64% populists

Submitted by Jeff (United States), Feb 7, 2017 at 15:50

A recent poll taken in Europe asked respondents to agree or disagree with this statement:
"All further migration from mainly Muslim countries should be stopped."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/most-europeans-want-muslim-ban-immigration-control-middle-east-countries-syria-iran-iraq-poll-a7567301.html

Notice the poll did not ask if immigrants from mainly Muslim countries should be carefully vetted, Or temporarily stopped until better vetting procedures could be put in place. The poll asked if migration from mainly Muslim countries should simply be stopped. (Which is perhaps more practicable or even more workable than President Trump's idea for a brief pause in immigration to allow for better vetting procedures.)

64% of Belgian respondents agreed. That's a lot of fearful, hateful populists in that tiny little country. Where'd they all come from? Belgium used to be so liberal. What happened?

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