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| Manchester and the Lies We Tell Ourselves About Terrorism |
| 2017-05-27 |
| [Ricochet] The choices Europe faces today are stark. They can either engage in acts of collective punishment, up to and including mass deportations and strict controls on the nature of Islam that is allowed to be practiced or they can face a dark future of terrorism and the slow erosion of their way of life. There are no easy solutions or solutions that don’t involve ugly actions and consequences. America does not yet face these choices. Our Muslim population is too small and our country and population too large to force us to make the kinds of choices the nations of Europe are being forced to make. If, however, we continue to allow mass immigration and allow the America Muslim population to reach a critical mass, we will face the same choices Europe is facing now. That is not something people want to hear. It is much easier to tell ourselves lies about how we can keep calm and carry on and it will all go away if we just are understanding enough. Sadly, the longer we cling to these illusions the worse our choices will be when reality finally forces us to give up these illusions. |
| Posted by:Secret Master |
| #7 Had it not been for radical Islam Had it not been for Communism, or Nazism, or take your pick |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-05-27 13:42 |
| #6 Yes, it's true they are not all terrorists. But if you can't tell the ones who are from the ones who are not, why risk your daughters by letting any of them into your country? What is to be gained? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-05-27 13:40 |
| #5 Had it not been for radical Islam, the Manchester bomber would have been just another maladjusted and perhaps violent person. He likely wouldn’t have lived a good life and would have done harm, but he wouldn’t have done this. More to the point, if the Brits hadn't let his father into the UK then it wouldn't have happened in Manchester. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-05-27 13:38 |
| #4 When your lawn sprouts a couple of dandelions you can either pull them out, roots and all; or you can let them develop until they take over large areas. Then you can either poison them or plow the whole lawn. Pulling the first few is easier and has less impact on the health of the entire lawn. Just sayin' |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-05-27 09:50 |
| #3 too large to force us to make the kinds of choices |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-05-27 08:45 |
| #2 Give it time. They have large families at a young age. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-05-27 01:57 |
| #1 America does not yet face these choices. Why's delusions are so popular? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-05-27 01:47 |