Scare yourself

[Undertoad]

One hopes the Washington Post reporter who talked to her came away with the same conclusion and did do the followup with the FAA.

To my mind, militant Islamism is more of an offense to humanity than racism; and to offend people from other societies in the name of safety less of an offense than having thousands of people rudely killed in the name of a religious power grab.

Racism, in the USA, is yesterday's problem; militant Islam is what made race irrelevant in America on 9/12/01 and a few months after. Did you know that not one Arab was killed in retaliatory anger in the USA?

[DanaC]

"Racism, in the USA, is yesterday's problem; militant Islam is what made race irrelevant in America on 9/12/01 and a few months after"

What about racism against Arabic men ( in particular) who are swept up in fishing expeditions by the police, or dragged in off the streets to be whisked off to Syria for "questioning" ? I dont mean "moslem" men though many are, I mean men who look to be of Arabic descent.

Personally I think Islamaphobia is an equal and equivalent threat to world peace as Islamic fundamentalism. Islamaphobia leads us westerners into some very dubious practices, all in the name of freedom and safety and each one driving a further wedge between the East and West. In the West bigotry towards those who follow Islam ( or even look as if they might ) is routine and extreme.

And......you seriously suggesting to me that racism is no longer a problem in America? I find that difficult, nay impossible to believe.



Hmmm. what would I do in that situation? Whoo. Toughy. Maybe I would be really resourceful and calm......or maybe I would just curl into the feotal position and cry......no way to know

[Undertoad]

Originally Posted by DanaC

And......you seriously suggesting to me that racism is no longer a problem in America? I find that difficult, nay impossible to believe.

Look at the evidence: the most racist thing on this thread was said by a Brit:

Originally Posted by DanaC

Interestingly she has a Jewish surname

Better check yourself.

[xoxoxoBruce]

How do we know there were any air marshalls and not just the flight attendant trying to calm a nervous passenger?

[ladysycamore]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Racism, in the USA, is yesterday's problem; militant Islam is what made race irrelevant in America on 9/12/01 and a few months after. Did you know that not one Arab was killed in retaliatory anger in the USA?

Wow...never thought I'd have a jaw dropping moment with you UT, but here it is.

But that's ok: I'll still be on the lookout for someone who hates me bad enough to repeat what they did to James Byrd...and don't think that it won't happen again. Don't believe that for a SECOND, for as long as there is that type of hatred out there, it's bound to happen again.

Oh and as far as who WAS injured/killed after 9/11, it happened to be people who were THOUGHT to be Arab, so isn't the intention just as bad as the action?