Please don't take HN threads in generic flamewar directions.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10987484 and marked it off-topic.

The French Republic becoming an Islamist state isn't far fetched. Really. That's a serious post on HN these days.

Not in the future no. If the Islamic population in France becomes the majority, and that's a reasonable possibility during this century, then it's perfectly acceptable that part of the population elects a radical islamic leader for president.

Many dictators got to power with free elections if you care to look at history.

> 67,286,000 people lived in the French Republic, including all the overseas departments and territories

There are about 5m Muslims living in france today.

They're going to have to go some to take over.

You are not very good in exponential growth.

Since non Muslims in France have a natality rate of 1.70 per woman (in fact it's lower you can see why in the link) and Muslim a rate of 3 . And since there is a 0.1% of total French population yearly migration from muslim countries into France.

60 years into the future with generations of 20 years each and NOT increasing the number of yearly migrants you have:

Non Muslim: 65 x (1.7/2)^4 = 34 million

Muslim: (((5 x 3/2+(20 x 67/1000)) x 3/2+(20 x 67/1000)) x 3/2+(20 x 67/1000)) x 3/2 = 35 million

This, not counting the new increase you are having due to the extreme increase in migration this last year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_France