I Have Legitimate Concerns About Islam And That's Not Bigotry
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@berangere: There were a handful of times in our (relatively) modern history, that people fleeing genocide, and the horrors of war, were turned away by wealthy and healthy nations. The Jews in WWII, various African nations' conflicts and more recently the mostly Muslim refugees from the Middle/Near East.
What's the common thread? they were all considered non-white, or coming from an undesirable religion.
So, now, you and some other people have legitimate concerns. There are always concerns, but we seem to set those aside, when it comes to people who may be "like" us.
Let's take the US for instance. At least half the population is up in arms, about the supposed influx of Syrian refugees. They are concerned about ISIS sleeper agents, and what Muslim refugees can do to the religious balance in the US. Mind you, no such influx exists now.
We did have an influx though. In 1980. Castro decided to allow Cubans, who have relatives in Miami, to flee the country. The Cuban community in Florida arranged for a boat lift, that ran for several months and brought 250,000 refugees. We knew that at least 10% of those refugees were hard core criminals (murderers, assassins, etc.) and that Castro was trying to clean up his jail, but no one raised a stink, because Cubans are mostly Catholic.
Since January 1st of this year, about 2,600 people have been shot in Chicago alone. These are not crimes related to ISIS or Islamism. They are however related to how poorly integrated our society is, and that the real source of crime, is not religion, but socio-economics and fear.
The type of far spread by propaganda, that's not hateful, but raises "concerns".
What's the common thread? they were all considered non-white, or coming from an undesirable religion.
So, now, you and some other people have legitimate concerns. There are always concerns, but we seem to set those aside, when it comes to people who may be "like" us.
Let's take the US for instance. At least half the population is up in arms, about the supposed influx of Syrian refugees. They are concerned about ISIS sleeper agents, and what Muslim refugees can do to the religious balance in the US. Mind you, no such influx exists now.
We did have an influx though. In 1980. Castro decided to allow Cubans, who have relatives in Miami, to flee the country. The Cuban community in Florida arranged for a boat lift, that ran for several months and brought 250,000 refugees. We knew that at least 10% of those refugees were hard core criminals (murderers, assassins, etc.) and that Castro was trying to clean up his jail, but no one raised a stink, because Cubans are mostly Catholic.
Since January 1st of this year, about 2,600 people have been shot in Chicago alone. These are not crimes related to ISIS or Islamism. They are however related to how poorly integrated our society is, and that the real source of crime, is not religion, but socio-economics and fear.
The type of far spread by propaganda, that's not hateful, but raises "concerns".