Mulling over Mike Powell to Steve Asher 18 Sep 2006

>Many have been appalled both by the existence of enthusiastic jihadis
>in British cities and by the call from some of their leaders for a
>change in the country's foreign policy.

 MP> I think it is ironic, in a way.  A few centuries ago, the
 MP> forefathers of many of us Americans fled Britian to find religious
 MP> freedom.  Now, extremists seem to have a whole lot more freedom
 MP> over there than they do here.

Even here, where Lutherans and others fled Germany and elsewhere to find
religious freedom. Generally, these brought peace, prosperity, and a
desire to integrate into Aust society without demanding that it change
for them. Islam tends to bring anger, violence, crime, and an inability
to assimilate. (In general - the original "Afghans" contributed to nation
building, and the original Adelaide mosque wasn't a hotbed of intrigue
and jihad)

Cheers, Steve..

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