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Macron is trying to incorporate French Islam into French society. His tactics may be good or bad, I'm not qualified to say, but he certainly is not trying to er

Macron is trying to incorporate French Islam into French society. His tactics may be good or bad, I'm not qualified to say, but he certainly is not trying to eradicate a population or its culture, and he is not rounding up religious minorities into concentration camps. Whataboutism only works when the crimes are on vaguely the same scale; this is like comparing bank robbery to music piracy.

eznzt 6y ago
There is no such thing as "French Islam". It's either French culture or Islamic culture. Macron has said (I don't really believe him) French culture is the only option.
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > There is no such thing as "French Islam". I find it quite hard to believe that there is not any degree of distinct Islamic culture that has developed in France (both in the sense of present France and the broader sense of historical French territory) under the influence on broader French culture. And by “hard to believe”, I mean entirely implausible.
  - seppin 6y ago
    > There is no such thing as "French Islam" This is also the literal mantra of ISIS. "Muslims will always be the 'other' in Europe, and we need to make sure they aren't even integrated." In that way the far right and militant islam are on the same page. Neither wants a successful integration.
    - dragonwriter 6y ago
      > In that way the far right and militant islam are on the same page. An observation which tangentially reminds me of: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/24/malcolm-x-biography-ku-klux-klan-meeting-431657 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/24/malcolm-x-...