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[quote=Anonymous]^^ My original question was about a Muslim sounding *name.*  I of course agree that a US Muslim would have an uphill battle to get elected as governor, let alone president.  But it's silly to think that a Muslim in Europe would have an easier time because "more progress has been made" -- I am sure you are aware of the dramatic  rise of Xenophobia and Islamophobia in Europe, right?  Or that Marine Le Pen gets 30% of the vote in opinion polls?  If you want to continue trying to force a direct comparison between Muslims in the US and Muslims in France  or Europe, which I have repeatedly argued it can't be made, please name a US presidential candidate, or a party that has placed first in recent elections, whose main message is Xenophobic and Islamophobic and gets 30 percent in polls.

I do know European politics, my friend.  I was saying that it is impossible to compare a polity that has elections once every 4 years with a multitude of polities in Europe that have a much higher combined number of elections.  That was i was mentioning the US states, to make a more proper comparison about the frequency of the experiment.  But in all likelihood, the US will soon elect a female president before France does. But we are digressing here - I am not sure why you introduced the topic of women in politics.

So, when do you think a person with a Muslim-sounding *name* (the original question) will be eelected president of France?  Not soon, right? And why? :)[/quote]

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