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To: tejek who wrote (283472)	4/10/2006 5:24:26 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572262

Re: During the past year, and especially during the past five months, the number of Dutch citizens applying to depart for faraway countries -- notably Canada, as well as New Zealand and Australia -- has increased to levels not seen in the tiny nation's modern history. Most of those emigrants, according to the people who help them make their moves, are leaving because of their complex and surprising feelings about the changes to Dutch society brought about by immigration. Thank you for bringing up this Dutch oxymoron that nicely confirms what I told you about Europe's struggle to remain lily-white... Indeed, the G&M article reports on Dutch families upset by their country's loss of identity. They lament about the mongrelization of the Netherlands and how they don't feel at home anymore... So, what's their plan to remedy such a cultural despondency? To give up on Dutch culture completely and resettle in faraway countries like Canada, New Zealand and Australia --ROFL! And, tell me Tejek, how much Dutch culture are they going to enjoy down there? The only feature common to Australia, New Zealand and Canada is their lily-white immigration policy --with an exception for British Columbia and its large East Asian community. Those Dutch "monoescapists" candidly betrayed their racist misgivings: if it were, as they claim, merely a matter of preserving their Dutch heritage then why didn't they relocate in next-door Belgium? I assure you, there are some nice places in Dutch-speaking Flanders where you won't encounter many darkies: knokke-heist.be As I said, Europeans feel increasingly jittery about Europe's multiRACIAL evolution. That's why you won't find Dutch party-poopers leaving for Mexifornia or Surinam: Last Updated: Friday, 27 January 2006, 15:15 GMT Country profile: Surinam Surinam, once known as Dutch Guiana, is one of South America's smallest countries. It enjoys a relatively high standard of living but also faces serious political and economic challenges. Since independence from the Netherlands in 1975 Surinam has endured coups and a civil war. Former military strongman Desi Bouterse dominated politics for much of the post-independence era, but the country is now under civilian rule. [...] Population: 442,000 (UN, 2005) Capital: Paramaribo Area: 163,265 sq km (63,037 sq miles) Major languages: Dutch (official), English, Sranang Tongo (also called Taki-Taki), Hindi, Javanese Major religions: Hinduism, Islam, Christianity [...] news.bbc.co.uk Gus