Quote:As Blackout rightfully pointed out, there are many political groups in Europe making a living out of (successfully) stereotyping muslims by blaming all the hardships on them and only if we got rid of them, we all would be better off. Again, that's the same tactics the Nazis used against the jews.Fortunately they are not successful in every country, in some States the total amount of votes varies between 1-2% - Not only Muslims but immigrants generally - They have the same problem as communist parties - Communists blame the crisis on the rich and capitalism solely, when many other people are to blame, and nationalists blame it all on the immigrants and what they call modern trends (that they hate) - Like open borders (immigrants), gay marriage, abortion and drugs, they think erasing those aspects will make life better for everyone.
The attacks on Muslim communities are also true, for instance in France some Muslim families have found dead pig's heads in their relatives' graves - It's not that Islam doesn't deserve to be criticized, but doing this kind of bullshit ultimately equates doing what religious fundies would do (in this case, to a lesser degree) - And the fact is, even if the Muslim population is rising in France they have no significant control over the economy, media or means of production, so implying that they are an eminent threat is irrational and lacks any credible evidence, specially considering president Sarkozy has publicly made comments criticizing Muslim immigrants and many people don't like them.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
