Torillian said:
I guess I just don't get the "looks like you" requirement. That's the part that makes the whole thing seem racist and you should indeed be ashamed of it. If you were advocating for maintaining your country's culture, let's say by teaching about it in schools and trying to keep it strong amongst those who live there, then I'd see your point. But you don't just want to make sure that whoever lives in Sweden maintains the culture of Sweden, they also have to be the same skin color as you which is the racist part. I guess the important question would be whether a random Turkish family that has lived in Sweden for 2 generations, and the children know only of Sweden and hold all the same cultural practices dear that you do would then be acceptable? Would that change if it was a German family? Do they have to for some reason be ethically Swedish or is it just culturally Swedish that matters? Because if it's the former then yeah that's pretty racist, but if it's the latter then I think you need to rethink how you present your side of the argument. |
I appreciate the mild attitude in your post, which makes it easier to answer in a truthful manner.
By far the most important factor is culture and behaviour over race and looks. The main goal is to preserve the majority cultural expression of a society and nation.
Your example of a random 2nd or 3d generation Turkish family in Sweden, it would be very pleasing if they would hold all the same cultural practices as the natives so to speak. I don't even demand that. I only ask for a clear majority "native culture", not 100% of the population, and I'm fine with significant space for sub-cultures or foreign cultures to thrive and be expressed within the same society, as long as they're a clear minority and don't threat the majority or the "overall nature of the nation" (so it's de facto somewhat multicultural, but in principle still aims for homogeny). So when large amounts of people move in, yes it's indeed a goal to assimilate most of them into the native culture.
The emphasis on "white" in practical real-politics, the reason for that is that race still strongly correlates with culture and behaviour in our world. In simple terms: I see a white guy on the street, I don't get anxious. I see a foreigner of a certain type, I might get a bit nervous and aware. Anyone who denies this mechanic I think is lying to himself.
But in the hypothetical scenario that overnight, every blonde Swede would be replaced with a darker skinned individual who behaved culturally exactly like Swedes do, I guess honestly that would still bother me a little. Emphasis on little though.
If anyone wants to misinterpret the following on purpose, go ahead, but I'm trying to be honest here: I compare it to how we all know how mankind wants to preserve all animal species on earth. In the same way, I think there is some value, but not critical value, in preserving the different sub-groups, ethnic groups or races of the human species.
