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0 pointsmistermann10y ago0 comments

That's rather disingenuous. They are second generation immigrants of a particular religion that seems to be coincidentally associated time after time in these incidents.

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ascorbic10y ago

Second generation immigrants don't mean this a problem with immigration. Lots of people like to link this to the current Syrian refugee crisis, but none of them are refugees. If you want to make it about immigration, make it about immigration from France's former colonies in the 1960s and 70s.

mistermannOP10y ago

> Second generation immigrants don't mean this a problem with immigration

And that they're not first generation immigrants doesn't prove it isn't a problem with immigration either. We are still left with this recurring coincidence aren't we.

I don't claim to know the absolute truth here, I'm just suggesting we honestly acknowledge reality during discussions.

ascorbic10y ago

It's not first generation immigrants or refugees doing this. It's not Syrians doing this. By what possible rationale could you say that recent immigration has anything to do with this, other than that they're Muslim?

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mistermannOP10y ago

> Second generation immigrants don't mean this a problem with immigration

And that they're not first generation immigrants doesn't prove it isn't a problem with immigration either. We are still left with this recurring coincidence aren't we.

I don't claim to know the absolute truth here, I'm just suggesting we honestly acknowledge reality during discussions.

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