Accepting Muslims into the neighborhood

Submitted by michael (United States), Aug 20, 2008 at 11:16

I'm not too worried about sleeper cells in America. So far, in the current century they've only struck once. And I trust there are probably people keeping a good eye on them. I am quite a bit more concerned about gang activity. We have an epidemic of teenage dropouts with violent inclinations. And unlike Osama's minions, these kids do kill a very great number of people every week. With ordinary, easily available guns.

Also, contrary to your assertion, we in America have NOT seen a single instance of "rioting in the streets" from Islamist radicals. Or, if you have come across even one instance, be so good as to point it out to me. And you say "As far as Europe, a reason why there is more evidence of Islamism is presicely because of Europe's "open arms" of inclusion". Again, observation indicates the opposite. Europe's disenfranchised Arab population is angry precisely because it is excluded.

There are Arabs who've been there the past three generations... and they're still not considered to be French, or Dutch, or Danish. Whereas in America, as soon as they learn to speak English they are accepted as fellow Americans. There should be a lesson in there, as to how one should treat one's neighbor. Treat them like a dog and they may very well bite you. Treat them like a fellow American and usually they'll be decent citizens.

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