I was trying to get religion out of the discussion. People were seeing "Islam" and running with it, when that wasn't the point I was trying to get across.
Now, since you seem to know your history, if you or anyone else could answer the previous historical question I posed I'd be impressed.
This immigration/xenophobia thing isn't a new to America. WASP's at the turn of the century were freaking out about the Italians/Irish coming over and taking jobs. Some of the more radical elements of the Italian/German socialist/communists community bombed businesses and there was a similar backlash e.g. Sacco/Vanzetti trial.
Multiculturalism wasn't invented by some bleeding heart liberal. It was a pragmatic attempt at solving some cultural differences. Are there pitfalls/downsides, sure. I don't think anyone will disagree but to link multiculturalism to terrorism is problematic at best.
I could be wrong but the whole muliticulturalism idea is a pretty brand new experiment which is subject to some growing pains. If some feel that it needs to be changed, then good for them. Exercise your democratic right to lobby your representatives but I wouldn't argue for scrapping the project. What would be the alternative? A less welcoming America?
Two feet.
They just need to take notes from the Turks... genocide. if you kill them all off... you dont have any more terrorists... right?
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and I wasn't a communist so I did not speak up
They came for the Jews,
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They came for the trade unionists,
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They came for the Catholics,
and I did not speak up because I was Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one was left to speak up.
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