temujin
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It's not about criminals at all, but scapegoats.
If the "colored" immigrants are not there to look down upon, just who do you think the locals will find to hate?
Once again, the situation with Muslims is not unique. This has been the pattern with many immigrant and minority groups throughout history. Since you live in the UK, I don't need to remind you about the prejudice against the Irish, Romanians, gypsies, etc.
Do you not find it interesting that the stereotypes against these minority groups exactly mirror the stereotypes held by the elites towards the lower classes?
- they breed too much.
- they are lazy.
- they are uneducated and uncultured.
- they have strong criminal tendencies.
- they take more from the system than they give.
- they create crime-infested ghetto areas and no-go zones.
- etc. etc.
Every negative stereotype that the elites hold about the lower classes is in turn projected by them towards even lower scapegoats.
Despite accurately identifying stereotypes commonly associated with lower classes in most societies, you nevertheless fail to explain why many Muslims, having voluntarily migrated to the West invariably find themselves in the lowest strata within their host societies, thereby creating the perception of fitting the very stereotypes you've listed?