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madamesilverspurs

(15,805 posts)
1. Corrected
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 09:54 PM
Nov 2015




Colorado will accept Syrian refugees, Hickenlooper says

Colorado will not join states where governors are asking to block the White House from sending them Syrian refugees in the wake of the terrorist attack on Paris Friday.

"A few short days ago we witnessed another senseless act of terrorism," Hickenlooper said in statement. "Our hearts go out to the families, friends and loved ones of those lost and injured in Paris, and in other acts of terror around the world.
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http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29124860/colorado-will-accept-syrian-refugees-hickenlooper-says

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)
5. So? 16% of French, 6% of British, 5% of Americans and 4% of Germans support them.
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 10:46 PM
Nov 2015

Based on various polls.

But it looks like a lot of Muslims don't

 

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)
6. You are giving one more reason to be wary of Muslim immigration
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 10:58 PM
Nov 2015

16% French, 6% Brits and 4% Germans with +view of ISIS is correlated to immigration


TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)
7. We have a better chance of dying at the hands of White Male Christians than ISIS in this country.
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 11:12 PM
Nov 2015

I dub thee Surrender Monkey.

 

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)
8. Having a sense of self preservation is not being a surrender monkey
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 11:20 PM
Nov 2015

you are using a statistical fallacy
Yes, the population of White Male Christians is far larger than that of Male Muslims.
So you have a "better chance of dying at the hands of White Male Christians than ISIS"

But in France today, with only 10% Muslims, you have a greater chance of being assaulted by a Muslim than by a White Male Christian.

Want to give it a try? Open the gates to Iraqi and Syrian refugees.

I just hope for you you're not gay, an atheist or engage in extramarital sex.

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)
9. Prove it or stuff it. Your "argument" is useless without actual statistics.
Wed Nov 18, 2015, 11:32 PM
Nov 2015
But in France today, with only 10% Muslims, you have a greater chance of being assaulted by a Muslim than by a White Male Christian.


Lay the links on me, Surrender Monkey. I'm waiting.

Except we can't use Christians for France as they are notoriously agnostic. So I'll accept White Males as a substitute. Or hell, any race of male that is not Muslim.
 

Shandris

(3,447 posts)
10. 'any race of male that is not muslim'
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 02:22 AM
Nov 2015

There's a race of males?
There's a race of males that are muslim?
There's a race of males who cannot be muslim?

Woah. I'd like some links to this information!

 

ericson00

(2,707 posts)
11. given how many people 1 attack can kill, and how many people the poll reps,
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 02:39 AM
Nov 2015

you are helping the anti-refugee case very well. Pakistan has 200 million people, 9% of which makes 18 million people! Also, the percentage who are still deciding? Still fucking deciding on savagery??? 124 million right there. Those other countries have some bad numbers when you take into account how big their pops are.

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