Turning our backs on Syrian refugees could turn out to be an effective Isis recruitment tool,but why worry about that when being alarmist is so much funIt’s as though we’ve arrive back to where we began. After patting ourselves on the back for generously accepting 12000 Syrian refugees, a disturbed segment now want to pull up the gangplank. Either were not accepting enough Christians, and we taking in too many Muslims. Some assume that “Middle Eastern refugees or Islamic boat people” should be entirely turned back. The Paris attacks fill changed the west’s compassion equation. This could be seen most recently in the intensity of last weekend’s pro-immigration versus anti-Muslim demonstrations,or riots, in Australian cities – with Reclaim Australia types more flagged-up, or tattooed and bellicose than ever.
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Source: theguardian.com