Ever heard of the Mafia running "protection rackets"? If the local baker, or grocer, or florist or barber pays the mob a certain percentage of their revenue, the Mafia will "make sure nuttin' happens" to their property, thus offering "protection." Of course, what that payment "protected" them from was the Mafia they were paying to "protect" them. See also extortion.
That's what "dhimmitude" is. You pay the local mosque a certain amount of money, they'll make sure "nuttin' happens" to you. Of course, if you don't, then "sumtin' might happen." And guess who would "make it happen." That is the type of government that people like Nancy Pelosi, Jimmy Carter, Harry Reid, and the left-wing media in this country want us to live under.
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