Multiculturalism and our Future

A backlash against Islam is now going on, in The Netherlands in Belgium and France.  I suspect it will spread to other countries having a Western heritage with new and large numbers of Islamic immigrants.  It may be too late.
Demographics is the problem.   Japan, Russia, and most countries in Western Europe are reproducing at below replacement rates.   This means that  the native populations of these countries are in a numbers decline.   Meanwhile, the huge immigrant-Muslim populations in Europe are reproducing very rapidly.   Within just a couple generations, Muslims will be the majority.  This is not a political statement expressing bigoted feelings... but simple math.    Since these countries have a democratic system, the majority will rule.   In every country having a majority of Muslims, Islam takes over and pushes out the other cultures from any political influence.   Eventually, Islam not only dominates but persecutes other cultures.
 The geopolitical ramifications of this are huge because long, traditional allies will no longer have the values of Western Civilization.
Here in Goshen,  our Goshen College is a BIG supporter of the concept of "multiculturalism" and has incorporated this philosophy into every aspect of their curriculum and official statements of policy.   Multiculturalism's basic belief is that "all cultures are equal and have equal merit."   I personally have had several debates with faculty and graduates of Goshen College over this issue.   Taken to its logical conclusion, multiculturalism demands that we minimize the achievements and value of Western Civilization and even ridicule those who embrace our values.  History is rewritten and students are indoctrinated to these new "truths."    Unfortunately, the political Left also seems increasingly to be in this camp.   "Political Correctness" discourages even discussing the possibility that Islam, for example, as a culture is in conflict with the American way of life.   We go to extreme lengths to avoid any criticism of Islam or suggest that Islam is the main reason for most of the problems in the 21st Century.    America is not great because of diversity but in spite of it.   America is great because of our unique Constitution, our representative-democratic form of self-government, our free enterprise system, our common language, and our Judeo-Christian values and work ethic.  These values are under attack not only from Islam but from within.  
When arguing with the local multiculturalists, I point out that being against multiculturalism is not racist which is the typical reaction I hear.    My beliefs have nothing to do with race, only culture.  All cultures are NOT equal.   This should be obvious when considering that the Germans living in the culture of Hitler's reign of terror are the same Germans of 2012.  The Japanese of Imperial Japan during WWII are the same people living in Japan today.  The people of North and South Korea are the same people.  Only their cultures are different.  Who can argue that a culture that stones women for the "crime" of being raped and executes those who dare to convert to another religion or who does not allow women to drive a car or who encourages suicide bombers to kill innocent people in acts of terrorism is equal in value to all other cultures?
 In the United States, the common culture that up to now has united us and made us a great and prosperous nation is under attack. 
Our nation is a nation of immigrants.   Legal and controlled immigration is a good and necessary thing.  I have no problem with various groups retaining aspects of their heritage but the dominant culture must be a common culture... the American culture with our common language and common values.  In previous generations when immigrants arrived here, the first priority was to discard the "old country" culture, learn English and become Americans.  They couldn't wait to assimilate.   No more.....  
 One might point out that the old Soviet Union was a nation of very diverse cultures but was not a place where I would want to live.   Even in Canada and Belgium where two languages and two cultures struggle to co-exist, it is obvious that it might be better for either one to assimilate into the other or else to separate and go their own way.