TopHatter

Don't say that too loudly, that's a dirty little secret.

Uh yeah, back in 1960 that sort of thing was common. But this is 36 years later and the it's almost a completely different country when it comes to what is controversial and what is not.

I'd love to see how much controversy a Catholic candidate would cause today, specifically because of his Catholicism. Answer? None. As Dale said about Muslim candidates, nobody cares about that sort of thing anymore.


Can't argue with that. But I hardly think that you can single out Americans for those two issues.

NOBODY trusts what they do not understand and a LOT of people don't understand Islam.

Officer of Engineers

You mean the US is joining the rest of the world. In case you haven't noticed, the Muslim world, though not united and through causes other than religion, is at war with Russia, India, and China.

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Confed999

It was a presumtion, thanks for confirming it.

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Parihaka

What I'm suggesting is that our greatest survival trait is adaptability.
Tolerance, acceptance and inclusiveness are a useful part of the grab-bag of survival traits which we have in abundance already but are not the only ones, being merciless when required is also extremely useful.

Parihaka

Well actually I'd say that Islam is sadly becoming more and more isolated from the rest of the planet. Maybe that's because a significant proportion of the countries ruled by Islam aren't tolerant, accepting and inclusive.

steven lloyd

Hmmm. I agree with your first statement, and you figure that confirms your second statement. Wow. That's quite the demonstration of reasoning.

Confed999

Reread just what I quoted, then my reply, maybe you'll understand.

Confed999

Clue: I didn't quote your agreement, thus was not talking about that.

steven lloyd

I would agree with most of this except for the suggestion that tolerance, acceptance and inclusiveness are traits we have in abundance. Perhaps individually in some cases, but being demonstrated less and less collectively.

steven lloyd

And failing to acknowledge my agreement led to your error in reasoning.

Confed999

LOL I could try to explain it to you, but if you reread and still don't understand what I said, you never will.

Confed999

Well, unless you're saying it was good to take out the Taliban and the Baath and pressure others. But from your posts I must assume you're in the group you were talking about in the bit I quoted.

Parihaka

I'll isolate this to the west and say, how do you account for the massive influx of immigrants from so-called third world countries into western countries over the last fifty years, ongoing to this day?

Confed999

And why so many of these immigrants leave their homelands. It ain't all about $$$.

Stan187

No. It certainly wasn't for my family. But, on the other hand, it does play a very big part in it. It's usually either the first or second foremost consideration of potential immigrants.

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