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September 15, 2004
France or Spain?
Which country will go Islamist first? Well, with sentiments like this the betting pool is leaning more towards those yearning for the good old days of dhimmitude.
[hattip: Roger L. Simon]
Posted by Darleen at September 15, 2004 01:00 PM
Comments
I'd say France, definitely, for three reasons.
First, Spain has relatively few Muslims living within its borders, some 300-500,000 depending on including illegals (which are estimates). This on a population of 42 million. Second, do not underestimate the Catholic church and religion in this country, its more deep-rooted and of a more conservative sort than Italy has for example. Remember, every Spaniards has learned about the 'reconquista', the recovery of Spain from Islam, fought every step of the way, which ended with throwing out or converting every Muslim (and Jew) in the country, in 1492. If there's one European nation where people could start torching down mosques once things start spinning out of control, it would be here.
France on the other hand, is very sophisticatedly moving towards Islam, with the blessings of the intellectual community, and overt relying upon the country's Muslim clergy, as shown with the French hostage drama. Also, France has probably the largest share of Muslims living within its borders (some say in thirty to fifty years it will have more Muslims than Christians, just by natural births alone).
Posted by: V-Man at September 17, 2004 07:13 AM