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We, as Americans, may be reading into this a bit. We are a nation of immigrants and take pride in our diversity (to a fault sometimes). European countries (and Asian countries, for that matter) are fairly homogeneous when it comes to ethnic background, religion and culture and (rightly or wrongly) want to preserve their cultural heritage/identity. Culturally, the French want to remain French, the Germans German and the Swiss Swiss. Accordingly, they feel more threatened culturally than we do with the Muslims among them. Conversely, we probably feel more threatened by Muslims as a terrorist threat, not as a cultural threat.
Hell, the Germans are spooked by Scientology. For the most part, we see it as a harmless cult and laugh it off, while at the same time protecting it.
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