There is a difference in supporting self-determination by a people. And of accepting into our more egalitarian society, without any strings attached, whole closed off swaths of fundamental conservative religious groups, who treat women as second class citizens, almost like servants. Who will vehemently oppose women's right to choose an abortion. And in come cases require their women to cover their faces all the time. These are all new Republican voters, despite their treatment by some righties. Because in the end they will vote the issues the way their religion compels them to above all else, just like a lot of fundie Christians will be glad to vote against their own economic interests if a Republican spouts enough Bible verses and rails on about the rights of the fetus.
Those rape attacks in Germany by recent immigrants from Syria, if reports are to be believed, is a good example of what that kind of religious repression can lead to. Liberals must decry those attacks all the more. As they should be critical of the whole Islamic faith that condones the systematic brainwashing of young men and women that Muslim men have all the rights, over their own women, and especially over the western non-Muslim woman infidel.
The very fact that 50% of those in Muslim dominated countries think that the death penalty is perfectly reasonable for apostates like Sarah should raise the hackles of every liberal.
Its one thing to have an open mind, and open arms, but mostly all of these new immigrants are totally brainwashed cultists. We have enough of them with our own zombie Christofascists. We should be going out of our way to support ex-Muslims like Sarah Haider.
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