Noah Roberts46 said:You can't wipe it out entirely, but you can definitely scale it back. There are endless reasons why terrorist attacks happen—we could talk about it until tomorrow. But ignoring it, or refusing to condemn such attacks and acknowledge the obvious problems, is simply unacceptable.
I agree with the other part of the post. Larry Fox5, you live in Germany, don't you? From what I gather. I have friends and family over there, and they tell me people struggle with certain segments of the Muslim population because they act like they're still in their home country and show zero interest in adapting to the local culture. To be clear, I'm not saying this applies to the majority of Muslims. What I'm getting at is that they seem to face much harder integration hurdles than, say, other minorities living in Europe.
I was in Brussels a few years ago, and they literally have entire neighborhoods where the police are powerless. You see two Muslims fighting in the street and nobody reacts, even with a cop standing just two meters away. People are sleeping on the streets in front of storefronts and leaving piles of trash everywhere. One of the most beautiful cities in Europe has turned into a literal dump. Is it the same in Germany?
Now look, I'm not saying the state should just lock the doors and ban Muslims from entering. Not at all—especially since I understand how difficult it is for people fleeing wars caused by the imperialist policies of certain nations. In my hometown (think a mid-sized US city), a few families from Syria were settled, and their integration into our society has begun. I saw an article about it recently, and honestly, I think it's great; I'm happy for them. My point is simple: if you're going to invite a massive influx of people from a different culture into your country, do it smarter. If necessary, do it in smaller, more organized waves. Integrate them into society instead of just dumping them into isolated enclaves where they live separately from everyone else. Make it planned and make it high-quality. Obviously, their culture is vastly different from ours, but ignoring everything and letting whatever happens happen just because it's "progressive" is fundamentally wrong and leads nowhere.
@wiredfalcon2
It's great that you have a crystal ball and somehow know exactly what my life looks like and how I think. Please, keep going—watching you squirm is pure entertainment.
You can tell your relatives that those stories are nothing but fairy tales.
I know plenty of Muslims, and their assimilation into German society isn't any slower or faster than any other immigrant group—which, by the way, includes Americans.
The couple closest to me is a Turkish pair who are Alevis, btw. They've been married 40 years, an arranged marriage, originally from Anatolia. They have two daughters, college students aged 19 and 21.
They’re traditional believers, sure, but everyone eats pork and celebrates Christmas just like Catholics do. The girls dress exactly like any American girl would.
Almost every Muslim I know had an arranged marriage. To us, that sounds insane, but by the second generation—their kids—they already have total freedom of choice and don't stick to those strict traditions anymore. You also can't ignore where they're actually coming from. Take a quick trip to Istanbul and trust me, you'll be shocked. It feels no different from any other European city when it comes to how people dress, act, or live in the city. The thing is, most people moving to Western cities aren't coming from places like Istanbul; they're coming from the middle of nowhere where God hasn't even looked in ages.
It’s the same deal with Americans, too—you really think someone from Upper Merion took the same amount of time to adjust to life in Paris as someone coming straight from a major hub like Chicago?
Plus, you see a huge number of atheists among the Kurds. Their banned workers' party, the PKK, actually spread Marxist philosophy throughout the Kurdish community.
It’s a similar vibe with our folks who grew up through generations in Marshall's America.
Because of all these different perspectives, it’s totally wrong to view Muslims as one big homogenous group that’s all stuck in hardline conservatism and rejects other faiths.