Less passive tolerance, but a "muscular liberalism": the British Premier David Cameron in a speech to the multicultural approach demonized - and reminded the world to attention Angela Merkel's words. The European Union, he called for more vigilance. Munich - British Prime Minister David Cameron sees in multicultural approach one of the causes for the problem of his country with radical Islamists.
"We need much less of the passive tolerance of the past few years, but an active, muscular liberalism," said Cameron on Saturday at the Munich security conference. The state had powerful advocate certain values such as freedom, democracy and equal citizenship rights. In addition, the authorities should act more strongly against organizations that promote Islamic extremism.
"Under the doctrine of multiculturalism, we have encouraged different cultures to perform independently of each other and separated from mainstream society life," said Cameron. The lack of a national identity has led to that young Muslim men had fallen into the clutches of Islamists. Cameron while clearly distinguished between Islam as religion and political ideology of Islamism.
"Ideology and extremism are the problem and not Islam," he said. The European Union called on Cameron to be more vigilant. "We will not defeat terrorism, as we operate only outside our borders," he said Saturday at the Munich security conference. "Europe needs to wake up and realize what's happening in our own countries." Recently broke out in the UK debate about Islamophobia, the wave of protests in recent weeks in the Arab world called Cameron one example that Western values and Islam "fully compatible" are.
"Hundreds of thousands of people called on the universal rights of free elections and democracy," he said. "We should be on the side of openness and reform in the Middle East." Cameron's remarks are very reminiscent of words of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), which caused an international sensation: she had said in October, the multicultural approach is "completely failed".
In a speech, she then led on to say that we must promote not only migrants but also demanding. This request was in the past been neglected. At the same time, she stressed that Islam is a part of Germany. Recently a minister had fired from Cameron's cabinet in Britain, a debate about Islam.
Sayeeda Warsi, executive chairman of the Tories had said you do make the growing Islamophobia worry: It is now normal and legitimate, prejudice public comments about Muslims, Warsi said in late January in a speech at Leicester University. Islamophobia have passed the "dinner party test" and had become socially acceptable in the better circles.
In her party, she was criticized for the speech, but also from conservative side, they earned approval. Prime Minister Cameron did not comment on Warsi. Through a spokesman, he did say he thought the debate is important, and they should be continued. 
"We need much less of the passive tolerance of the past few years, but an active, muscular liberalism," said Cameron on Saturday at the Munich security conference. The state had powerful advocate certain values such as freedom, democracy and equal citizenship rights. In addition, the authorities should act more strongly against organizations that promote Islamic extremism.
"Under the doctrine of multiculturalism, we have encouraged different cultures to perform independently of each other and separated from mainstream society life," said Cameron. The lack of a national identity has led to that young Muslim men had fallen into the clutches of Islamists. Cameron while clearly distinguished between Islam as religion and political ideology of Islamism.
"Ideology and extremism are the problem and not Islam," he said. The European Union called on Cameron to be more vigilant. "We will not defeat terrorism, as we operate only outside our borders," he said Saturday at the Munich security conference. "Europe needs to wake up and realize what's happening in our own countries." Recently broke out in the UK debate about Islamophobia, the wave of protests in recent weeks in the Arab world called Cameron one example that Western values and Islam "fully compatible" are.
"Hundreds of thousands of people called on the universal rights of free elections and democracy," he said. "We should be on the side of openness and reform in the Middle East." Cameron's remarks are very reminiscent of words of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), which caused an international sensation: she had said in October, the multicultural approach is "completely failed".
In a speech, she then led on to say that we must promote not only migrants but also demanding. This request was in the past been neglected. At the same time, she stressed that Islam is a part of Germany. Recently a minister had fired from Cameron's cabinet in Britain, a debate about Islam.
Sayeeda Warsi, executive chairman of the Tories had said you do make the growing Islamophobia worry: It is now normal and legitimate, prejudice public comments about Muslims, Warsi said in late January in a speech at Leicester University. Islamophobia have passed the "dinner party test" and had become socially acceptable in the better circles.
In her party, she was criticized for the speech, but also from conservative side, they earned approval. Prime Minister Cameron did not comment on Warsi. Through a spokesman, he did say he thought the debate is important, and they should be continued.
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