Multi-target Terrorist attack in Brussels

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Originally Posted by DoucLangur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You are helping them, as you are doing exactly what they hope to accomplish: Spreading hate, and creating / escalating a conflict of cultures.

There already is a conflict of cultures, though. Islamic cultures stand in direct conflict with Western beliefs in free speech, democracy, the scientific method, the Protestant ethic, secular government, and so much more.. even among most so-called "moderate Muslims". It's naive to think somebody with a radically different culture is JUST LIKE YOU except they believe in a different God or wear their hair differently, that's not how it works. Culture generates profound differences in behavior, cognition, beliefs, everything... to the extent that the way your prefrontal cortex is wired depends on the nature of the culture and experiences you were exposed to during childhood and adolescence.

Some immigrants are willing to assimilate, and I applaud and welcome them, because that's what you are supposed to do when you immigrate. My undergrad anatomy/physio professor came from Turkey and she was absolutely wonderful. My gripe is that when you have no selectivity and high volume immigration, you get large groups of people who stick together and make little to no effort to integrate, creating a pocket of the old country in the new country (like Molenbeek, which has proven to be a disaster). This is harmful. Do you know what else plays into ISIS's hands and accomplishes their goals? Undermining the fabric of our society and creating huge theocratic parallel communities they can interface with and radicalize on the inside.

Also, hate has nothing to do with it. When you put out mouse traps to kill mice, is it because you hate mice? Not necessarily, it's because they get into stuff, chew, and leave poop and disease everywhere. Mice are actually kinda cute.