This was before a whole series of terror attacks in Europe and elsewhere in 2015 and on, but still wild.

https://www.newsweek.com/16-french-citizens-support-isis-poll-finds-266795

One in six French citizens sympathises with the Islamist militant group ISIS, also known as Islamic State, a poll released this week found.

The poll of European attitudes towards the group, carried out by ICM for Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya, revealed that 16% of French citizens have a positive opinion of ISIS. This percentage increases among younger respondents, spiking at 27% for those aged 18-24.

A recent Ifop poll placed French president Francois Hollande's approval rating at just 18%.

The survey also tested attitudes in Britain and Germany and found that 7% of British citizens responded favourably to ISIS. However, UK polling showed an inverse demographic trend to that of France, with support for ISIS rising with age. 4% of 18-24-year-olds saying they either strongly or somewhat support ISIS, compared to 6% of 24-35-year-olds surveyed and 11% of 35-44-year-olds. Positive attitudes to ISIS in Germany showed less divergence, remaining between 3% and 4% for all age groups.

2014 but feels like ancient history

  • cawsby [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    France ghettoized African and Middle Eastern refugees at the local level, refused to even take racial data into account when making policies at the national level, and the French liberals then watch with mouth agape as the right wing and Islamic terrorism in France rises up as the liberals do nothing.

    French liberals love to act like they don't have racial problems like Americans and then proceed to blame any form of racism in their society as if it was being stirred up by American culture or just ignore it altogether.