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2004-10-12 Britain

Census shows Muslims' plight (Surprise, surprise!)

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Posted by tipper 2004-10-12 11:47|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Crickets? Anything?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-10-12 11:57:26 AM|| 2004-10-12 11:57:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 It found Muslims had the highest rate of unemployment, the poorest health, the most disability and fewest educational qualifications. In most respects Muslim women fared worse than Muslim men.

Compared with people from other religious groups, Muslims lived in the biggest households and were the least likely to own their own homes. They were five times more likely to marry by the age of 24 than the British average

explains the seething, don't it? (/sarcasm)

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-12 12:06:23 PM|| 2004-10-12 12:06:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Got to keep the people poor and uneducated, so you can grow more bomber's. They want to bring the world back down to thier backward lifestyle, instead of using thier energy to better themselves. The only time they seem to use todays modern resources, is when they try and hurt us. Use that knowledge for themselves, and they'd be much richer.

Posted by plainslow 2004-10-12 12:09:59 PM|| 2004-10-12 12:09:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Get a job, then an education. Oh, and stop whining. Problem gone.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-12 12:10:51 PM|| 2004-10-12 12:10:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Where's that Sympathy Meter?

Posted by tu3031 2004-10-12 1:12:12 PM|| 2004-10-12 1:12:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I would love to see these factors analyzed by Country GNP. My suspicion is that even countries that have no major exports, industry or fund of natural resources do better on these measures than oil-rich arab countries.

Which would force a conclusion that it's not economics, but culture/religion that causes these conditions to prevail.

How pathetic.

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-10-12 1:28:44 PM|| 2004-10-12 1:28:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 This has nothing to do with Muslims' "plight" or with them being "deprived", and everything to do with them being unwilling to make a positive contribution to their host country.

They aren't "victims" of poverty; they're perpetrators of poverty.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-10-12 2:19:02 PM|| 2004-10-12 2:19:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Something about a culture that conditions its members to believe that life is a zero sum game, just causes suffering. I wonder what?

Posted by Anonymous6092 2004-10-12 2:51:00 PM|| 2004-10-12 2:51:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Dave and Anonymous6092. My thoughts as well. If they had thier way, we might be advanced to the printing press about now, if anyone who could work the machine had two hands left.

Posted by plainslow 2004-10-12 2:53:46 PM|| 2004-10-12 2:53:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Hell, no wonder they're not getting an education or "actively seeking employment". For what? When they know Robert and Mary down the street work hard to pay taxes for their free lunch. From what they made from their native lands, it must seem like they won the lottery.
We have the same thing in the states, but all races, colors, and religions, etc participate in the Great Government Free Lunch Giveaway(TM).

Posted by 98zulu 2004-10-12 3:11:47 PM|| 2004-10-12 3:11:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Michael Moore and the "left hate America crowd" are most likely wringing their hands, fretting, and whining about the Muslim plight being our fault. Freedom, democracy, and dumping despot corrupt monarchies and leaders might improve their lot considerably. Iraq and Afghanistan should change the mid-East dynamic and hopefully set a long-term trend for change.

Posted by A. Bungfodder 2004-10-12 4:20:26 PM|| 2004-10-12 4:20:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Which all goes to show just how vital the rote memorization of lengthy religious tracts proves to be if one seeks a professional career that is supposed to last longer than it takes to actuate a detonator.

Posted by Zenster 2004-10-12 11:27:57 PM|| 2004-10-12 11:27:57 PM|| Front Page Top

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