The Cultural Clash: Western Europe's Demographic Shifts and the Risk of Future Conflict

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The original purpose of the European Union (EU) was to promote economic and political integration to ensure peace and stability in Europe after World War II. However, current demographic trends and immigration policies are having a significant impact on the cultural landscape of Western Europe.

One of the most noticeable changes is the increase in the Muslim population in majority of Western European and Central European countries. For example, the Muslim population is projected to become 18% in France, 30.6% in Sweden, 19.7% in Germany, 19.9% in Austria, 17% in Norway, and 14.1% in Italy by 2050 under the recent elevated immigration levels. Projections suggest these numbers could rise even higher by 2050 if current high migration trends continue. This demographic shift could be even larger due to higher birth rates among Muslim families and low birth rates compared to the native European population.

This trend raises questions about the cultural and social implications for Western European nations, which have historically been rooted in Christian traditions. The significant and rapid increase in the Muslim population could lead to cultural changes that some citizens may feel are not aligned with their national identities and historical heritage and may lead to a century of civil wars in Western Europe. The conflicts are already significantly transcending 1990s levels of peacefulness, but can significantly accelerate as the demographic, value system, political system and religious systems changes pressure the intensification of the conflict.

Furthermore, the EU’s immigration policies seem to favour certain regions over others. For instance, there are 195 countries worldwide (and a full list of countries is not presented to EU citizens for choice, but completely ignored), including TWENTY ONE Spanish-speaking and NINE Portuguese-speaking countries in Latin America that share historical and cultural ties with Europe, and likely direct descendants as well (completely aligned with Latin culture, which is continually ignored globally as a powerful block of countries in political sense, in military alliance sense, in economic sense, and for purposes of migration to Europe).

Many of these countries are also economically disadvantaged and could benefit from migration opportunities to Europe or places like Canada. However, the EU’s focus has been more on accommodating poor refugees and poor migrants from the Middle East and North Africa, regions with distinctly different cultural backgrounds, and actually from cultural backgrounds that have 1400 years of war history against Europe (which has not disappeared, despite what someone uniformed can claim that history and culture doesn’t matter for the purposes of defining what people think and do and what can happen). This brings into question the EU’s approach to cultural integration and the long-term impact on European societies. Historically, European nations have had complex and often conflictual relationships with Middle Eastern countries, dating back over 1400 years with incredible amount of wars and battles and severe conflicts. Examples include:

Roman-Persian Wars (54 BC – 628 AD): Conflicts between the Roman (later Byzantine) Empire and various Persian empires, including the

Parthian and Sassanid Empires. Byzantine-Arab Wars (7th – 11th centuries): Beginning in the 7th century, the Byzantine Empire fought numerous battles against the expanding Arab Islamic Caliphates.

The Crusades (1096 – 1291): A series of religious wars initiated by European Christians aiming to reclaim Jerusalem and other holy sites from Muslim control.

The Reconquista (711 – 1492): The period of conflict between Christian kingdoms and Muslim Moors in the Iberian Peninsula, culminating in the fall of Granada in 1492.

Ottoman Wars in Europe (14th – early 20th centuries): The expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe led to numerous battles and sieges, including the famous sieges of Vienna (1529 and 1683).

Colonial Conflicts (19th – early 20th centuries): European colonial powers, such as Britain and France, engaged in military conflicts in the Middle East as part of their colonial expansion.

If we consider the start of significant conflicts around the 7th century with the Byzantine-Arab Wars and extend to the early 20th century with the decline of the Ottoman Empire, we span approximately 1400 years of conflict. These periods collectively contribute to the long history of military engagements between European and Middle Eastern powers.

It is unfortunate that Canadian education does not provide a comprehensive overview of the 1400 years of complex interactions between Europe and the Middle East. Instead, it often reduces this rich history to a simplistic narrative, emphasizing only that “Christians are bad because of the Crusades.” This limited perspective fails to capture the full scope of historical relations between these regions.

Moreover, it is disheartening to observe that this approach appears to aim at weakening the Canadian Christian identity (or the majority Canadian identity). Historically, Canada had a Christian majority of around 90% in the early 20th century, and even 87% in 1980s and 83% in 1990s. The current trend seems to be pushing towards a significant reduction in this cultural identity, potentially aiming for complete secularization, or 0% retention of our Canadian Christian identity. This narrow historical teaching does a disservice to students by not providing a balanced and nuanced understanding of history and of their own identity, roots, heritage and culture.

The Eastern European member states have shown a different approach. Many Eastern European countries have resisted mass immigration from Muslim-majority countries, prioritizing the preservation of their national cultures and identities. Their projected Muslim populations are as low as 0.2% or 0.5% even by 2050.

This divergence within the EU highlights the lack of a unified stance on immigration and cultural integration. Western Europe is not living up to the promise of the EU made to Eastern Europe, by western Europe, to cherish and value the ideas and wisdom of Eastern Europe. One would imagine that when agreeing to European Union status, that a promise would have had to been made that what they desire to happen culturally, would in fact be respected and adhered to. It is a partnership after all, and Western Europe has failed to provide representation to Eastern Europe, as part of the partnership of making Europe in a common image of the European State, as originally advertised, for Europe to be a representation of all European nations. Eastern Europe is doing it, but Western Europe is not. Western European leaders are trying to make all of Europe in the image of Middle East or North Africa or Muslim as a long term transformation.

French President Emmanuel Macron and other Western European leaders have been at the forefront of promoting policies that support high levels of immigration from Middle East exclusively and North Africa (Muslim population immigration targeting). Critics argue that these policies are reshaping the demographic and cultural fabric of Western Europe in ways that do not necessarily reflect the wishes of the local populations and are creating a perpetual conflict scenario present of never-ending tension type of cultural environment of perpetual conflict (as also showcased by tense elections, and elections of increasing intensity in drama and volatility and the constant chaos of fires and fighting on the streets every year or every couple of years, especially at election times now).

In conclusion, while the EU was founded on principles of unity and cooperation, the current immigration trends and demographic changes raise valid concerns about the preservation of European national cultures.

The focus on integrating migrants from Middle Eastern and North African countries, rather than those with close cultural ties to Europe, like from 20 Spanish speaking countries or 9 Portuguese speaking countries that have all the descendants, or from any of the 195 country choices, suggests a significant shift in the demographic and cultural landscape towards a long term plan of Muslim majority in Europe.

This is suspect more-so than for any other kind of demographic, mainly because typically nations are protecting their demographics throughout all of human history, but also because there is a long term record of war, battles, 550 battles between Europe and Middle East and 1400 years of war. So you would think if the population is changing to people you have fought with, that would raise some suspicions right? And especially since in the process of inviting people you tend to fight with, you avoid inviting all the people around the world you tend to have as family connection and tend to party with.

These changes merit a deeper discussion about the future of European identity and the implications for its member states. The potential for future conflict and civil unrest cannot be ignored as Europe navigates these complex and sensitive issues. It could be very costly for western Europe to spend the 21st century in civil conflict, instead of advancement of civilization and growth economy and growth technology future.

In short, it shouldn’t be Macron and his circle that create France’s future identity to a non French identity, or Western Europe’s future etc.., it should be the people who earned the right to decide on national policy (and that right took more than 20 years to earn.. it was earned over thousands of years). The people who have the ownership of this right to choose national destiny, are the kids of the nations of Western Europe, because all of their predecessors fought since beginning of time to create and secure those nations.

@EvaVlaar “Words cannot express how much I despise the people who got to experience the Old Europe and then decided to ruin it beyond recognition by importing the third world.” https://x.com/EvaVlaar/status/1828414839170982119

@SkillsGapTrain “Indeed, it’s profoundly disappointing. Many enjoyed the zenith of civilization from 1960 to 2024 — a lengthy era that could be likened to living in paradise.

Yet, instead of mentoring the next generation or transferring skills and responsibilities to ensure continuity, there seems to be a rush to dismantle that very paradise. It’s as if ensuring it doesn’t outlast them is the priority.

Consequently, future generations might only experience the peak of our civilization through old videos capturing an exhilaration now fading from the general consciousness. They are left to grapple with the ramifications, still unravelling the sources of their challenges.

It seems that giving everybody paradise, taught them a bad lesson, the lesson being that no one else should be offered the same so that they had the best and will always be considered the best in reality.

Competing to have the best house.. has ironically turned into a mentality that one must destroy the house so that no one ever gets to have one. So in effect, was a bad achievement. An achievement of temporary quality paradise house.. that only exists for a moment in time. .but then falls forever. Very selfish.”

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