Perhaps I should say good bye now
Posted by richrobinson 9 years, 5 months ago to The Gulch: General
I live and work just outside of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Our Democrat Mayor and Democrat Governor still think it is a good idea to welcome Syrian refugees with open arms. If anything happens and I stop posting I want you all to know how much I have enjoyed the Gulch. Not sure if I am allowed to bequeath my points to anyone??? Tell the world my story.
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Even if a majority of the Syrians were active members of terrorist organizations, it is still prejudiced to judge a Syrian you meet based upon anything other than what that individual demonstrates to you.
Just like there's a great deal of diverse city of thought, opinion, and everything else with in America, there is a great deal diversity among citizens of other countries.
Nationalism, and by that I don't mean patriotism but the belief that people across a political border are necessarily different because they are on the other side of the fence, is just a relic of the tribal and feudal heritage we have from Europe. The "all of them versus all of us" mentality is irrational and unnecessary.
People who join organizations or make choices of affiliation, such as joining terrorist organizations, but unions, political parties, religions, etc. are all voluntary actions, and can therefore be used to judge someone's character. You cannot use such unchosen criteria as race or national origin.
I will not be happy until they drag BHO out of our WH kicking and screaming. Lots of governors and other politicians need to be tied to that rope as well.
fight.
Refugees or Immigrants that is unclear."Since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, only 53 (2.4 percent) have been Christians while 2098 (or 96 percent) have been Muslims, according to State Department statistics updated on Monday.
The remaining 33 include 1 Yazidi, 8 Jehovah Witnesses, 2 Baha’i, 6 Zoroastrians, 6 of "other religion," 7 of "no religion," and 3 atheists 04 4.5 %"
the latest official census produces these figures
Home > Factbook > Countries > Syria
Population 17,951,639
Religions Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian) 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%, Jewish (few remaining in Damascus and Aleppo).
Not included Yazidi, JW, Zoroastrians, Bahai and Hindu not and included
Most of these are around 87% Muslim 13% other.
Given the urgency of the situation as depicted by the various governments the rate of immigration to USA of non muslims is woefully short even if statistics were used with Race/Religion as a deciding factor. 13% is far far from point four.at worst and given the comparative ease of
of vetting the non islam groups a good many will die before the State department gets off it's ass. Of the Islamic population the most affected are the Kurds and some of the 80 or so other small separate from Sunni or Shiites.
I'm of the opinion the government has taken it's PC or political crap too far and made it a God head instead of just saving lives in jeopardy.
Just like WW II.
The only, one and only, way i would differentiate between Muslims and any others which means not difference is asking a simple question. Are you prepared to assimilate into our culture and follow our morals, values, and standards, our laws and our systems? then give a practical exam. Burkas yes or no, Identification photos with the face exposed yes or no. Do you understand and accept that sharia law or the law of the country you left has no legal standing nor do any of the tenets of any religion? Just to name a few. The same can be applied to every other applicant for citizenship or admission to the country.
I would differentiate in the same way to any and every other part of the world's cultures. If they refuse then politely stamp Denied
At Request of the Applicant.
The difference is the Native Americans couldn't fully appreciate who they were welcoming through the front door. Contemporary Americans don't have that excuse. We can observe 1400 years of Islamic history and study how well they have assimilated into Western Civilizations in modern times. Unless you, JohnConnor352, are a Muslim, they know who you are: dhimmi kafir.
What we know is that he had a Syrian passport. To date I have not heard anybody provide proof of when he arrived or that he actually pretended to be a refugee. I would have to guess that most of the actual refugees in Syria do not have passports. I mean, how many of them had the means to be able to plan international travel for leisure purposes? I know the process for obtaining an American passport can take months, I don't know about Syria, but I can only imagine that it's worse. A true refugee would not exactly have several months to plan their departure. I am imagining running from your hometown late at night to escape the militants outside your front door.
Anyway, even if one terrorist was able to use the tragedy of Syrian refugees to enter France, that does not give us justification for denying all Syrian refugees. That is, by definition, statistical prejudice. It is no more valid of a thought process than other forms of prejudice. Each person is an individual, and they ought to be treated as such. One is not forever Damned by one's neighbors or fellow countrymen's actions.
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