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  • @1112viggo
    @1112viggo ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Every time media talk of "multiculturalism" and "diversity" you see those pictures that looks like they could have been from Baghdad or central Africa. No Asians, no South Americans, no Latino, no western Europeans or even native Belgians in sight. It seems to me like a single culture is still dominating the others in our little diverse utopia, its just no longer the native peoples culture.

    • @622PSS
      @622PSS ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Standard genre of western MSMs.

    • @acans7958
      @acans7958 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Price of colonialism.

    • @1112viggo
      @1112viggo ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@acans7958 How so? We did not see a street full of angry Congolese people demanding reoperations from king Leopold´s descendants. We saw middle eastern people milling about what looked like a bazar. I fail to see the connection.

    • @acans7958
      @acans7958 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@1112viggo Who have mentioned people from central Africa (Baghdad too) in the first place? Me or you?

    • @1112viggo
      @1112viggo ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@acans7958 Sure i mentioned those are the people you generally see in "multicultural" societies, but i still don´t understand what that have to do with paying the price of Colonialism? Most European countries never even had a colony in Africa or anywhere else for that matter.

  • @dirmanbw336
    @dirmanbw336 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Molenbeek is NOT multicultural. It's mostly north African

    • @petepotr4078
      @petepotr4078 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Some do not want to learn to be European…are we seeing the best students or the lazy ones… the ones that did not put effort during elementary and high school?

    • @St-lan
      @St-lan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bull.

    • @phillustrator
      @phillustrator ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@petepotr4078
      It's nice to see the Belgian racism on display. Much easier to point out when it's in the open like this

    • @osis3694
      @osis3694 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's european problem because they voted liberal politicians in

    • @ammkr2757
      @ammkr2757 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What exactly do you think multiculturalism means?

  • @iesroo
    @iesroo ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I was in Brussels today and the area I was at today was fine... I suppose with only a few small papers and cigarettes on the ground everywhere... But as I went to a neighbourhood that had steep roads... I was absolutely mind-boggled. There were rubbish bag piles almost everywhere on the ground you could land your eyes on, hundreds of cigarettes scattered everywhere on the ground, there was graffiti all over the walls of the buildings and the poles and the shops were in very poor condition.

    • @stefanhaeussler821
      @stefanhaeussler821 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think you got there in a trash collection day or afternoon, however you can ser the difference between neighborhoods very clearly

    • @samyaddahri8869
      @samyaddahri8869 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're talking about Quartier du Nord, Schaerbeek, Brussels Region. It's truly a different world sometimes. There has been longstanding issues in that neighbourhood. VRT NWS has an interesting documentary on the area.

  • @duncansmith7562
    @duncansmith7562 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    The Mollenbeek crowd just need to observe how Asian immigrants do it, with their work ethic and stable family backgrounds and dedication to learning,

    • @joejohnson6327
      @joejohnson6327 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Why would they do that when they can drop out of high school & live on welfare?

    • @nvmtt
      @nvmtt ปีที่แล้ว +3

      to be fair, very few europeans are willing to put in as much effort as an indian or chinese. They want the results but not willing to accept the culture and mentality that comes with it. Despite seeing the results, the first thing they do when it comes to geopolitics is try to conform these nations to their model.

    • @apoplast3885
      @apoplast3885 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Duncansmith = Russian Bot - 1k + comments in a year lol. Mostly on the ukraine war...

    • @duncansmith7562
      @duncansmith7562 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@apoplast3885 you wouldn't be able to spot a "russian bot" if a russian bot came sprinting up to you, slapped you in the face and shrieked "i'm a russian bot",
      BTW, were the emergency services ever able to extract your member from so deep inside the rectum of Denis Nikitin?

    • @Julle399
      @Julle399 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      IQ is heritable

  • @klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931
    @klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    'The lack of opportunities in Molenbeek'. Molenbeek is contrasted here with the European quarter. The creators fail to mention that to get from Molenbeek to the European quarter takes literally 10 minutes (!) by metro. We are not talking about worlds apart here. You can go work there and have a commute of about 15 minutes.

    •  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s Dw don’t take it serious

    • @klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931
      @klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like DW.

  • @CuracaoRevisited
    @CuracaoRevisited ปีที่แล้ว +53

    speaking only French and having no interest in either Dutch or English does not help either (unemployment in Flanders is on a record low)

    • @timchromecast
      @timchromecast ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Indeed, there's tons of job opportunities in Flanders for those people (no higher education needed) but they refuse to work. Companies need to hire people from North of France and eastern Europe, while there are so many unemployed in Brussels, Charleroi & Liège!

    • @Valfars
      @Valfars 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      For that we need to have a better system for teaching us dutch, i remember my teacher in school for dutch was not good, we just received a list of word, the only instruction was read and remember but how do we say these word ? the teacher pick up the old radio from the 70's/80's with a speaker broken and play a old tape try to learn something with that all i know in dutch is from the primary school where i had a great teacher after that it was awful.
      So is not that we are not motivated to learn it, is that we don't received the correct tools for learning it .

    • @onikamaraj1239
      @onikamaraj1239 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@timchromecastNo that’s not true, it’s simple because if you don’t speak Dutch you don’t get the job so stop lying

    • @timchromecast
      @timchromecast 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@onikamaraj1239 for many jobs you don't have to be fluent in dutch, just some basic knowledge of the language.

    • @jme104
      @jme104 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@timchromecast Maybe people don't want to go to Flanders. I can understand because Flanders is of course full of Flemings . Those people have a bad pangermanist mentality and despise non germanic people .

  • @nogablg
    @nogablg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Leftist nonsense. There is no lack of opportunities in Molenbeek and Brussels in general. There are options for excellent free education and cultural and sports events, etc. The issue is that the Molenbeek community (mostly immigrants from certain countries) does not fully understand the importance of education and European values.

  • @noelmaher4633
    @noelmaher4633 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Molenbeek, famous for its lively multiculturalism, and other famous actions...

  • @mariamelnitskaya4493
    @mariamelnitskaya4493 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Underfunded schools is a shame for such a developed nation as Belgium. A that there’s a chance for an adult not to receive a school diploma…. just terrible. We’ll never solve poverty without a good school system

    • @civilization57
      @civilization57 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Here in the USA, we spend more per capita on education and rank #39 worldwide. Vietnam has now surpassed us.
      Education is far more about student character than student funding.

    • @MrWhitmen1981
      @MrWhitmen1981 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not underfunded more like over crowded with mass migration.

    • @jorik41
      @jorik41 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My sister works in a school that is Flemish on the edge of Brussel 90% of the students are from Brussels, Because the quality of the school are just better in flanders. The problem is that having the ability to move your child every day out and into the city for education requires more flexible hours and typically a car. So this is mostly done by the more wealthy families. The problem is not Belgium the problem is Brussels things like education and welfare programs are run by the region and
      Brussels is its own region separated from Flanders and Wallonië.

    • @Broodplank86
      @Broodplank86 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@civilization57 I think taking the US education system as an example and blaming bad results on mentality of the students is extremely short sighted. The issues of the US system are notorious, where examples such as decreased access to good public education on basis of geography, overall decreased effectiveness of the public system due to underpaid teachers and understaffed schools, poor metrics to measure success of students with linked unmatched prescribed federal curriculum, and overall a 'pay-to-win' mentality seeping through it all having obviously much higher consequences than 'student mentality'.
      Just have a few looks at countries that can get proper results (sometimes even with less costs), and you'll see that it is a structural and not a mentality problem.

    • @civilization57
      @civilization57 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Broodplank86 How many years have you taught in public schools? I'd guess zero. 12 for me. Taxpayers spend a fortune on schools, more now than ever, and yet learning has collapsed. Here in Oregon, only 25% of our students can pass a math test and only 35% can pass a science test. Yes, the teachers union is a HUGE reason for this but mainly it is a collapse of the American family and, thus, student character.

  • @mike.B.1
    @mike.B.1 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This huge gap between rich and poor is everywhere in Europe. Both in West and East. Wild capitalism with no regard for merits. Just urge for money

    • @dibble2005
      @dibble2005 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Agreed . Its called aggressive neoliberalism.

    • @klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931
      @klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Many prisoners of the welfare state as well. Why work if you can get benefits and be better off? You will however stay in Molenbeek forever and so will your kids.

  • @drakenkraken8455
    @drakenkraken8455 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Two Belgiums - one is European, one belongs in African Union.

    • @BLACKSTA361
      @BLACKSTA361 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Morocco and Congo will take over Belgium and Bruxelles. Keep crying 😂😂

    • @Byley-e7h
      @Byley-e7h ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Lorenzo-wh4wcIt’s true so what’s racist about that you 🤡

    • @sidious36
      @sidious36 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@BLACKSTA361 not where it matters 😂😂😂

    • @JelloShots-wg6tz
      @JelloShots-wg6tz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All of Europe has been reverse colonized. Sounds like justice.

    • @xxvxxv5588
      @xxvxxv5588 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@chishiochishio8031
      They may be born in the EU but their hearts and souls are more connected to other lands and countries.

  • @vishalgupta7522
    @vishalgupta7522 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I visited brussels recently i could find 90 Percent foreigner mostly arabs and then native population they may be also mixed sad state of Belgium who was once a very good country when i visited several years before with my faimily

  • @taq85
    @taq85 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Molenbeek is so lively and multicultural that's it's a real EXPLOSION.

  • @aiai-j7i
    @aiai-j7i ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Multi-culturalism, lol!!! Mono-culture, that is...look at all the covered women.

    • @mrg4388
      @mrg4388 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's all you see because it's all you want to see.

  • @merlinjoy1776
    @merlinjoy1776 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am a Student. Through this Video I can learn English

  • @SeeLasSee
    @SeeLasSee ปีที่แล้ว +3

    DW titled this video Poorly.

  • @Hoppenoffer
    @Hoppenoffer ปีที่แล้ว +6

    These news articles about poverty are missing the commentary of the rich who are causing the poverty.

    • @klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931
      @klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The rich (meaning the Flemish )are paying their welfare benefits. Nowhere in Europe you will find so many people on welfare as in Brussels and Wallonia.

  • @NataliaBazj
    @NataliaBazj ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Emigrate from Brussels to New York!

  • @schlammkanister2654
    @schlammkanister2654 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If only there would be a way to focus on education and search for jobs outside the 100m radius of your home base...

  • @harrycallahan6623
    @harrycallahan6623 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Same as Johannesburg. The ANC guys live in homes with corrugated iron roofs. A City in a Failed State with massive crime and corruption.

  • @immaterialimmaterial5195
    @immaterialimmaterial5195 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rich or poor, Brussels is a dump, a lost cause, somewhere to avoid. It's been that way for decades.

    • @mrg4388
      @mrg4388 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nah it's a great city to live in. I have lived all over the place in the world and I chose to stay in Brussels. You just like to see only what bothers you, it's your negativity speaking.

    • @immaterialimmaterial5195
      @immaterialimmaterial5195 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mrg4388 yeah, man

    • @victusraiton
      @victusraiton หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@immaterialimmaterial5195agreed but not like you think not all Brussels cities are bad , there are only Tree dump cities Ik since I was there , Molenbeek and Etterbeek and Schaerbeek avoid them , live their at your own risk, the other parts of Brussels are genuinely fascinating to visit except those 3

  • @edwinhuang803
    @edwinhuang803 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why the families didn't let their children finish high school? DW News should ask questions about the girl's mom why did that happen to her daugher and what does she view parents' responsibilities.

    • @CoffeenSpice
      @CoffeenSpice ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly! How is it that some children are "forced" to be the best version of themselves while others are "let" to do whatever they want without consequences.

  • @nathancortes3722
    @nathancortes3722 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The problem is the beer. Belgians will never beat the Bavarian breweries.

    • @Synathidy
      @Synathidy ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Monks brew tons of beer in Belgium. And you can't stop monks. Who can tell a monk to stop brewing beer in their monasteries? No one. No one would even want to. And that's why they've been able to keep brewing Belgian beer for centuries.

    • @severusrogue259
      @severusrogue259 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree to disagree haha. Belgian beers rocks 🇧🇪❤️

    • @nathancortes3722
      @nathancortes3722 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@severusrogue259 I can respect that, and agreed

  • @Maruwasa
    @Maruwasa 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I find it surprising that so many don't finish school - that's incredible!

  • @maxs5685
    @maxs5685 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What do you expect? In order to score good job you need education and the only fault for that is the person who does not want to graduate.

  • @davidjackson4181
    @davidjackson4181 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A wonderful programme - wishing Hinder and Hyat every success 👏

  • @Metonymy1979
    @Metonymy1979 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Most people just need the opportunity and will succeed.

    • @duncansmith7562
      @duncansmith7562 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      nonsense. the same opportunities are present to Asian immigrants and to North African immigrants that come to Europe. One of those groups seizes the opportunities Europe offers with open arms and dedication to succeed. The other doesn't and moans endlessly about racism, poverty and being disadvantaged.

    • @Someoneorother123
      @Someoneorother123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@chishiochishio8031"science and data". Appealing to authoritative disciplines and buzzwords does little to make your case. The fact is that Asian and Indian immigrants in west Europe, Oceania and north America Ara all more successful by all metrics than the majority of their native populations. Africans and parts of the middle east can be there for generations and still be hopeless.

    • @Someoneorother123
      @Someoneorother123 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chishiochishio8031 I think a lot of what you say has merit. I agree mostly. I was just stating this thinking that in context of the video you meant that it's a racial thing. But yeah you're right that there is still a significant class rift which pushes a lot of people to the point of desperation.

  • @barriewatson
    @barriewatson ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You probably mean between the Belgians and the others , Belgium is a reason not to embrace multiculturalism and Britain is going down the same road.

  • @mgithaiga1
    @mgithaiga1 ปีที่แล้ว

    My sister has been to Belgium

  • @dibble2005
    @dibble2005 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Its not the individual. Its the system that creates these conditions. Its structural injustice not the individual. We have these abusive employment programs in Ireland too and all they do is exploit people and leave as they found them.

  • @dan7582
    @dan7582 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And she also want to be a civil worker haha
    In Brussels everyone works for the government, don't know how that is sustainable, that is the reason for the crazy high taxes..

    • @mrg4388
      @mrg4388 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah as opposed to countries with very limited government support and investment, where everything is awesome.
      Wait, how come the golden years of the Western world were the 3 decades after world war 2, during the welfare state era ? How come things started going downhill in the 80s when Western governments started privatizing large portions of their infrastructure and services and introduced austerity policies ? Hm...

    • @dan7582
      @dan7582 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mrg4388 Yes a huge State and high taxes is a lot better. That is why the US is always behind EU.
      Wait a second, the US is miles ahead of EU, I wonder why..

  • @duncan.o-vic
    @duncan.o-vic ปีที่แล้ว +7

    again blaming the poor for being poor

    • @hst2476
      @hst2476 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No,blaming the rich for overestimating their integration capabilities. Look at the Asian communities here in California, educated and clean.

    • @duncan.o-vic
      @duncan.o-vic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@hst2476 what are you even talking about?

    • @Julle399
      @Julle399 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Poor for a reason.

    • @duncan.o-vic
      @duncan.o-vic 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Julle399 and the reason is so that the rich can get richer.

    • @personalemail9329
      @personalemail9329 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@duncan.o-vic plenty of opportunities out there for jobs, you online keyboard warriors maybe should for once stop crying and go outside and stop deluding yourself that you can live on government handouts.

  • @TheHandThatBites
    @TheHandThatBites ปีที่แล้ว

    The way the world is going. The haves and have nots.

  • @mohitsuniara
    @mohitsuniara ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @themanwnoname3454
    @themanwnoname3454 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Education has a vital roll to play. I wouldn’t teach in the USA for all the money in the world. I’d teach in Europe for free 🥂♥️

    • @edmerc92
      @edmerc92 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol, the spelling mistake...

  • @northindian344
    @northindian344 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The next burning paris 😊🥸

  • @CoffeenSpice
    @CoffeenSpice ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hinder wants to "make it big"? But wants to be a social worker? Darling you need to choose one 😂

    • @CoffeenSpice
      @CoffeenSpice ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Cocoisagordonsetter I understand I just wanted to say that social workers don't make that much money so she would need to choose which one she wanted more...

    • @Driziationz1
      @Driziationz1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well "make it big" can mean a lot of things for each people. One small step at a time, and you'll realize that you've been walking for so far.

  • @Traveljetsetter954
    @Traveljetsetter954 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same as in united states but worse

  • @Alex-pr6zv
    @Alex-pr6zv ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Success is borne out of wherewithawal and desire. You have create your own opportunities. The rest is just bs and excuses.

  • @manatee2500
    @manatee2500 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    They could learn Dutch instead of only speaking French.

  • @GHTZ41
    @GHTZ41 ปีที่แล้ว

    Simple
    Simple
    Simple

  • @nannoddd3943
    @nannoddd3943 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @gigachadsitler
    @gigachadsitler ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a man from Europe, we Europeans support Ukraine more than our own life. Slava Ukraine.

    • @prajwalkannadiga8737
      @prajwalkannadiga8737 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why are Russians also Europeans ryt?😂. Same white race with same culture

    • @harrycallahan6623
      @harrycallahan6623 ปีที่แล้ว

      Poor Kremlin Troll 🙂🙂

  • @firmanprawirawardhanafirma5644
    @firmanprawirawardhanafirma5644 ปีที่แล้ว

    same indonesia rich and poor like that. go see there soon.

    • @dirmanbw336
      @dirmanbw336 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maksud mu apa? Di Indonesia ga ada imigran timur tengah

  • @AngelaVlahos
    @AngelaVlahos 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    really

  • @dedyzee
    @dedyzee ปีที่แล้ว

    Russia Russia Russia 😂😂😂

  • @gigachadsitler
    @gigachadsitler ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a man from Europe, due to fear 😨 of Russia I can't sleep 😴.😢😢😢

  • @gigachadsitler
    @gigachadsitler ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My profile pic gives me protection from Russia.
    Slava europe .

  • @Roksan4
    @Roksan4 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

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    @xy_reels3979 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @ManiToot
    @ManiToot ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @civilization57
    @civilization57 ปีที่แล้ว

    Easy. Get a skilled job. Get a husband. Combine your incomes, live with thrift, and buy a house!

  • @prajwalkannadiga8737
    @prajwalkannadiga8737 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Europestan

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    @cloud_gaming9115 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    @Filmiandianboy ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @willberry6434
    @willberry6434 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Way too many immigrants

  • @ARYAN-jn4dk
    @ARYAN-jn4dk ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why germans not giving them jobs

    • @zbynekII
      @zbynekII ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They don't want jobs, working is bellow them, yet they want money.

    • @filippo.diberardino2863
      @filippo.diberardino2863 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zbynekII is welfare very strong in Belgium? that's why taxes are very high right?

    • @Skankhunt668
      @Skankhunt668 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@filippo.diberardino2863it is

  • @j_is_merugous6014
    @j_is_merugous6014 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thx for the info. Its very useful. Last time, I also came across cannafarm ltd, and financially, it has been very helpful for me. So thank you again!

  • @nenyskepo4031
    @nenyskepo4031 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to say thank you to the guy in the comments who recommended cannafarm ltd to me. Youve been very helpful. Thank you!