The failure of British multiculturalism through tolerance
David Cameron gave a speech at a security conference in Munich today, (see excerpts here). Accepting that multiculturalism has left some members of the white community feeling unfairly treated, he stated that whilst racism and intolerance are rightly condemned "when equally unacceptable views or practices have come from someone who isn’t white, we’ve been too cautious, frankly too fearful, to stand up to them".
While the open-mindedness and acceptance exhibited by Britain is widely celebrated and can be attributed to a functional democracy - is it not time to cease accepting and tolerating everything?
Where did this sudo-tolerance come from?
The critique of British tolerance is nothing new. The trend originated in the sixties in reaction to Roy Jenkins' liberal reforms against racial discrimination. But is British tolerance still a strength?
How can Britain be strong as a nation, when our multiculturalist tolerance, once our greatest virtue, has become our weakness or Achilles' heel?
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