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Genomicus
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11-23-2015 2:57 AM
Reply to: Message 2 by Coyote
11-13-2015 9:32 PM


Let in tens of thousands of "refuges," almost all of whom are young Arab/muslim males and you expect something different?
What was that definition of "insanity" again?
Right, because a band of religious fanatics engaged in conflict in Syria and Iraq pose an existential threat to the most powerful, well-armed, and technologically advanced military the world has ever known.
You're falling for the knee-jerk paranoia that both ISIS propaganda and the media establishment want you to feed into.
Selection bias is quite a powerful force, isn't it? That's why, for example, you probably didn't know that white supremacist terrorism has been -- in the past ten years -- more of a threat to U.S. lives (on the homeland) than radical Islamists. See here: Redirecting
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