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> But what's the fear about letting refugees into the country? Why are people so scared of this? (genuine question =)) It's the fear of letting people with ver

by jbssm 11y ago

> But what's the fear about letting refugees into the country? Why are people so scared of this? (genuine question =)) It's the fear of letting people with very, very, different social standards in our countries. And it's warranted. More than 50% of these refugees believe that whoever leaves the faith of Islam should suffer the death penalty and that adultery should be dealt with stoning to death. We are not talking about a minority here, we are talking about the majority of them. So, you really shouldn't have to ask why are we afraid of letting them in in such big numbers, the questions should be, how can we do the right thing and still protect the social freedom values we hold dear in the West while doing so. Source: http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-beliefs-about-sharia/ http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religi... EDIT: It's funny that I'm being downvoted for answering exactly your question and providing evidence about it from a well know and neutral source.

rmxt 11y ago
Perhaps you're being downvoted because your source does not once refer to immigrants, refugees or migrants. You've presented no evidence which suggests that migrants (a particularly self-selecting group) are a uniform sampling of the population of the countries that they hail from. You've made quite an assumption there. If your polls showed the opinions of Muslims already in Western European countries, then maybe we could start to talk about the ramifications of culture clashes. As it stands now, you're looking for what you want to see: "Muslims are scary!". I'd venture to say that people, in general, that are willing to move (east to west, or west to east) are probably more inclined to adapt to the place where they are going than the ones that stay in their country of origin.
- jbssm 11y ago
  So, migrants are not a good sample of the population of the country they originate from. They are special in some way and by taking a 3000 Km journey trough Africa they are already Westernised even before setting foot in Europe. Makes perfect sense... I mean, makes perfect sense to try and deny reality in such an obvious way.
  - rmxt 11y ago
    Seems like you have no interest in providing a source that proves what you're saying? What do Muslims in Western countries actually believe? The concept of cultural assimilation is not a new one, but maybe it is to you.
    - jbssm 11y ago
      Source is here for instance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sharia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sh... 36% of Muslims living in UK believe if a Muslim converts to another religion they should be punished by death. But I'm sure you will find some way to nitpick out of this and tell me that these Muslims don't count. Right? Also, in case you intellectual honesty doesn't allow you to figure out, these are that Muslims that in their great majority are supposed to be already westernised since they actually lived for a long time (or were even born) in the West.
      - rmxt 11y ago
        Take off the hate goggles and maybe you'll see that your sarcasm is actually true: "these are that Muslims that in their great majority are supposed to be already westernised" == "86.4% of Muslims feel they belong in Britain, slightly more than the 85.9% of Christians" 86.4% sounds like a "great majority" (whatever that means), to me.
        jbssm 11y ago
        Oh yes, they are westernised into 36% of them (the young ones, the ones that mostly were already born here) thinking that whoever leaves the religion of Islam should be killed. Geez, I seriously wonder what is your concept of NOT westernised? 50%, 70%, 100% of them believing in murder in the name of their religion or what? Please let us know if you actually have a number or if anything fits into your version of "westernised"
        ashleyp 11y ago
- jbssm 11y ago
  > I'd venture to say that people, in general, that are willing to move (east to west, or west to east) are probably more inclined to adapt to the place where they are going than the ones that stay in their country of origin. Also, so, know you are telling us that these people choose to migrate West, they are not really forced to do so? It's quite an incoherent sentence from someone defending (as I do actually) that most of these people have no choice but to leave their country because of the war. But well, we all know coherence and politics don't really go well together with most of the people.
  - rmxt 11y ago
    Is it that hard to fathom that there's multiple variables at play in deciding when one decides to leave their homeland for greener pastures? Cultural factors, economic factors, social factors, the presence of war/peace are all things that play into an individual's decision to pack up and move. Different people have difference tolerance for different things. As a thought experiment: someone with a higher tolerance for different cultures and a lower tolerance for violence is more likely to move sooner than someone with an equivalent tolerance for violence and a lower tolerance for different cultures, no? > But well, we all know coherence and politics don't really go well together with most of the people. Mhmm, I can definitely see that. Make better arguments than "Muslims are scary!" and you wouldn't have to resort to underhandedness.
- jbssm 11y ago
  > Seems like you have no interest in providing a source that proves what you're saying? What do Muslims in Western countries actually believe? The concept of cultural assimilation is not a new one, but maybe it is to you. No, it seems you have no interest in being coherent. How is a newly arrived refugee/migrant a Muslim from a Western country? Also, the data VERY CLEARLY states than more than 2/3 of the Muslims living in the European countries in the sample believe that the Sharia should be applied to the Muslims living there (the ones that actually live there, so, the culturally integrated ones according to you). Care to explain where is your cultural assimilation now?
  - rmxt 11y ago
    Ah, so no source. Great! Let me simplify it for you: 1. Above, you are lamenting the fact that Western countries allow Muslims in. (I shed a single tear for your cause.) 2. You suggest that "we" (presumably Western Christians) should be afraid of Muslims because the majority believe that "non-believers" should be stoned, etc. 3. You present "evidence" that shows that the majority of Muslims that currently live in particular Middle Eastern countries subscribe to those beliefs. 4. My retort: where is the evidence that Muslims refugees from those same countries to Western countries, actually believe those things at the same rate? If you give me a poll of Muslim refugees in the USA/Germany/Sweden etc. with results that are similar to the link you've already posted, then maybe you have half a leg to stand on. Until then, enjoy your miserliness. EDIT: It's called a reply button. I've made no claims regarding the European countries in your example. Save for Russia, those are majority Muslim countries. Islam in Russia is a special case, with certain regions having dense pockets of Muslims. [1] Cultural assimilation would suggest that immigrants will tend towards whatever mainstream beliefs prevail there, in this case Islam. The same cannot be said for most Western European countries, where irreligiousness or Christian social mores prevail. Are you suggesting that Muslim countries kick their own Muslims out? Do you know anything about those countries? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Islam_in_Russia.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Islam_in_Russia.png
    - jbssm 11y ago
      Yes, yes, if you nitpick enough you can bypass all obstacles, like: 1-The fact these are people just arriving Europe, they aren't westernised by any means. 2-The fact that the vast majority of Muslims living in other European countries shown in the study do believe in following the Sharia law. 3-The fact that you claim that these people are in some way different than the majority of the people in their countries, just because you want too. Perfect, you managed to find that the 1% of the African people that suits your alternate reality are the only refugees/migrants that are arriving in Europe. Well done. EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sharia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sh... P.S. - 36% of Muslims living in UK believe if a Muslim converts to another religion they should be punished by death. But I'm sure you will find some way to nitpick out of this and tell me that these Muslims don't count. Right?
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rmxt 11y ago

Perhaps you're being downvoted because your source does not once refer to immigrants, refugees or migrants. You've presented no evidence which suggests that migrants (a particularly self-selecting group) are a uniform sampling of the population of the countries that they hail from. You've made quite an assumption there. If your polls showed the opinions of Muslims already in Western European countries, then maybe we could start to talk about the ramifications of culture clashes. As it stands now, you're looking for what you want to see: "Muslims are scary!". I'd venture to say that people, in general, that are willing to move (east to west, or west to east) are probably more inclined to adapt to the place where they are going than the ones that stay in their country of origin.

jbssm 11y ago
So, migrants are not a good sample of the population of the country they originate from. They are special in some way and by taking a 3000 Km journey trough Africa they are already Westernised even before setting foot in Europe. Makes perfect sense... I mean, makes perfect sense to try and deny reality in such an obvious way.
- rmxt 11y ago
  Seems like you have no interest in providing a source that proves what you're saying? What do Muslims in Western countries actually believe? The concept of cultural assimilation is not a new one, but maybe it is to you.
  - jbssm 11y ago
    Source is here for instance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sharia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sh... 36% of Muslims living in UK believe if a Muslim converts to another religion they should be punished by death. But I'm sure you will find some way to nitpick out of this and tell me that these Muslims don't count. Right? Also, in case you intellectual honesty doesn't allow you to figure out, these are that Muslims that in their great majority are supposed to be already westernised since they actually lived for a long time (or were even born) in the West.
    - rmxt 11y ago
      Take off the hate goggles and maybe you'll see that your sarcasm is actually true: "these are that Muslims that in their great majority are supposed to be already westernised" == "86.4% of Muslims feel they belong in Britain, slightly more than the 85.9% of Christians" 86.4% sounds like a "great majority" (whatever that means), to me.
      - jbssm 11y ago
        Oh yes, they are westernised into 36% of them (the young ones, the ones that mostly were already born here) thinking that whoever leaves the religion of Islam should be killed. Geez, I seriously wonder what is your concept of NOT westernised? 50%, 70%, 100% of them believing in murder in the name of their religion or what? Please let us know if you actually have a number or if anything fits into your version of "westernised"
        ashleyp 11y ago
jbssm 11y ago
> I'd venture to say that people, in general, that are willing to move (east to west, or west to east) are probably more inclined to adapt to the place where they are going than the ones that stay in their country of origin. Also, so, know you are telling us that these people choose to migrate West, they are not really forced to do so? It's quite an incoherent sentence from someone defending (as I do actually) that most of these people have no choice but to leave their country because of the war. But well, we all know coherence and politics don't really go well together with most of the people.
- rmxt 11y ago
  Is it that hard to fathom that there's multiple variables at play in deciding when one decides to leave their homeland for greener pastures? Cultural factors, economic factors, social factors, the presence of war/peace are all things that play into an individual's decision to pack up and move. Different people have difference tolerance for different things. As a thought experiment: someone with a higher tolerance for different cultures and a lower tolerance for violence is more likely to move sooner than someone with an equivalent tolerance for violence and a lower tolerance for different cultures, no? > But well, we all know coherence and politics don't really go well together with most of the people. Mhmm, I can definitely see that. Make better arguments than "Muslims are scary!" and you wouldn't have to resort to underhandedness.
jbssm 11y ago
> Seems like you have no interest in providing a source that proves what you're saying? What do Muslims in Western countries actually believe? The concept of cultural assimilation is not a new one, but maybe it is to you. No, it seems you have no interest in being coherent. How is a newly arrived refugee/migrant a Muslim from a Western country? Also, the data VERY CLEARLY states than more than 2/3 of the Muslims living in the European countries in the sample believe that the Sharia should be applied to the Muslims living there (the ones that actually live there, so, the culturally integrated ones according to you). Care to explain where is your cultural assimilation now?
- rmxt 11y ago
  Ah, so no source. Great! Let me simplify it for you: 1. Above, you are lamenting the fact that Western countries allow Muslims in. (I shed a single tear for your cause.) 2. You suggest that "we" (presumably Western Christians) should be afraid of Muslims because the majority believe that "non-believers" should be stoned, etc. 3. You present "evidence" that shows that the majority of Muslims that currently live in particular Middle Eastern countries subscribe to those beliefs. 4. My retort: where is the evidence that Muslims refugees from those same countries to Western countries, actually believe those things at the same rate? If you give me a poll of Muslim refugees in the USA/Germany/Sweden etc. with results that are similar to the link you've already posted, then maybe you have half a leg to stand on. Until then, enjoy your miserliness. EDIT: It's called a reply button. I've made no claims regarding the European countries in your example. Save for Russia, those are majority Muslim countries. Islam in Russia is a special case, with certain regions having dense pockets of Muslims. [1] Cultural assimilation would suggest that immigrants will tend towards whatever mainstream beliefs prevail there, in this case Islam. The same cannot be said for most Western European countries, where irreligiousness or Christian social mores prevail. Are you suggesting that Muslim countries kick their own Muslims out? Do you know anything about those countries? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Islam_in_Russia.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Islam_in_Russia.png
  - jbssm 11y ago
    Yes, yes, if you nitpick enough you can bypass all obstacles, like: 1-The fact these are people just arriving Europe, they aren't westernised by any means. 2-The fact that the vast majority of Muslims living in other European countries shown in the study do believe in following the Sharia law. 3-The fact that you claim that these people are in some way different than the majority of the people in their countries, just because you want too. Perfect, you managed to find that the 1% of the African people that suits your alternate reality are the only refugees/migrants that are arriving in Europe. Well done. EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sharia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sh... P.S. - 36% of Muslims living in UK believe if a Muslim converts to another religion they should be punished by death. But I'm sure you will find some way to nitpick out of this and tell me that these Muslims don't count. Right?

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