Cameron on Terrorism

    David Cameron Speaks of how religious extremism is what leads to terrorists and terrorist attacks, not the religion of Islam, or Muslims in General.  Establishing public policy that promotes the elimination of radical actions and expressions that lead to violent behavior are the only two ways of effectively combating Islamic radicals.

      Cameron expresses that “when a white person holds objectionable views - racist views, for instance, we rightly condemn them; but, when equally unacceptable views or practices com from someone who isn’t white, we’ve been to cautious, frankly, even fearful to stand up to them.”  Cameron calls this “passive tolerance,” which weakens a nations collective identity.

Cameron goes on to suggest that immigrants must speak the national language of the country for which they wish reside, for cohesion is the result of people feeling as though they belong to a their home nation.  Having a common Language does not mean that one is expected to abandon their cultural values, rather make an effort to understand and adopt the values and culture of their new residence, for this connection helps them to build a new identity with their new home.

Sources:

Cameron, David. David Cameron’s Munich speech on multiculturalism – Part 1. Cameron, David. 05February2011. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiIk14m1EgE

Cameron, David. David Cameron’s Munich speech on multiculturalism – Part 2. Cameron, David. 05February2011. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xrvHpVGILY&feature=related