“Ignorance and misunderstanding have won the day,” 

No. Well-informed people see the results of Islam across Britain France, Europe, the US and the ME. Where Islam goes, civil war follows. You want us to pretend you are not a threat. Perhaps the town is merely whistling past the graveyard, and just postponing the inevitable strife Islam will bring. They have at least bought some time to live normally .and raise their kids in peaceful surroundings.