Why are Europeans so Wimpy?

Submitted by DebraT (United States), Apr 11, 2007 at 15:09

Why are they so weak and wimpy? It's hard to understand. No wonder radical Islam sees Europe as weak and ineffectual, driven by an overwhelming desire to appear tolerant and accomodating.

All that I can think of is that many Europeans are spiritually very tepid and spoiled by the welfare state. They don't have the spiritual strength of conviction or perception to see that is happening and take a stand.

We have to dispense w/the multicultural 'every culture is equally valid' myth and come to terms with the fact that we are a Western culture rooted in the Judeo-Christian religion. And we have to be brave enough to face charges of racism and bigotry to defend what we have or we will lose it.

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