Somalis in Maine

**Grouchio** · September 12, 2012, 03:56 PM

Today the BBC has had the time, and to my pleasure, addressed the growing Somali population in my own state of Maine. Here's the associated video:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19548520

Your thoughts?

**boofhead** · September 12, 2012, 04:22 PM

My thoughts? It's enforced multiculturalism, on a majority who didn't ask for it, so it's wrong.

We had a similar thing here. A town offered to house and support and give jobs to some Sudanese. Within a year every single male had been fired for sexual harrassment in the workplace, and the town declared they would take no more Sudanese. The media response? ''Racists''.

**~~removeduser_487563287433~~** · September 12, 2012, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by boofhead

My thoughts? It's enforced multiculturalism, on a majority who didn't ask for it

Isn't that the USA in a nutshell?

**boofhead** · September 12, 2012, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by Ferrets54

Isn't that the USA in a nutshell?

Yeah. Doesn't mean it's particularly fantastic for the people in this town. From what was said in the video, it has brought negatives, not positives. Which I would say is normally the case. I mean look at the racial issues in America - it isn't all good. And I'd say America has more blatant racists than anywhere else in the Western world as a result - some of the comments I see on other forums by Americans are just....

''Multiculturalism is wonderful! We get to eat all sorts of exotic foreign foods!'' doesn't quite cut it when ethnic hostilities and grievances start rearing their ugly heads.

**motiv-8** · September 12, 2012, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by boofhead

My thoughts? It's enforced multiculturalism, on a majority who didn't ask for it, so it's wrong.

This thread is about refugees in Maine, not Australia.

From what was said in the video, it has brought negatives, not positives.

Really? Because in the actual video there's a guy who says quite clearly that he thinks it brought positives. And then another guy who says it's a safe place to live. But he was black so we probably shouldn't believe him.

**I WUB PUGS** · September 12, 2012, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by motiv-8

This thread is about refugees in Maine, not Australia.

Put them in NY, Oakland or LA, somewhere used to having dozens of different neighborhoods and can handle it.

Maine? No one lives there except for the northern equivalents of Jo Bob and Bubba and Steven King.

Also, does it snow in Somalia? I hope they learn to really like snow.

**motiv-8** · September 12, 2012, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by I WUB PUGS

Put them in NY, Oakland or LA, somewhere used to having dozens of different neighborhoods and can handle it.

Maybe we should just put them in camps where they could be concentrated together. You know, for their own protection and productivity.

Maine? No one lives there except for the northern equivalents of Jo Bob and Bubba and Steven King.

Maine? You mean overwhelmingly liberal and Democratic Maine? My father has lived in Maine for several decades now, and as an extremist conservative he has a huge persecution and victimization complex living there.

It isn't. It's multiculturalism to expect them to carry on like they're living in Africa. Which is what the mayor complained about.

You mean like starting small businesses, getting educations, and forming organizations to learn about American traditions and laws?.... You haven't even watched the video, have you?

**Colonel Mallard** · September 15, 2012, 05:00 AM

Originally Posted by motiv-8

My father has lived in Maine for several decades now, and as an extremist conservative he has a huge persecution and victimization complex living there.

Don't they all?

**Grouchio** · September 12, 2012, 05:25 PM

So what else can we talk about Maine in this thread besides this issue?

**Vanoi** · September 12, 2012, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by boofhead

My thoughts? It's enforced multiculturalism, on a majority who didn't ask for it, so it's wrong.

How is it multiculturalism to accept immigrants? The only person complaining in that video was the mayor. And he is a complete retard anyways. Did you not see not see the one of the residents saying the community had been positively impacted by the Somalians? I think your just blowing this "issue" (if there really is one) out of proportion.

**boofhead** · September 12, 2012, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Azoth

How is it multiculturalism to accept immigrants? The only person complaining in that video was the mayor.

It isn't. It's multiculturalism to expect them to carry on like they're living in Africa. Which is what the mayor complained about.

**Vanoi** · September 12, 2012, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by boofhead

It isn't. It's multiculturalism to expect them to carry on like they're living in Africa. Which is what the mayor complained about.

What are they doing which is unacceptable?

**boofhead** · September 12, 2012, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Azoth

What are they doing which is unacceptable?

According to the video

''There's a lot more gun fights, knife fights, fights, period.''

''The immigrants that have come in here have cost us a lot of money.''

''When you come here, you come and accept our culture. You leave your culture at the door.''

**mongrel** · September 12, 2012, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by boofhead

My thoughts? It's enforced multiculturalism, on a majority who didn't ask for it, so it's wrong.

We had a similar thing here. A town offered to house and support and give jobs to some Sudanese. Within a year every single male had been fired for sexual harrassment in the workplace, and the town declared they would take no more Sudanese. The media response? ''Racists''.

Black people in America? Hardly unusual.

**Adhamh Ashashi** · September 14, 2012, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by boofhead

My thoughts? It's enforced multiculturalism, on a majority who didn't ask for it, so it's wrong.

We had a similar thing here. A town offered to house and support and give jobs to some Sudanese. Within a year every single male had been fired for sexual harrassment in the workplace, and the town declared they would take no more Sudanese. The media response? ''Racists''.

Every single one? Can you link me a source of this mass sexual assault on the town?

**boofhead** · September 16, 2012, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by Adhamh Ashashi

Every single one? Can you link me a source of this mass sexual assault on the town?

It was every Sudanese male fired for sexually harassing women in the workplace. I can't find a link, it was 5 or 6 years ago, the town in question was Toowoomba.

**Admiral Piett** · September 12, 2012, 05:00 PM

The US isn't really multicultural except in large cities or on the border states. I wouldn't doubt that there would be tensions with east African migrants in a 96.6% white community.

**~~removeduser_487563287433~~** · September 12, 2012, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Future Filmmaker

The US isn't really multicultural

**Admiral Piett** · September 12, 2012, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Ferrets54

Heritage means nothing. You think German or English Americans practice German or English culture? Really?

You'd have a better argument if you mentioned Black American culture or Tejano culture.