The most interesting part of the debate about radi…
The most interesting part of the debate about radical Islam in Europe is the fact that people keep asking why and how seemingly normal, assimilated Arabs turn to violence and hate.
I have mentioned this before, but at the risk of sounding redundant I’ll throw my hat into the ring once again. The Islamic Radicals are precisely not the people who have had trouble assimilating into European culture.
They are people who have lived there for some time and have been victims of European racism. Period. That is the reason why they turn to religion. Think of it this way: if religion is the opiate of the masses, the people in the most pain are going to look to it for soporific and analgesic properties.
The reason why, is because when a Moroccan walks into a shop in Spain, or Holland, or Belgium, they are followed. They are treated as thieves because of the color of their skin.
That is the seed of discontent that Europe will have to sow.
First generation immigrants, people just off the boat are looking to make money, to eat, and they lack the knowledge of the culture, the experience with the people that breeds the contempt that springs of racism.
To figure out who is most likely going to attack them, it is not enough to control the messages coming from the mosques. Europeans need to try to bridge the gap between themselves and the “assimilated” Arabs who have been subjected to the Chinese water torture of racism.