Causes of antiislamism in the West

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

Society becoming more diverse increases societal friction and decreases trust, so even without 9/11 anti-islamism in the west would still exist. The fact that western nations are zero or negative-sum economic equations doesn't help either. I'm not overly keen on islam or third world immigration in general, but I like to look at things with more clarity than the neocon talking points.

For proof of this, note the current reactions in the US to latin american immigration despite 1) they're being christian 2) their cultural background is largely western 3) Based on poll numbers, they're not much more conservative than the anglo-american norm socially*. Going by the naive logic of neocon anti-islam types, we shouldn't have any problems with digestion of the newbies from south of the border. A quick look at the situation in any southwestern state or visit to such should be enough to dissuade optimists.

* Compare to the differences in opinion on women, gays, evolution between Turks and Germans.