Syrian refugees - the straight dope?

[mheslep]

The doomed Egyptian Morsi is a example of conflicting actions. The same guy that said as President that he Koran is our constitution and jihad is our path came to the U.S. in the late 70s, recvd a PHd in materials science from USC and taught at several U.S. colleges, all without demanding his female students cover their faces. It's not clear to me what Morsi would have done with, say, 50 000 Morsis in S. CA.

 

[DaveC426913]

Like yourself, I live in Canada (Toronto, to be more specific),

Me too. South West corner.

and while I am not aware of any specific hatred directed toward Syrian refugees within the city, I am alarmed by the amount of hatred directed toward these people online (even accounting for the fact of trolls merely posting to provoke reactions).

Truth be told, it is primarily via Facebook. But these are my friends**- and all Ontarians. (although, now that I think of it, the fear mongers are all from smaller towns, whereas the compassionists are city folk ...)

**people I know well, not strangers. All the more shocking to me that they are so intolerant.