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But my point is it is like a new religion. Every political movement is like a religion. ... One of the new religions is all about diversity and inclusion. Now you've got immigrants coming in -- oh my god, you all saw those horrible pictures of children dying -- ... well if it's your central religion then of course you're going to welcome them. And if anyone says "oh they are linked to terrorism, they're forcing us to change their ways" ... if anyone says that they're a racist. So you have ther dawn of this new religion, which in my view is extremely illiberal.
This very much depends on what "linked to terrorism" means as well as "forcing us to change our ways." Of course liberals believe in judging individuals on their own merits and not based on their race or religion (we sometimes fail at this ldo).
Is it true that, for instance, Syrian refugees are "linked to terrorism"? On a very superficial level, yes. But if you believe in judging individuals you can vet those refugees and weed out people with actual terrorist connections and proclivities.
And if people have a problem with that? Maybe it's just fearsome of the time, but a lot of time it's racial or religious prejudice. I don't know what else to say. If someone argues that zero Syrian refugees can be vetted, that they can never be trusted then what else is there to say? It's an absurd argument.