French President, unlike the Republican Party, refuses to appease ISIS and will take 30,000 refugees

Daily Kos Staff

Wednesday November 18, 2015 · 5:46 AM PST

2015/11/18 · 05:46

A Syrian refugee (C) carries her child in a thermal blanket as refugees and migrants arrive on an overcrowded boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, November 10, 2015. Since the start of the year, over 590,000 people have crossed into Greece, the frontline o — France isn't afraid, why is the Republican Party?

Since Friday’s horrific attacks in Paris, the Republican Party has delighted ISIS by tripping over themselves to declare that the United States shouldn’t take in Syrian refugees because … uh … well, because even if they didn’t have anything to do with the attacks, they are Muslims, so why not equate all of them with the terrorists who murdered at least 129 people last week? After all, their base loves it. French President François Hollande, on the other hand, decided that France would not bow down to terrorists:

NEW: Pres. Hollande commits to taking 30,000 refugees in next 2 years; says France has duty to honor that commitment. “Life must go on.”
— ABC News (@ABC) November 18, 2015

So there you have it: A principled, humane stand against terrorism versus cowardly fear-mongering. Of course this shouldn’t come as any surprise given that the last brave thing the Republican Party did was to rename french fries in the congressional cafeteria … you remember, to mock the cowardly French.

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French President, unlike the Republican Party, refuses to appease ISIS and will take 30,000 refugees

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