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Re: "France is not a Western Country anymore"
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 19 Apr 2003 20:53:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva writes:
> (To John: a significant number of Muslims has lived in Europe for centuries,
> notably in the Balkans. They are not Arabs, and they have little to none
> political expression as a lobby in Western Europe. So in fact when you're
> referring to Muslims in WE, you are indeed confusing them with the Arab
> immigration - and that is dangerously close to racial profiling. I will
> however admit this to be unintentional)
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> > > That as Europe becomes more and more influenced politically by Muslims, the
> > > rift between the US and Europe will only widen. The day is coming when
> > > modern, secular European nations are going to find themselves dominated by
> > > indigenous Muslims who follow a religion that has yet to pass through
> > > enlightenment.
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> ("Dominated"???)
To answer your question above, I was referring, as I believe the author of the
article was as well, to Arab immigration and their direct descendants post WWII.
When I said "dominated", I meant in the context of numbers. The Muslim
population continues to grow throughout Europe as the European population
continues to slide. At some point in the not-too-distant future, the Muslim
population will be in the majority in terms of a voting lobby.
JOHN
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| (...) So doesn't that make your own distinction between "Muslim" and "Arab" a bit shakier? You claimed to be referring to Muslims, and that Arab was a race-related term. (...) (and exactly what do you propose to do about it???) Don't you think it's (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) About 20% strong. The number comes from the percentage Mr. Le Pen had in the last presidential election. (...) (To John: a significant number of Muslims has lived in Europe for centuries, notably in the Balkans. They are not Arabs, and they (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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