Muscular liberalism

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Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron

Muscular liberalism is a form of

state multiculturalism.[1]

Cameron coined the term in a speech in Munich on 5 February 2011. According to David Cameron, "Under the doctrine of state multiculturalism, we have encouraged different cultures to live separate lives, apart from each other and apart from the mainstream. We've failed to provide a vision of society to which they feel they want to belong."[2]

Principles

The theory is that multiculturalism has shifted from tolerating multiple cultures to tolerating multiple

hostile to liberalism.[3]

Cameron delivered these principles during a speech on Radicalization and the causes of terrorism at the 47th Munich Security Conference in 2011 to tackle growing terrorism so as to be less passive towards religious hate and whip against growing extremist activists through muscular liberalism.

Muscular

  • Ban preachers of hate from coming to the host country.
  • Strictly prevent the allocation of public money and donations to groups not being used to tackle extremists.
  • Barring organisations that incite terrorism at host country and abroad.
  • Judging the religious organisations' acceptability to operate in host country based on
    universal human rights
    , support for democracy and encourage integration with host country basic values.
  • Strengthening
    Hindu, I am a Christian, but I am a Londoner
    too".
  • Prevention of extremism in universities and prisons.

Liberalism

Reaction

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has said that he agrees with Cameron.[4]

Commonwealth Nations.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "State multiculturalism has failed, says David Cameron". BBC News. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Muslims must embrace our British values, David Cameron says". The Daily Telegraph. 5 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Muscle v multiculturalism". The Economist. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Multiculturalism has failed, says French president". Agence France-Presse. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  5. ^ Hoskin, Peter (5 February 2011). "Cameron signs up to muscular liberalism". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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