[Varrok]

This isn’t hard to figure out: by surveying people’s estimates of the Muslim population and their rate of growth, then comparing those perceptions to reality, we can see if people overestimate those numbers. If they do overestimate, then we can compare that with the existing culture where Muslims are often demonized and we get into internet arguments about how them being a percentage of the population is scary or worrying somehow, and theorize that the wider anti-Muslim/anti-immigrant/xenophobic rhetoric that’s been on the rise the past few years is having an effect on people’s perceptions.

Put simply: if people are greatly overestimating the size of the Muslim population in their country, that’s a sign that they are worried about that population, and also that they have been misled about its size.

No. That's plain dumb. That's a big overinterpretation. Also, if they asked a random, statistically reliable sample of people, that includes a lot of Muslims, too. After all, 7.5/100 of France's population are Muslims.

“Virtue signalling” is such a stupid insult, don’t use it. also lol if you think that article describes any valid arguments for hating Islam

Says the guy calling people fascists when they disagree with you.

Oh well a guy on Twitter claims he did it so it must be true.

Did you read what I said?

Except it clearly isn’t since it’s hugely unrepresentative of the overall demographics of France. You can’t draw meaningful conclusions about the population from such a skewed sample of the country’s population.

Germany has a similar prison population, same as Poland. Poland is a significantly smaller country, but Germany isn't. Don't tell me it's too small just because it's small compared to USA and big countries.

“France has well-known and persistent problems in some of its rougher suburbs, which tend to disproportionately lean Muslim. Poor schools, social isolation, and stigmatization mean it is hard for residents to feel like they have a future that involves a steady job and a path to somewhere better. These neighborhoods are often plagued by drug use, vandalism, and sometimes riots. This has been coupled with racism and Islamophobia that has marked people from every walk of life.”

The article given provides little to no citiation to any of this, but rather express the author's opinion, which frankly means very little.

It’s generally the state’s responsibility to tackle the issues described there – if one area of the community is disproportionately poor, isolated, poorly educated and stigmatized then is it unreasonable to think that the state should try to fix those problems?

Of course to you providing nearly 10% of the country's population a home and education is nothing, since it's a small percentage.

The state is not an all-powerful entity with full control over its people. Unless you live in communism (not recommended).

Also, it's not like they're not trying to provide them with basic education and housing.

Please point out where I claimed vlam was a fascist or “alt-right” hint: I didn’t, I was replying to Nep

Nep was replying to Sybil Ant, who asked Vlam whether he's 'alt-right'. Are you saying you've joined a conversation and didn't bother to even learn the context?

(5*x^3)/3 - ln(|x|) - 1/(3*x^3) + C

That is high school material. Everyone should know how to solve it.

In my opinion it's two times that, therefore I'm prejudiced against math.