France Shoot-Out

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Once again, the problem is not the religion per se of Muslim immigrants, but of their social conservativism.

Ultimately, the most damage done will be through the accelerating regression of our native and relatively-tame right-wings as a direct consequence of contact.

Ultimately, the most damage done will be through the marginalization of people's anger, which only promotes further political polarization. Is blaming Islam correct? No. Is curbing immigration from Islamic countries pragmatic? Probably. We get it, Islam is not monolithic. But the fact is that it is Islamic radicalism which is waging guerrilla warfare on the West, on a much more organized and much larger scale than any other ideology. This is the conflict we have on our hands and this is what is resonating with people.