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Alas, this sort of thing is why I think there's going to be another major, horrible war in Europe, and sooner rather than later. Not because the Muslim immigrant population is getting restless--it's always been restless--but because for decades, European high culture has been essentially asking Europeans to put up with it and go quietly into the night, and people are starting to get sick of it. The existence of a law like this suggests that we're getting very close to a breaking point. Something's going to happen, and some leader or other will rally the troops. If I were an Arab in France right now, I'd be looking for the next plane out. I think a law like this suggests that it's too late to try and smooth things over.