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Actually, I would argue that the left is anything but indifferent. They have xenophilia; they inherently love everything that is foreign. Its why, for example, they are constantly criticizing Christianity, canada goose clearance sale but they love Islam, despite the fact that Islam embodies and builds on the worst aspects of Christianity. They got some kind of distorted idea, that preferring one own culture in any arena is tantamount to bigotry.
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