To follow up, I wanted to share this deeply informed piece in Boston Review, that, in the context of Norway, may show how "acceptable" center-right opinion provides an alibi for the far-right. I hope you find it insightful.
"Despite the shared rhetoric, it is difficult to discern a common target for these criticisms. Cameron aimed at an overly tolerant attitude toward extremist Islam, Merkel at the slow pace of Turkish integration, and Sarkozy at Muslims who pray in the street. But while it is hard to know what exactly the politicians of Europe mean when they talk about multiculturalism, one thing we do know is that the issues they raise—real or imagined—have complex historical roots that have little to do with ideologies of cultural difference."
http://www.bostonreview.net/BR36.4/john_r_bowen_european_multiculturalism_islam.php
On Jul 26, 2011, at 4:33 PM, Angelus Novus wrote:
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> Here are some of the deaths caused by nationalist ideology that don't get talked about as much:
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> http://owni.eu/2011/03/04/app-fortress-europe-a-deadly-exodus/
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