Multiculturalism a failure

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday followed the example of other political leaders on Friday by expressing the view on French television that multicultural society has failed. Now all those in Europe who have defended the idea must admit it doesn't work, writes the conservative daily Rzeczpospolita: "Sarkozy has sided with Angela Merkel and Prime Minister David Cameron, who were even quicker to predict an end to Western society's naive belief in the myth of multiculturalism. Now when they demand respect for their own cultures, migrants must also show respect for the cultures of the countries they live in. The heads of state and government of France, Germany and the UK have expressed what many people feel who are definitely anything but xenophobes."

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