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Originally Posted by Lyndarn
I call you out for narrow-mindedness..and drinking mis-information and thus empowering your religious bigotry[/b]!!
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Really? You call people out for religious bigotry? Do you think this is going to solve the problem? Respect is earned, not demanded. Wouldn't you agree? How about educating folks about your religion without sounding so defensive?
To me, I believe majority of the sane people would have absolutely no problems with genuine honest refugees.
Americans always have welcomed those fleeing danger and oppression abroad. Some of the earliest Americans crossed the Atlantic to escape religious persecution in Great Britain. How about
A compassionate and cautious approach to refugees?
America has assimilated other human waves. But with the Vietnamese boat people, refugees from the Khmer Rouge’s Kampuchean hell, and Cubans and Haitians closer to home, there were no terrorist groups that could use American generosity to plant agents and plan attacks. Even in most Muslim nations there are governments and records that can be consulted about would-be emigrants.
But in the case of Syria, there is nothing. Hundreds of thousands, indeed, millions of displaced people. Pervasive combat. No functioning government throughout much of the country.
Many of the Syrians were living outside of Syria, safe but without economic opportunity. They were on the road seeking better job chances and social benefits. A very large percentage of the Europe-bound “refugees” were young men, mostly going in search of work.
There’s nothing wrong with that. Most of us probably would do the same. But Americans are under no obligation to accept everyone in the world looking for a better economy. There’s certainly no humanitarian imperative to do so. And given security concerns, there is a practical reason not to do so.
Equally important, America and Europe aren’t the only option for Syrian refugees. Most of them are Sunni Muslims. How about the largely Sunni Gulf states, most obviously Saudi Arabia?
Also, moderate muslim should be redefined.Will they take their holy book so literally?
Many German schools ordered young girls not to wear short skirts because they might offend Muslim students and they might get raped. If you are a mother or an aunt who has several daughters and nieces attending that school? will this concern you? What will you be YOUR approach?
These are all the issues need to be addressed. Don't you think?
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