No, it's not odd at all.
There are many very real reasons to flee the wars in the middle east and many/some who do so, have genuine fears and concerns.
It's also an acknowledged fact that many of them are merely seeking better economic conditions.
Fair enough. they want to game the system and they have some great examples to follow. Many people in the western democracies do just the same.
But meanwhile, while gaming the system or even being genuine, there's an underlying sentiment.
i.e. . . . Islam is the true religion, therefore we are injunctioned not to respect people of other faiths as they are willfully infidel.
Because of their opposition to the true faith, those people cannot command our respect, but rather arouse our anger. and from then on . . . it all goes downhill where civilised interaction is concerned.
When a religion takes the position that it is the one true faith and its followers act as if it were, offering disrespect and even violence towards those who disagree, then we have a big problem.
When a country experiences a large influx of people who in common believe such things then something has to give.
It's time to call Islam out. If Islam is to claim the religion of peace title, then it has to revise its religious texts and expunge all that b/s violent attitude towards those who follow other religions.
