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Author Topic:   Should Canada and the U.S. tolerate an intolerant Islam?
ringo
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Message 14 of 127 (772744)
11-18-2015 11:43 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by Greatest I am
11-17-2015 4:02 PM


Greatest I am writes:
If they, like Islam, allow for child brides, wife beating and have a rape law, them for sure, those you mention should also be banned from Canada and the U.S.
Whatever laws they may have had where they came from are irrelevant. When they come here, they're subject to our laws, just like anybody else.

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ringo
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Message 15 of 127 (772745)
11-18-2015 11:47 AM
Reply to: Message 13 by Greatest I am
11-18-2015 10:45 AM


Re: Do not tolerate an intolerant Islam. But do tolerate Islam.
Greatest I am writes:
The bad ones seem to be the majority.
There's a Muslim school a few blocks from my house; the kids are like any other Canadian kids - they like video games, etc. We have halal restaurants and grocery stores on every corner. I rub shoulders with Muslims every day. I've never met a bad one yet.

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ringo
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Message 25 of 127 (772835)
11-19-2015 11:03 AM
Reply to: Message 19 by Greatest I am
11-18-2015 2:58 PM


Greatest I am writes:
We should let immigrants and refugees know up front that if they move into our countries, they have to play by our rules, and leave the rules they are running from the hell out of our countries.
We do that - and the vast majority of them willingly comply - so your fears of Sharia are unfounded.
Greatest I am writes:
Western citizens are being quite militant against foreigners at present....
No they are not. Only the bigots are and they always were.
Greatest I am writes:
We cannot let the new and less civilized drag us down to their level in an uncontrolled way.
We can't let YOU drag us down to YOUR level.

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ringo
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Message 26 of 127 (772836)
11-19-2015 11:08 AM
Reply to: Message 20 by Greatest I am
11-18-2015 3:02 PM


Re: Do not tolerate an intolerant Islam. But do tolerate Islam.
Greatest I am writes:
Our population is too small to allow Sharia lovers to enter our country and assault our ideology.
"We" don't have a monolithic ideology. The strength of our country is in our diversity and in cooperation between diverse individuals.
Greatest I am writes:
You might wonder though, if assimilation is the goal, what are they doing with their own schools.
Assimilation is not my goal.

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ringo
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Message 69 of 127 (772967)
11-21-2015 11:10 AM
Reply to: Message 29 by Jon
11-19-2015 1:42 PM


Re: Benefits of Islam
Jon writes:
Is it worth it to let Muslims into Western lands?
The only way to answer that is to do a cost-benefit analysis of the situation.
Was it worth it letting your ancestors in? Ask a Sioux.

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ringo
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Message 74 of 127 (773001)
11-22-2015 1:07 PM
Reply to: Message 71 by Jon
11-21-2015 1:40 PM


Re: Benefits of Islam
Jon writes:
Don't go there ringo; remember how stupid you looked last time trying to make that comparison?
Remind me. My memory is long but selective.
Meanwhile, I stand by my statement: the immigrants who should have been kept out were us.

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ringo
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Message 82 of 127 (773071)
11-24-2015 10:41 AM
Reply to: Message 79 by Jon
11-23-2015 10:06 PM


Re: Benefits of Islam
Jon writes:
It only works if we consider immigrant Muslims as analogous to incoming Europeansi.e., as invaders.
The Europeans were not considered as invaders by the indigenous people. They were welcomed. Ever hear of Thanksgiving?
It was only their behaviour after they arrived that made their hosts want to deport them. By analogy, if the refugees misbehave when they are here, we would deport them. That's pretty much the plan.
Jon writes:
Why should anyone take your nonsense seriously?
Maybe you should try some introspection.

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ringo
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Message 85 of 127 (773076)
11-24-2015 11:05 AM
Reply to: Message 83 by Percy
11-24-2015 11:00 AM


Re: Benefits of Islam
Percy writes:
The initial response of indigenous American tribes to the arrival of Europeans varied and included hostility.
And the response today toward Muslim immigrants varies and includes hostility. The analogy works even if it isn't a Great Wall.

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ringo
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Message 88 of 127 (773082)
11-24-2015 11:42 AM
Reply to: Message 87 by New Cat's Eye
11-24-2015 11:34 AM


Re: Benefits of Islam
Cat Sci writes:
The natives didn't have a country for the europeans to immigrate into...
Sure they did. They had their territories with disputed boundaries, just like white folks have.
Cat Sci writes:
... nor did they have a say in whether or not they would "let" them in.
They had a say. They said, "Yes." Later on, when they changed their minds and said, "No," their lack of might failed to make them right.
Cat Sci writes:
That's not analogous to citizens asking another country to allow them to seek refuge.
The Mayflower pilgrims, for one example, were seeking refuge, and it was granted.

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ringo
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Message 90 of 127 (773084)
11-24-2015 12:17 PM
Reply to: Message 89 by New Cat's Eye
11-24-2015 12:04 PM


Re: Benefits of Islam
Cat Sci writes:
It's not 'welcome or fight'; the country has the option of legally disallowing it. The natives did not have this option.
You're working too hard at misunderstanding. The point of an analogy is to recognize the similarities, not grasp at every straw to ignore the similarities.

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ringo
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Message 120 of 127 (773196)
11-26-2015 10:48 AM
Reply to: Message 112 by Jon
11-25-2015 4:09 PM


Re: So... 'Bout Them Benefits
Jon writes:
Can anyone think of any benefits of Islam?
A young lady in a niqab smiled at me once. It was subtle, like prairie scenery, but well worth noticing.

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ringo
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Message 125 of 127 (773469)
12-02-2015 2:28 PM
Reply to: Message 122 by Greatest I am
12-02-2015 2:02 PM


Re: So... 'Bout Them Benefits
Don't waste my time with bare links. If you have a point, make it.

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