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Europe's population is in the process of change in its components, its colors, in his appearance? O is similar to the sea which describes it in his 'Songs of Maldoror', the poet Lautreamont: "Old Ocean, a symbol of identity for yourself is always the same, nothing changes in your essence."?
In fact, the human landscape of the new Europe is changing every day. Just go see the crowd in the streets of Paris, Frankfurt and Torino. The mixture is clearly visible. The whites are no longer the sole representatives of Western civilization. The effects of immigration are evident in many different groups, some structurally established: the hybridization advances, la cultura si arricchisce di nuovi apporti nel campo della musica, della letteratura, della gastronomia.
L'immigrazione è passata a una nuova fase. Non è più il tempo dell'arrivo di contadini analfabeti, scesi dalle montagne del Marocco o dell'Algeria. Le famiglie si ricompongono e cresce il numero dei figli nati in territorio europeo: non più immigrati dunque, anche se spesso i media e i politici tendono ad alimentare la confusione. Questi figli di immigrati sono europei, e non soltanto in base allo 'jus soli'. Il paese d'origine dei genitori lo conoscono appena; il loro universo psicologico e mentale si è formato nelle scuole e nelle strade di quest'Europa, che pure li considera cittadini di seconda categoria.
In Marseilles, during the first interview between writers of the Mediterranean (20 to 22 November 2009), I met the pupils of a primary school. Their names: Bilal, Fatema, Marianne, Zeinab, Moktar, Kevin, all French, born in France, who speak perfect French. Whites, blacks, of Arab origin, Turkish, Vietnamese, Armenian and French doc. For them the question of identity does not exist. I have questions about racism, Islam, peace between Jews and Arabs, but the issue of identity has never even touched their minds.
The French Minister of Immigration and National Identity Eric Besson has chosen this moment to launch a debate on this issue French identity. What does it mean to be French? It means belonging to a linguistic, cultural, religious? Or being born on French soil, even if foreign parents?
The question of identity is legitimate when asked by a policeman or a border guard. But if we are to deal with politicians, there is something suspicious, to say that there is a discomfort. Identity is not immutable like a concrete block, and above is not final, otherwise it borders on nationalism. We are aware of the dangers: it is a feeling that can lead to drifts collective hysteria, and the most dangerous excesses. When identities collide, often things turn for the worse. The wars of former Yugoslavia have demonstrated and the extent to which the consequences can be bloody.
Purity is the only ingredient that should never enter into the composition of the concept of identity. Hitler, who was a nostalgic purity of that famous race, perpetrated the greatest genocide in history. Be identical? Be unique! The individual is unique, but at the same time like all other individuals. We are alike because we are all unique. Our identity lies in this diversity, in this uniqueness. We know that identity has long closed, withered, it loses its aroma and its soul. An identity is something that gives and receives. In it nothing is crystallized, final. France today, the Europe of today, are called to accept with optimism and warmth that are becoming. The opportunity lies precisely on the intake manifold and varied in language and civilization of the Europeans. We applaud
a football team that plays poorly or incorrectly because of our country is that? Sport also has become a vehicle for political symbols. The countries are faced on a football field. I quote from memory JL Borges quipped: "The crushed Honduras Mexico." And it was still Borges to say about Argentine identity: "The Egyptians are descended the Pharaohs, the Argentine ship. "But it is one that others will not get lost in unnecessary debates on national identity. It is in this sense that Michel Rocard, former prime minister Francois Mitterrand, called it" silly "the debate on 'argument. And he's right. Europe has other more important sites to be covered to give a future to millions of children and young people born in Europe, even if treated as foreigners. It is time for the new Europe can be such so natural and simple. To achieve this we must admit, however, that identity is an open house, which expands and enriches every day.
(translation by Elizabeth Horvat)
http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio/identita-e-una-casa-aperta/2117409&ref=hpsp
Europe's population is in the process of change in its components, its colors, in his appearance? O is similar to the sea which describes it in his 'Songs of Maldoror', the poet Lautreamont: "Old Ocean, a symbol of identity for yourself is always the same, nothing changes in your essence."?
In fact, the human landscape of the new Europe is changing every day. Just go see the crowd in the streets of Paris, Frankfurt and Torino. The mixture is clearly visible. The whites are no longer the sole representatives of Western civilization. The effects of immigration are evident in many different groups, some structurally established: the hybridization advances, la cultura si arricchisce di nuovi apporti nel campo della musica, della letteratura, della gastronomia.
L'immigrazione è passata a una nuova fase. Non è più il tempo dell'arrivo di contadini analfabeti, scesi dalle montagne del Marocco o dell'Algeria. Le famiglie si ricompongono e cresce il numero dei figli nati in territorio europeo: non più immigrati dunque, anche se spesso i media e i politici tendono ad alimentare la confusione. Questi figli di immigrati sono europei, e non soltanto in base allo 'jus soli'. Il paese d'origine dei genitori lo conoscono appena; il loro universo psicologico e mentale si è formato nelle scuole e nelle strade di quest'Europa, che pure li considera cittadini di seconda categoria.
In Marseilles, during the first interview between writers of the Mediterranean (20 to 22 November 2009), I met the pupils of a primary school. Their names: Bilal, Fatema, Marianne, Zeinab, Moktar, Kevin, all French, born in France, who speak perfect French. Whites, blacks, of Arab origin, Turkish, Vietnamese, Armenian and French doc. For them the question of identity does not exist. I have questions about racism, Islam, peace between Jews and Arabs, but the issue of identity has never even touched their minds.
The French Minister of Immigration and National Identity Eric Besson has chosen this moment to launch a debate on this issue French identity. What does it mean to be French? It means belonging to a linguistic, cultural, religious? Or being born on French soil, even if foreign parents?
The question of identity is legitimate when asked by a policeman or a border guard. But if we are to deal with politicians, there is something suspicious, to say that there is a discomfort. Identity is not immutable like a concrete block, and above is not final, otherwise it borders on nationalism. We are aware of the dangers: it is a feeling that can lead to drifts collective hysteria, and the most dangerous excesses. When identities collide, often things turn for the worse. The wars of former Yugoslavia have demonstrated and the extent to which the consequences can be bloody.
Purity is the only ingredient that should never enter into the composition of the concept of identity. Hitler, who was a nostalgic purity of that famous race, perpetrated the greatest genocide in history. Be identical? Be unique! The individual is unique, but at the same time like all other individuals. We are alike because we are all unique. Our identity lies in this diversity, in this uniqueness. We know that identity has long closed, withered, it loses its aroma and its soul. An identity is something that gives and receives. In it nothing is crystallized, final. France today, the Europe of today, are called to accept with optimism and warmth that are becoming. The opportunity lies precisely on the intake manifold and varied in language and civilization of the Europeans. We applaud
a football team that plays poorly or incorrectly because of our country is that? Sport also has become a vehicle for political symbols. The countries are faced on a football field. I quote from memory JL Borges quipped: "The crushed Honduras Mexico." And it was still Borges to say about Argentine identity: "The Egyptians are descended the Pharaohs, the Argentine ship. "But it is one that others will not get lost in unnecessary debates on national identity. It is in this sense that Michel Rocard, former prime minister Francois Mitterrand, called it" silly "the debate on 'argument. And he's right. Europe has other more important sites to be covered to give a future to millions of children and young people born in Europe, even if treated as foreigners. It is time for the new Europe can be such so natural and simple. To achieve this we must admit, however, that identity is an open house, which expands and enriches every day.
(translation by Elizabeth Horvat)
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