Paris Attacks

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If this is ISIS-related, is it retaliation for something? Has France done anything recently that this could be a response to, or is it just terrorists being terrorists?

France is one of the, if not the, most Islamophobic countries in Europe - that might have something to do with it.

Yeah in recent months there has been growing animosity between the Muslim and non-Muslim communities post Charlie Hebdo now watch it get worse.

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BFM confirming that at least 60 are confirmed dead

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Another attack by buddhist Norwegians. Gee, I wonder if it has something to do with their religion.

Don't start

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Did someone report that someone shouted "this is for Syria"?

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I don't know if I agree with Obama's decision but that's a nature of leadership. That's why we live in a representative democracy, not a direct democracy.

Yes, but I would hope that in a representative democracy such as ours, the president would not feel justified in operating in a vacuum.

For the record, as of this date, 23 state governors have stated that they either do not want or will actively work to try to prohibit Syrian refugees from settling in their state:

Alabama	Illinois	Massachusetts	Oklahoma
Arizona	Indiana	Mississippi	South Carolina
Arkansas	Iowa	Nebraska	Tennessee
Florida	Kansas	New Hampshire	Texas
Georgia	Louisiana	North Carolina	Wisconsin
Idaho	Maine	Ohio

_{Source: USA Today}

Florida already has some Syrian refugees I have met and spoken to them the Syrian community is taking care of them as well as the Central Florida Arab American community and the various Arab churches and mosques in the area.

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Sbame tell me about it, former friends of mine have been threatening me, a Muslim family got shot at 45 minutes away, Anti-Muslim rhetoric and sentiments have gone up 1K fold over this.