'These People Aren't Coming
From Norway': Refugees in a
Minnesota City Face a Backlash
New York Times,
by
Astead W. Herndon
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
6/20/2019 9:33:12 AM
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — John Palmer, a former university professor, has always had a cause. For decades he urged Minnesota officials to face the dangers of drunken driving and embrace seatbelts. Now he has a new goal: curbing the resettlement of Somali refugees in St. Cloud, after a few thousand moved into this small city where Mr. Palmer has lived for decades. (Snip) “The very word ‘Islamophobia’ is a false narrative,” Mr. Palmer, 70, said. “A phobia is an irrational fear.” Raising his voice, he added, “An irrational fear! There are many reasons we are not being irrational.” In this
Reply 1 - Posted by:
planetgeo 6/20/2019 9:39:40 AM (No. 102199)
Yup. Minnesota is no longer the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but more like the Land of 10,000 Refugees. And they're renaming those lakes with names that don't require Vanna to turn over any vowels.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
spacer 6/20/2019 9:46:47 AM (No. 102211)
JihadWatch is NOT a xenophobic or conspiratorial site and this propagandist knows it.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Daisymay 6/20/2019 9:47:59 AM (No. 102213)
Too bad it took them so long to WAKE UP! They should have protested when the first Somalis arrived in their city. They can thank OBAMA for that! He knew what he was doing when he decided to spread them all over this country. Let them settle, have babies like rabbits and overtake the residents who have been there for all of their lives. I don't see how they will win this battle now, there are too many of the Immigrants already there! Soon those Immigrants will be calling the shots. If they could get Omar elected to our Congress, they can also take over running the cities of MN. Good luck to good people. I feel sorry for you!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
bighambone 6/20/2019 10:00:27 AM (No. 102224)
What is happening in Minnesota, known to be a liberal State, without the input of the vast majority of Minnesotans is just a part of the greater Democrat socialist plan to transform the USA into a minority-majority country leading to a socialist utopia. Anyone who speaks up against that ongoing Democrat socialist mission is simply denounced as being a racist. This is just the start of that plan, that no doubt will accelerate big time once a Democrat socialist President is elected.
If you do not like that Democrat socialist plan for America, just don’t vote for Democrats.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 6/20/2019 10:13:11 AM (No. 102232)
Written from the stance of a reporter who doesn't have Black Hawk Down in HIS backyard.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Doconc 6/20/2019 10:40:02 AM (No. 102258)
Wait till u see what they do to texas
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
DVC 6/20/2019 10:49:04 AM (No. 102267)
Way, WAY too late. Should have stopped them decades ago.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Shells 6/20/2019 10:53:52 AM (No. 102275)
For those who don’t wish to read the article, I’ll summarize:
White people who resent African, freeloading invaders are evil.
So sayeth The New York Slimes.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
oldmagnolia 6/20/2019 11:13:25 AM (No. 102296)
But but but they are still voting democrat.
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Minnesotans are too nice.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
janjan 6/20/2019 12:02:20 PM (No. 102365)
Typical leftist viewpoint that we should all be giddy about excepting thousands of refugees into our communities and handing them tax money for whatever they need. They are not only an economic drain on our communities, they are unvetted and unwilling to assimilate. We are supposed to change our culture to accommodate them. I travel to Minneapolis often and I have experienced first hand the entitled attitude of the Somalians and their aversion to bathing. To be blunt they stink. Before trying the lefty 'let's all be friends' approach tell them to try taking a shower first.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
MNluxiegal 6/20/2019 12:11:19 PM (No. 102371)
This is only half the story about the influx of Somali Muslims into St. Cloud. I do not think skin color is much of the problem, The history of the Muslims in St Cloud include demands for special prayer times, demands for Muslim dietary foods in the schools; broken wall crosses in the local Catholic Hospital, disrespect for anything Christian, a feeling of entitlement that Muslims may attack 'infidels' without cause, special bathroom enhancements for foot washing, etc.; poop on the floors in local shopping mall bathrooms, etc. I spoke with a black woman who was employed at the mall doing custodian type work which included cleaning the bathrooms. She complained to me about some of the things which she is expected to clean up after the Muslims. The article is written from the perspective of a prejudiced liberal finding fault on the part of the traditional people in central Minnesota. Oh, and by-the-way, John Palmer is a very nice man whom I personally know.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
curious1 6/20/2019 1:55:57 PM (No. 102462)
It is now time to send every last one home. No exceptions. If they have citizenship, pull it. Only a fool (or an enemy) wants them in this Republic.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 6/20/2019 2:07:19 PM (No. 102472)
Go downtown Minneapolis for about 15 minutes. Burka City!
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 6/20/2019 5:45:51 PM (No. 102674)
Kick Minnesota OUT of the US for importing Somalis and for electing people like Franken-Stein and ILL-han Omar
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
DVC 6/21/2019 12:02:48 AM (No. 102839)
Not new Lutherans, eh?
/s off
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Sunhan65 6/21/2019 4:58:57 AM (No. 102864)
I have decided I will no longer read through lies in the search of truth. When I saw Jihad Watch labeled as bigots I stopped reading.
I'm sorry I clicked on this article and urge you not to.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
jlw509 6/21/2019 11:22:10 AM (No. 103077)
As soon as I noticed the insinuating, tendentious language, I scrolled up to see who this ignorant news source might be, and behold --- the New York Times. Imagine my surprise.
"...his daily intake of news from xenophobic and conspiratorial sites, such as JihadWatch.org..."
It reads like it was written by the "wokesman" for a college DSA chapter. What contemptible hogwash.
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