Thursday, September 21, 2006

Europe - Fed up with Islam?

Victor Hanson has some thoughts.

But one thing is rather frightening: the political pendulum in Europe always swings much more widely and quickly than here. Unless these legitimate worries about radical Islam are addressed by EU politicians, a frustrated public—note the recent elections in Germany—will address them on their own in ways that are historically scary in their own right. When I go to Europe, I am always struck how at odds the average European’s talk is from what one reads in the newspaper or hears on the television. That degree of frustration and cynicism will only get worse unless there is some honest talk about the dangers Europe faces.


As an American living in Scotland I notice that more and more these days. I've seen a noticeable drop in anti-Americanism during my travels. The talk on the street and in the pubs these days is what to do about Islam.

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