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Protest Against Islamist Extremism In Cologne:  Much Less Than Meets The Eye

Protest Against Islamist Extremism In Cologne:  Much Less Than Meets The Eye

The other day there was another of those much-ballyhooed demonstrations "against Islamic extremism" by Muslims (and their non-Muslim friends), this one in Cologne, Germany, under the title "Nicht Mit Uns," Not With Us. (Otherwise expressed: Count Me Out.) It was billed as a march against Islamist extremism. The organizers were confident that at least ten thousand people would show up and publicly said so. After all, Cologne is a city of more than a million people, with more than 140,000 Muslims

The other day there was another of those much-ballyhooed demonstrations "against Islamic extremism" by Muslims (and their non-Muslim friends), this one in Cologne, Germany, under the title "Nicht Mit Uns," Not With Us. (Otherwise expressed: Count Me Out.) It was billed as a march against Islamist extremism. The organizers were confident that at least ten thousand people would show up and publicly said so. After all, Cologne is a city of more than a million people, with more than 140,000 Muslims…