Plasmon comments on [Link] Op-Ed on Brussels Attacks - Less Wrong

-6 Post author: Gleb_Tsipursky 02 April 2016 05:38PM

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Comment author: Lumifer 02 April 2016 09:33:08PM 6 points [-]

How do you determine which is right?

Why, you look at what France and other European countries did. We know that whatever they did led to Paris and Brussels. Do you think they radicalized the Muslims by heavy-handed patrolling of Muslim neighbourhoods and being generally oppressive toward them? Or did the European policy involve averting their eyes and issuing proclamations about how Muslims should feel welcome (the term "appeasement" isn't terribly popular)?

Comment author: Plasmon 03 April 2016 01:23:57PM 1 point [-]

We know that whatever they did led to Paris and Brussels

Correlation / Causation?

Comment author: Lumifer 03 April 2016 10:45:19PM 1 point [-]

Evidence.

But do note that the OP explicitly asserts causation between police presence and radicalization.