No, Muslims Aren't Invading Europe - You've Been Lied To
Emotional ragebait and propaganda doesn't mean anything to data. Muslims aren't invading Western countries, they aren't even the first on the list.
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There is two kinds of propagandists in this world, those who use data & evidence to solidify all their points, and those who don’t. People who argue “Europe/America is being invaded by Muslim invaders!” Are showing you videos of small Islamic communities to fear monger you while ignoring all the deeply studied evidence that proves otherwise.
Now, I know some will point out “you’re a Muslim writer, you’re biased” yet no one ever points out how these folks spreading this propaganda are also usually people flying Swastika symbols and idolizing Nazis - but if me being a Muslim makes you doubt, then let the data I present and source be the primary influence for you. Because at the end of the day, facts don’t care about your feelings, right? Let’s begin.
What Does The Data Show?:
The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that provides insights into the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world - actually documented the data for Muslim immigration. Predictably, the far-right will sneer “well this institution is clearly Jewish if it doesn’t show Muslim invasion of Western countries.” That’s their favorite deflection, reduce every contradiction to conspiracy, because it’s their easiest way to attempt invalidating anything. But this is simple not the case, as the institution was originally founded by the Times Mirror Company and later funded and restructured by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which was established by the Pew family, which were devout Christians, particularly aligned with conservative Presbyterian values in 1990.
So what does the Pew Research Center say on Muslim Migration?
“Roughly 80 million international migrants are Muslim, representing 29% of all people living outside their country of birth. By comparison, Muslims were about 25% of the world’s total population in 2020, making Muslim identity a little more common among migrants than in the overall population.”
This totally doesn’t have anything to do with the non-stop wars & coups in Muslim majority lands heavily caused by Western intervention - note the sarcasm. But a large number of global migrants are Muslim, most often times because of war, economic crisis, or natural disaster.
“Muslims have moved shorter distances on average (1,700 miles) than migrants from other major religious groups, staying closer to their countries of origin. For example, large numbers of Muslims from Syria have sought refuge in nearby Turkey and Lebanon.”
According to the numbers:
40% of Muslim migrants live in areas of the Middle East & North Africa
24% in Asia-Pacific
20% in Europe
6% in North America
0.5% in South America & the Caribbean
Just by these numbers alone, no, Western countries aren’t even the first on the list.
The amount of emotional ragebait that is now just common across the internet, some racial, some gender related, etc. - It’s clear whatever you’re consuming is being used to manufacture anger from you for the agenda of another group who has a personal interest to harm communities you’ve most likely never seen on a consistent basis in your day to day life; and if you did it’s because you live in an area they happen to live in, but I know for a fact that if you go to one of the thousands of medium or smaller cities in your country, you won’t find them as often, or at all.
If a country was being invaded by a specific demographic, you wouldn’t see numbers this low, and they would only be going to your country - you’d be seeing million upon million a month. However, as we see by the data, that’s not happening.
You was lied to, as is the case with the right on the majority of the stuff they ramble on about.
This is just one of many reasons why the insane conspiracy of “white replacement” by the far-right is the biggest con artist act in the political world. It doesn’t use data, it doesn’t use evidence - it’s all emotional ragebait and psychological warfare.
I don’t care about emotional ramblings, I care about numbers and documentation.
The first thing you honor as a person of integrity is truth, pride and ego is often useless to advancement or serious discussions.
What Causes Muslims to Migrate?:
Conflict & Instability, same Pew Research Center source:
Syria: Over 8 million Muslim migrants have fled due to the civil war since 2011.
Afghanistan: Decades of war and Taliban resurgence have driven 5.5 million migrants, mostly to Iran and Pakistan.
Iraq, Somalia, Mali: Ongoing violence, insurgency, and state collapse push people to seek safety.
Economic Opportunity, Wikipedia:
Many Muslims migrate to wealthier nations—especially Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and UAE—for work.
Saudi Arabia hosts 10.8 million Muslim migrants, mostly laborers from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
UAE’s population is 94% foreign-born, with Muslims forming the majority of migrant workers.
Education & family reunification, Daily News:
In countries like Canada, Muslim migrants often arrive for:
Higher education
Employment
Family reunification
Security and justice
Proximity and Regional Refuge, same Pew Research Center source:
Muslim migrants tend to move shorter distances—average of 1,700 miles—often staying in neighboring countries.
Example: Syrians fleeing to Turkey and Lebanon.
This regional migration is more common than long-distance relocation to Europe or North America.
So no, there is no secret conspiracy to invade Western states just because they want to, or because they want to spread the faith, or because the Jews are making it happen. Most is shorter distance traveling, and it’s for safety from conflicts, especially one’s we play a part in, or for educational or financial endeavors and being with their family abroad. The most common, human reasons anyone would migrate - but the issue is Western propagandists online and with mainstream media, do not want you to see these people as human because it shatters the Euro-centric illusion that “we’re civilized and they’re mindless barbarians.”
At some point, you’re going to need to acknowledge that you are often lied to, and that a lot of the people trying to “teach” you things have an agenda that was never yours to begin with. Question everything, including if it’s something playing to a bias you have, and question the bias and where it came from. A piece I would encourage to you is “‘Unbiased’ Doesn’t Exist: How Power Dynamics Shape Society” to help with learning to acknowledge biases and their origins.
Honor truth, don’t let these con men keep lying to you and using your emotions.
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