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In reply to the discussion: Is Europe headed for a civil war? [View all]LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)There simply aren't enough Muslims in any Europaean country for civil war between Muslims and non-Muslims. The overall percentage of Muslims in the EU is 2%, hardly enough to fight a civil war with others, even if they wanted to, which the vast majority don't. Of course it varies between countries, with Eastern Europe having very few Muslims, and France having the highest proportion due to the Maghreb colonial history. Even in France, however, it's under 10 per cent. Not to mention that there are many divisions between different groups of Muslims, and of course between different groups of non-Muslims!
Nasty skirmishes between small groups of far-RW violent Islamists and far-RW violent nationalists - yes, quite possible; but there have always been nasty skirmishes between nasty people, and it does not constitute civil war.