In the UK, assimilation now requires an instruction manual
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TL;DR
- The UK government published a guide for asylum-seekers explaining basic social rules and laws.
- The guide covers topics such as consent, sexual offenses, women's rights, and domestic abuse.
- This initiative indicates a shift from assuming assimilation to actively managing it through explicit instruction.
- The government acknowledges that cultural integration cannot be presumed and requires formal guidance.
- The leaflet draws a line on certain cultural practices incompatible with liberal society's core principles.
- The shift implies that immigration policy must now consider a receiving society's capacity for integration.
- The move is seen as a necessary step to ensure a liberal society's survival by establishing accepted principles across cultural boundaries.