Nice (France) attack

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  • instrmntl0

    Forgive me for being ignorant, but why is France such a large target? Is it because of Charlie Hebdo, Middle East wars assistance, lack of security or something else?

    • Lets Ask Yurimonmoldero
    • banning the veil, hebdo, being a v.progressive society that questions religious doctrine... but I would say mainly Hebdo - not a fan of their approach to thefadein11
    • problem.fadein11
    • from what i can tell, it's a large muslim population that hasn't really integrated with french society....and french society that hasn't really accepted them.exador1
    • not sure how you change that.exador1
    • and that's europe in a nutshell...a LOT of countries that are fairly binary for most of their history....france is all french people...italy is all italian,etc.exador1
    • ^ I would disagree there. but each to their own.fadein11
    • read up on French-Algerian relationsHijoDMaite
    • saying the large muslim population is to blame for the actions of a radicalised few makes you sound well a little Boris/Donald :)fadein11
    • suddenly when that changes inside a generation or two...drastically... both sides are understandably upset. the French want france to stay the same..exador1
    • newcomers end up not feeling welcome ....exador1
    • France has had a large muslim population for decades... and the connection is irrelevant - how are they to blame for the actions of a few? Nah.fadein11
    • for whatever reason, it's a bit different here in Canada... it's been a melting pot for so long, with SO many different cultures, it's almost like there'sexador1
    • some kind of safety in that...we're just one big-ass stew...tons of different ingredients... you can be from anywhere, and no one really cares....exador1
    • years ago, after some mid-east 'incident' i recall there was world wide tension...shit was getting real...(think it was something in palestinian territory)exador1
    • what people dont realized is that moderate points of view in the lam is pretty extreme by western standards. actions by the few are acceptable by about 50-60%yurimon
    • while the world held it's breath, and folks prepared for more carnage, i recall a local rabbi and a local imam here arranged to meet for a chat and talks aboutexador1
    • peace and understanding and respect...

      can't think of anything more Canadian than that...wouldn't have been surprised if they sent out for Tim Hortons :)
      exador1
    • of public opinion. you cant apply radical or moderate terms in the way it pays out in the news. its complete different world.yurimon
    • ^plays out in the news.yurimon
    • La moitié des Français sont Arabes.Maaku
    • Yuriturd™ is a trading name of Yuritroll Corp a subsidiary of Yurimong Holding Company.fadein11
    • what exador1 said.since1979
    • what HijoD said.sea_sea
    • It's because they aren't the Sharia brand of islam. Gosh you people are stupid.Hayoth
    • ^ that doesn't explain anything - no European nation is Sharia - this is about why France is being particularly targetted.fadein11

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