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politicman

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Mon Dec 7, 2015, 11:25 PM
Dec 2015

2) Again, too many people will never admit to having racist attitudes, some know they have them but keep them hidden and some don't know they have them but they come out in small ways though 'unconscious racial bias' as you so eloquently explain it.
Someone who knows they have a racist attitude but is keeping it hidden will wait for a time such as after the Paris attacks to publicly display this attitude without being shamed by others, and an easy way to do this is un towards a party like Front Nationals, thus explaining its increased support after the attacks.
Someone who has an 'unconscious racial bias' will not realise they are favouring a white Frenchman over a coloured Frenchman in a recruitment interview, but the end result is the same, segments of the population end up with no jobs and stuck in banlieues which then breed this 'hood' culture you speak of.
And I don't except your premise of calling the French whites the host population, as if the French whites are more French than coloured French citizens and their descendants born in France, as if these French whites are the true owners of France and they are just hosting the coloured 'muslims'.

3) You repeat the same discredited crap that anti-muslim people repeat, or are you just one of them?
If you knew anything about the history of Islam and how it started, then you would know that when Islam was just getting started, it was common practice for people in Arabia to have slaves, mostly those of darker colour. It was only due to Muhammed and Islam at the time that having slaves was abolished because Islam says that no man is better than any other man except through his deeds and actions.
Btw, at that time in Arabia they used to bury infant girls alive but Muhammed and Islam also stopped that practice.

4) The Koran is written in such a way that anyone can find any justification for anything as long as they interpret it the way they want to.
I'll give you an example. The Koran says that dying while fighting in defence of your religion guarantees you heave. The Koran also says that killing one innocent person is like killing the whole of man kind.

Now the terrorists would interpret the above 2 things in a way to justifies their terror acts. For instance they might claim to some followers that there are no innocent people in the west because the west has democracies and the people choose their leaders and their leaders start bombing Muslims, thus attacking any western target is fighting in defence of the religion.
They would use some mental acrobatics like this to convince some Muslims that what they are doing is justified by religion. but 90% of Muslims don't see it that way.
Instead they disregard how sinful this is and instead verbally support these terrorists because they see it as payback for the wests constant bombing of Muslim countries and killing of Muslims throughout the world.

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The Return To Facism Has Begun In Europe cantbeserious Dec 2015 #1
It's amazing how fast things can change nt flamingdem Dec 2015 #2
Oddly enough, not in Germany or Italy Yorktown Dec 2015 #4
What do you think will happen to Frau Merkel? Nt flamingdem Dec 2015 #6
She will calmly leave in 2017. Yorktown Dec 2015 #7
She'll be gone. 840high Dec 2015 #11
Everyone thinks she'll not run again DFW Dec 2015 #107
How interesting, the next few years may well have women as the most flamingdem Dec 2015 #108
Women have done at least as well as men leading European countries DFW Dec 2015 #111
Disagree re: Italy JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #26
It can happen anywhere, but it's not currently in the minds of Italians Yorktown Dec 2015 #28
Agree to Disagree JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #30
Never been south of Rome, so I wouldn't know Yorktown Dec 2015 #40
Sadly there is much racist/fascist in America newfie11 Dec 2015 #46
France has had problems with the Muslim populanton since they had many colonies in Africa. Jim Beard Dec 2015 #83
Yes, the fate of the harkis is de Gaulle's shame Yorktown Dec 2015 #84
Here it comes newfie11 Dec 2015 #45
the threat of being killed by islamic radicals is going to drive survival behaviors patsimp Dec 2015 #51
Far right? Far nonsense. Yorktown Dec 2015 #3
Yesturday I served at my poll station and counted ballots. mylye2222 Dec 2015 #5
In which part of France? Yorktown Dec 2015 #9
In St-Etienne, central-eastern France. mylye2222 Dec 2015 #35
Oh, surprised. Yorktown Dec 2015 #38
Me too. mylye2222 Dec 2015 #39
I went once around St Etienne Yorktown Dec 2015 #41
Why do you think they are having so much success in your area? smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #60
less immigration than high uneployement. mylye2222 Dec 2015 #64
I've actually been to St Etienne. hifiguy Dec 2015 #65
Wow. mylye2222 Dec 2015 #90
AFAIK Focal is still there. hifiguy Dec 2015 #100
Truth is that the far right is only rising because people have hidden racist attitudes politicman Dec 2015 #8
Your comment is far, far disconnected from reality Yorktown Dec 2015 #10
Islam is not a race, no. Scootaloo Dec 2015 #14
Please see my answer #18 Yorktown Dec 2015 #19
I'm simply explaining racialized the nature of the bigotry to you Scootaloo Dec 2015 #20
Agreed, and I knew. But do not discard the legitimate ideological worry. Yorktown Dec 2015 #22
That's not really a legitimate worry Scootaloo Dec 2015 #23
No, it's very legitimate worry, as numbers can demonstrate Yorktown Dec 2015 #27
Again; A minority within a minority wants something that they can't agree on Scootaloo Dec 2015 #29
I have personally zero worry on the subject Yorktown Dec 2015 #37
That's 15% *of those who are religious* muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #42
Interesting link, but the numbers you posted must be wrong Yorktown Dec 2015 #48
(a) they're from your own source muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #49
(a) I was presenting a graph from 'Le Monde', not the whole INED databank Yorktown Dec 2015 #109
No, we can be very confident that 15% is wrong - it's only among the religious muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #110
I must thank you, you made me attempt a synthesis of the existing data Yorktown Dec 2015 #112
you just cant accept reality because its uncomfortable for you to admit. politicman Dec 2015 #15
You are wrong on so many counts I can't count Yorktown Dec 2015 #18
It is you that is wrong because you dont want to admit whats makes you uncomfortable politicman Dec 2015 #21
LOL. OK, you discard studies? Then just try to reason: Yorktown Dec 2015 #24
My response politicman Dec 2015 #33
We're getting nearer to middle ground Yorktown Dec 2015 #47
response politicman Dec 2015 #53
You are all over the place Yorktown Dec 2015 #54
It's you that can't understand what racism is politicman Dec 2015 #56
I quite understand what racism is , thank you. Yorktown Dec 2015 #67
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$#@#%&^& politicman Dec 2015 #85
You really place religion before evidence Yorktown Dec 2015 #86
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Mmmhhh, interesting Yorktown Dec 2015 #95
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My MacBook has some cool icons, but they don't translate at the DU server Yorktown Dec 2015 #99
Have you a link for "the #1 reason for support to the Front National is unemployment"? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #44
Easy Yorktown Dec 2015 #55
That's a failure of logic muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #57
We both have a point Yorktown Dec 2015 #68
When there's 3 economic issues listed, then you'd expect them to add up to more than just one muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #92
The reasons add up because "it's about the economy, stupid" (not you, the old Clinton quote) Yorktown Dec 2015 #94
The point is that with people allowed to pick 2, and 1 'immigration' vs. 3 'economic' muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #96
Oh, sorry, I misread you Yorktown Dec 2015 #97
"Marion Maréchal-Le Pen: the new wonder-girl of France's far-right" ucrdem Dec 2015 #12
French Ann Coulter flamingdem Dec 2015 #16
The Le Pens. mylye2222 Dec 2015 #36
The left needs to take the public's fear seriously Democat Dec 2015 #13
Oh come on. politicman Dec 2015 #17
Organized international terrorism is different from school shootings Democat Dec 2015 #31
thats a cop out politicman Dec 2015 #34
"When voters are scared, they will look for a strong leader to protect them." Trump supporters pampango Dec 2015 #43
We agree Democat Dec 2015 #50
The European left have nobody to blame but themselves LittleBlue Dec 2015 #25
Yes, they needed to do something after the attacks flamingdem Dec 2015 #62
Your first sentence is the most accurate assessment I have seen yet here DFW Dec 2015 #73
Could you elaborate? Just interested in getting an opinion from someone who actually lives smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #78
Sure DFW Dec 2015 #88
Thank you very much! smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #93
No one would like more to hear Germany's long-term plans than the Germans themselves DFW Dec 2015 #101
Sorry to hear that. Sounds like a recipe for a lot of social unrest and unfortunately smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #102
You have it pegged DFW Dec 2015 #103
thanks for an excellent answer, as always! :) nt steve2470 Dec 2015 #104
A three hour layover can be used for many things DFW Dec 2015 #105
I read the complaints from English-speaking Europeans LittleBlue Dec 2015 #87
Frankly, I can't figure the EP out. DFW Dec 2015 #89
Just as I feared malaise Dec 2015 #32
War always works for the oligarchs, doesn't it? PatrickforO Dec 2015 #52
Logic goes out the window when people see blood nt flamingdem Dec 2015 #63
Looks like ISIS got what it wanted. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #58
Same thing will happen here if Democrats don't play this the right way davidn3600 Dec 2015 #59
I agree, we are merely fortunate that Trump plays this role now flamingdem Dec 2015 #61
As long as we don't play it the right wing way: "You have everything to fear including fear itself." pampango Dec 2015 #66
Hollande is willing to go to war with ISIS Dawson Leery Dec 2015 #76
Yes, but with these elections it appears that flamingdem Dec 2015 #77
Rachel doing a bit on Jean Marie Le Pen the father flamingdem Dec 2015 #106
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