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From the
Wall Street Journal:
Our own view of the question is complicated. Certainly Islam and the
American way of life are compatible inasmuch as America is capable of
welcoming Muslims who are not Islamic supremacists. On the other hand,
it’s always struck us that categorical statements to the effect that
Islam is “a religion of peace” are far more hortatory than
empirical—which is to say that there is a gap between Islam as it
actually exists and Islam as President Bush or President Obama would
like it to be. How wide that gap is, and how dangerous, we do not know.
Thus
Trump’s proposal for a pause in Muslim immigration “until our country’s
representatives can figure out what is going on” strikes this columnist
as entirely reasonable. That’s not to say it’s necessarily a good idea.
There are potential costs in American-Muslim relations both
internationally and domestically, and humanitarian costs as well. There
are practical questions about how it would be implemented. The
religious-freedom argument, although legally empty, is not without moral
force.
Instead of debating the proposal in a reasoned way, the
political class—both parties—and many in the media are treating it as a
thoughtcrime. Yet the PRRI poll suggests a large majority of Americans
are thinking along similar lines. (Read more.)
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