I'd venture to say that people, in general, that are willing to move (east to west, or west to east) are probably more inclined to adapt to the place where they are going than the ones that stay in their country of origin.
Makes perfect sense... I mean, makes perfect sense to try and deny reality in such an obvious way.
The concept of cultural assimilation is not a new one, but maybe it is to you.
1. Islam is the only true religion: 72% YES 2. There should be a Muslim majority in Germany: 46% YES 3. Want only Muslims as neighbours: 62% YES
> http://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article108659406/Tuer...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sh...
36% of Muslims living in UK believe if a Muslim converts to another religion they should be punished by death. But I'm sure you will find some way to nitpick out of this and tell me that these Muslims don't count. Right?
Also, in case you intellectual honesty doesn't allow you to figure out, these are that Muslims that in their great majority are supposed to be already westernised since they actually lived for a long time (or were even born) in the West.
No, it seems you have no interest in being coherent. How is a newly arrived refugee/migrant a Muslim from a Western country?
Also, the data VERY CLEARLY states than more than 2/3 of the Muslims living in the European countries in the sample believe that the Sharia should be applied to the Muslims living there (the ones that actually live there, so, the culturally integrated ones according to you).
Care to explain where is your cultural assimilation now?
Let me simplify it for you:
1. Above, you are lamenting the fact that Western countries allow Muslims in. (I shed a single tear for your cause.)
2. You suggest that "we" (presumably Western Christians) should be afraid of Muslims because the majority believe that "non-believers" should be stoned, etc.
3. You present "evidence" that shows that the majority of Muslims that currently live in particular Middle Eastern countries subscribe to those beliefs.
4. My retort: where is the evidence that Muslims refugees from those same countries to Western countries, actually believe those things at the same rate?
If you give me a poll of Muslim refugees in the USA/Germany/Sweden etc. with results that are similar to the link you've already posted, then maybe you have half a leg to stand on. Until then, enjoy your miserliness.
EDIT: It's called a reply button. I've made no claims regarding the European countries in your example. Save for Russia, those are majority Muslim countries. Islam in Russia is a special case, with certain regions having dense pockets of Muslims. [1] Cultural assimilation would suggest that immigrants will tend towards whatever mainstream beliefs prevail there, in this case Islam. The same cannot be said for most Western European countries, where irreligiousness or Christian social mores prevail. Are you suggesting that Muslim countries kick their own Muslims out? Do you know anything about those countries?
1-The fact these are people just arriving Europe, they aren't westernised by any means.
2-The fact that the vast majority of Muslims living in other European countries shown in the study do believe in following the Sharia law.
3-The fact that you claim that these people are in some way different than the majority of the people in their countries, just because you want too.
Perfect, you managed to find that the 1% of the African people that suits your alternate reality are the only refugees/migrants that are arriving in Europe. Well done.
EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom#Sh...
P.S. - 36% of Muslims living in UK believe if a Muslim converts to another religion they should be punished by death. But I'm sure you will find some way to nitpick out of this and tell me that these Muslims don't count. Right?
Also, so, know you are telling us that these people choose to migrate West, they are not really forced to do so? It's quite an incoherent sentence from someone defending (as I do actually) that most of these people have no choice but to leave their country because of the war.
But well, we all know coherence and politics don't really go well together with most of the people.
As a thought experiment: someone with a higher tolerance for different cultures and a lower tolerance for violence is more likely to move sooner than someone with an equivalent tolerance for violence and a lower tolerance for different cultures, no?
> But well, we all know coherence and politics don't really go well together with most of the people.
Mhmm, I can definitely see that. Make better arguments than "Muslims are scary!" and you wouldn't have to resort to underhandedness.
