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Retired AF Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 11:18 AM
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Dutch Make Gay Acceptance Litmus Test for Immigrants
I like it. Don't like the way we live? Than stay home or go elseware.

The camera focuses on two gay men kissing in a park. Later, a topless woman emerges from the sea and walks on to a crowded beach. For would-be immigrants to The Netherlands, this film is a test of their readiness to participate in the liberal Dutch culture.

If they can’t stomach it, no need to apply.
http://www.sweetness-light.com/archive/dutch-make-gay-acceptance-litmus-test-for-immigrants/
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 11:20 AM
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1. I wonder when they will become enemies of freedom...
Edited on Sun Apr-09-06 11:22 AM by HypnoToad
Pity they don't have a free pre-entrance test.

Canada does. Pass it then you can spend the money.

What do the Dutch do with that money from those who take it? Buy and distribute penicillin?
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IntravenousDemilo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 11:23 AM
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2. They must have removed the picture from the article
All I'm getting is a little blue box with a question mark in it.
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DiverDave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 11:37 AM
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3. I dont have a problem with this
not a bit.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 11:42 AM
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5. Nor I. Why not screen out the insane? It's a mental health issue.
:shrug:
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 11:55 AM
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7. Wow, thanks.
As a sufferer of panic disorder, I applaud your efforts to rid the world of mental health issues one person at a time.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 12:02 PM
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8. Perhaps I should've said "sociopathic"?
Edited on Sun Apr-09-06 12:07 PM by TahitiNut
:eyes:

Thanks for the hyperbole. The Netherlands is hardly the "world" and the question has to do with immigration. Most countires have laws refusing immigrants with a variety of diseases ... like tuberculosis. Since when is disallowing immigration the same as "ridding the world"?? How about aiming our demonization guns at those who deserve it?? Huh?
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 12:05 PM
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9. Thanks for your most humble apology.
Now I'll just be putting you back on ignore...
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 12:09 PM
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10. Good.
Save the vigilantism for others. :shrug:
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Neil Lisst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 11:38 AM
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4. Great idea. Look for others to follow.
It stops the influx of those who want to bring their medieval ways with them.
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 11:44 AM
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6. Yes, because it's always a good idea for the government to decide...
Edited on Sun Apr-09-06 11:46 AM by LoZoccolo
...what the culture is. It's not like it would backfire here or anything, because no one has ever tried to impose their culture on other people here.

It's also a good idea because it would allow us to use our government resources and elections to fight cultural battles, which has always resulted in important things being done.
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