[user104658]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

I imagine so - but I haven't heard of anything there lately, have you? ISIS aren't attacking them like they are Europe - why do you think that is then?

Because immigrants are still generally better accepted and integrated within US society than they are in the UK, making young US first and second generation immigrants harder to radicalize... where as in the UK, we segregate and alienate our immigrant communities which allows the small number of true hate preachers to get their claws in and twist those people into killers.

If you're going to burp something like "Because they didn't let in so many Moslerms!!" at us, I'd invite you to check the stats, as there are more Muslims in the USA than there are in the UK, and so if your logic is correct, there should be more Muslim extremists in the USA than in the UK.

The --only-- answer - if you are correct about there being fewer - is that US Muslims are less likely to be radicalised than UK Muslims. I'd invite you to consider why that might be.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Because immigrants are still generally better accepted and integrated within US society than they are in the UK, making young US first and second generation immiggrants harder to radicalize... where as in the UK, we segregate and alienate our immigrant communities which allows the small number of true hate preachers to get their claws in and twist those people into killers.

If you're going to burp something like "Because they didn't let in so many Moslerms!!" at us, I'd invite you to check the stats, as there are more Muslims in the USA than there are in the UK, and so if your logic is correct, there should be more Muslim extremists in the USA than in the UK.

The --only-- answer - if you are correct about there being fewer - is that US Muslims are less likely to be radicalised than UK Muslims. I'd invite you to consider why that might be.

In your opinion unless you can provide facts and figures? Immigrants have generally settled in their own communities, it doesn't mean they haven't integrated or been accepted, maybe it's different here in London but in the main immigrants are accepted, not sure what it's like up North but you can't speak for the whole country on this issue

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

In your opinion unless you can provide facts and figures? Immigrants have generally settled in their own communities, it doesn't mean they haven't integrated or been accepted, maybe it's different here in London but in the main immigrants are accepted, not sure what it's like up North but you can't speak for the whole country on this issue

OK it's for no reason at all, immigrants in the US are just magically nicer than immigrants here and that's why we have more attacks. Just totally random. That's probably it.

[edit] Also, just to add, that post was specifically in quoted response to the question; Why do you think that is?

One might assume that this would be enough for anyone reading to deduce that the reply is, indeed, "why I think that is", or in other words, my opinion. I apologise if that wasn't clear enough. Apparently it's an ongoing issue, people assuming that I "think I know it all" because I don't plaster my posts with "maybe" and "in my opinion" - but I can certainly do so in future if it makes things easier.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

OK it's for no reason at all, immigrants in the US are just magically nicer than immigrants here and that's why we have more attacks. Just totally random. That's probably it.

9/11 anyone also if that's the case it puts and end to the theory its all our own fault for getting involved in the wars

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

9/11 anyone

None of them were US citizens or residents??? Jesus wept Cherie if you're going to post about terrorism at least have a vague working knowledge of the worst terrorist attack in recent memory .

Sorry, wait, in my opinion none of them were American. And you know. In the opinion of objective facts.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

None of them were US citizens or residents??? Jesus wept Cherie if you're going to post about terrorism at least have a vague working knowledge of the worst terrorist attack in recent memory .

Sorry, wait, in my opinion none of them were American. And you know. In the opinion of objective facts.

How come they don't blame their adopted homeland for problems in Iraq, Syria etc

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

How come they don't blame their adopted homeland for problems in Iraq, Syria etc

I'm sure plenty of them do? Just like plenty of non-immigrants do. There's a big difference between someone that sees the problems caused by western interference and the middle east, and a radicalized religious extremist. The point is that people who feel welcomed and accepted in their host countries are far less likely to want to harm anyone there, or to feel frustrated and outcast enough to turn to extremist rhetoric for answers, than those who are demonized and ostracized. That should surely be pretty obvious?