips the genetic basis of what we define as "race", I'd like to see you define "Ethnicity" meaningfully.
What does that matter to the essence of the question? The fundamental question is the same, whatever words we use. A rose is a rose by any other name. Perhaps we could ask "currently franchised (those who may vote) Germans" - the point is, do those who are presently gathered in a current physical 'locality' have the right to protect their current racial/ genetic/ demographic/ cultural/ political/ religious "mix", whatever it is, against dilution from immigration, asylum, "democratic" coup (e.g. Ukraine today) or religious missionaries of any faith? The opium wars in China suggest that trying to infiltrate ones religion into a 'foreign' nation may not be altogether appreciated by the locals - and Islamic Muslims are pretty vehement about this too from what I hear - why shouldn't predominantly Christian (or atheistic, or ...) nations be similarly intolerant to a diluting influx of those of different think?
This is equally topical to the Conch Republic; as others visit and settle on their soil, how do they defend their innate Conch-ness ethnicity from outside dilution? I demand answers.
Well yes, about a day after the email starting this thread, I sent a similar one modified appropriately for Australians as an on-topic reply to another email about Australia's increase in "Syrian refugees" now also to occur here - but I figured for the purposes of this list that one version of essentially the same email was probably enough :) --- So do we citizens of [pick your nation] have the right to protect the status quo within our nation, to protect it against dilution from immigration or asylum, or must we allow the attractions that our nation presents to would be immigrants (whatever arises in their mind in this regard) to be enough of a test for immigration/ asylum? I.e., do the current locals of Germany/Australia/Hungary/Italy/Greece/Conch Replubic, have a "valid right" to object to their politicians "throwing the doors wide open", as Austria and Germany have recently done? You don't have to be Nazi, to want your racial and cultural strength, however you define that thank you you're welcome. Regards Zenaan