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Do you get nervous when you notice people in Muslim garb on your airplane?

Does it make you nervous?

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Coronado said:
Many if not most of our Founding Fathers chose to create this union based on commercial interests.

It's pretty sickening of you to simply assume that naturalized citizens have no loyalty to this country. I've become very well acquainted with many and I would trade the least of them for you and your ilk in a heartbeat.
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A lovely Lebanese man drove me to the airport when I was in Dearborn last month. I'd take ten million people like him, anyday, over the population of Alabama and MIssissippi. He's been in the U.S. more than 30 years. This IS his country.

I worked with cops, federal agents, and others up there, as well, who are of middle eastern descent, and practice the faith of Islam, but are AMERICAN in every possible way.

Some of us may well have an emotional reaction to flying with middle easterners, while fully realizing that these people are our friends, neighbors and fellow citizens. It has nothing to do with them, and everything to do with our own phobias.
 
Travelsonic said:
This, as offtopic as it may be, keeps me wondering: Why is it that the Christians, etc as a whole haven't been held to the same standard and made to "feel bad" or "apologize" for the many many extreme and violent acts in the last few decades [even within our own borders]?
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Are these organized groups that want to kill all Americans? Give us a list of all these events that happened concurrently in one day.
 
The Baron said:
As of about five years ago, 95% of all conflicts around the world involved Muslims. How any rational person could not, at least, consider the risk involved as it pertains to Muslims is rather perplexing.
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The vast majority of serial killers are white males.

I think I'm going to stop boarding planes with white men on them.
 
Ned Racine said:
THE GOOD GUYS. Most probably White Male Heterosexuals.
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By the way, here's one of your "GOOD GUYS":

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Coronado said:
Many if not most of our Founding Fathers chose to create this union based on commercial interests.

It's pretty sickening of you to simply assume that naturalized citizens have no loyalty to this country. I've become very well acquainted with many and I would trade the least of them for you and your ilk in a heartbeat.
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Now HE knows that I was refering to Muslims and NOT all New Citizens. However he lumps it all together just to try to give himself some dubious Moral edge.

Try this on for size - while holding out hope that Many of the Children of Islamic Immigrants may well assimilate into America - I find little to really believe the parents ever will and must recognize bitterly that a significant proportion do have zero loyalty to their new Nation.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
A lovely Lebanese man drove me to the airport when I was in Dearborn last month. I'd take ten million people like him, anyday, over the population of Alabama and MIssissippi. He's been in the U.S. more than 30 years. This IS his country.

I worked with cops, federal agents, and others up there, as well, who are of middle eastern descent, and practice the faith of Islam, but are AMERICAN in every possible way.

Some of us may well have an emotional reaction to flying with middle easterners, while fully realizing that these people are our friends, neighbors and fellow citizens. It has nothing to do with them, and everything to do with our own phobias.
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Most Lebanese in this country are Christians, though, which is another fact often overlooked by those who just see "Middle East" and then jump to conclusions.
 
Coronado said:
By the way, here's one of your "GOOD GUYS":

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Under the Right circumstances an individual such as yourself (possibly to Save your own Ass in tough times) might well cozy up to such a guy. All your idealism is about as thick as one Kleenex.
 
Ned Racine said:
Now HE knows that I was refering to Muslims and NOT all New Citizens. However he lumps it all together just to try to give himself some dubious Moral edge.

Try this on for size - while holding out hope that Many of the Children of Islamic Immigrants may well assimilate into America - I find little to really believe the parents ever will and must recognize bitterly that a significant proportion do have zero loyalty to their new Nation.
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Oh sweet mother of God. I am going to pay for you to come up to Boston and meet all the Muslim immigrants that I know just so you can see how wrong you are. Just because they are keeping traditions of where they came from or their religion doesn't mean they aren't loyal to this country.
 
soccerboy22 said:
Oh sweet mother of God. I am going to pay for you to come up to Boston and meet all the Muslim immigrants that I know just so you can see how wrong you are. Just because they are keeping traditions of where they came from or their religion doesn't mean they aren't loyal to this country.
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Now Does this sound like he's someone who might under the Right Circumstances be utterly astonished by an overt Act of terrorsm (??)
 
Ned Racine said:
Now HE knows that I was refering to Muslims and NOT all New Citizens. However he lumps it all together just to try to give himself some dubious Moral edge.

Try this on for size - while holding out hope that Many of the Children of Islamic Immigrants may well assimilate into America - I find little to really believe the parents ever will and must recognize bitterly that a significant proportion do have zero loyalty to their new Nation.
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Considering your beliefs, I'm not at all surprised. :roll:
 
Ned Racine said:
Under the Right circumstances an individual such as yourself (possibly to Save your own Ass in tough times) might well cozy up to such a guy. All your idealism is about as thick as one Kleenex.
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How about if we discuss reality instead of your fever-brained fantasies?

Slobodan Milosevic is one of your "GOOD GUYS," not mine.
 
Ned Racine said:
Now Does this sound like he's someone who might under the Right Circumstances be utterly astonished by an overt Act of terrorsm (??)
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I don't know. If the he you are talking is the poster, I maybe a little biased but I think he is a pretty cool guy. I would trust him for the most part because he has a pretty level head. I could literally go on about that fantastic person for ever.
 
Ned Racine said:
Now HE knows that I was refering to Muslims and NOT all New Citizens. However he lumps it all together just to try to give himself some dubious Moral edge.

Try this on for size - while holding out hope that Many of the Children of Islamic Immigrants may well assimilate into America - I find little to really believe the parents ever will and must recognize bitterly that a significant proportion do have zero loyalty to their new Nation.
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Assumptions have and do lead to the greatest blunders of mankind.
 
Coronado said:
I feel sorry for people like you who choose to hide under their beds when they see someone dressed differently than they are.
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It's not the dress I'm worried about. It's the boxcutter in the turban. Honestly though, when I see all these folks that wear their national dressings it kinda creeps me out. It makes me think they don't really want to be American. They don't want to assimillate. Why would that be is a good question. Plus they gotta know they are drawing attention to themselves. I've not seen Muslim men wearing the robes and headresses, but many of the women cover their heads, and it's creepy. Some are obviously American women married to Muslim men (what a mistake that is, whooo weee) Talk about treating women like dirt under the feet. This is what makes me wonder what in the world is wrong with the Progressives in this country. How can they stand there and not bring attention to how much the Muslim men are still dominating their women. Christian men used to do it, too, but most have seen the light. The Muslims need to get with it in that area, but I think it's a long way off.
 
winston53660 said:
Do you have a standard of determination that you apply or do you just go by gut feeling?
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YES, If they are in this GREAT Country of OURS and they continue being turbaned with flowing robes, or the (presumed) ladies are in the hajib with only eyes visible I'd say they are not to likely to either assimilate or wish say the US Army too well in Iraq or Afghanistan - and possibly are much more like than me to kill a daughter , Neice, Granddaughter over some Stain on the Family Honor.

I hope all Progressives can at least consider the odds.
 
Marilyn Monroe said:
Are these organized groups that want to kill all Americans? Give us a list of all these events that happened concurrently in one day.
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So you are saying that every Muslim in the U.S. is part of an organized group that wants to kill Americans?
 
Gardener said:
Most Lebanese in this country are Christians, though, which is another fact often overlooked by those who just see "Middle East" and then jump to conclusions.
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He was Islamic, but yes, there are many Lebanese Christians in the U.S. Of course, they look Middle Eastern, so they must be terrorists.
 
Blackdog said:
Assumptions have and do lead to the greatest blunders of mankind.
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Not being prepared is what leads to the biggest catastrophes. Not acknowledging that you've got an enemy when he's standing right beside you (like on 9/11) is where there can be the biggest mistakes.
 
Blackdog said:
Assumptions have and do lead to the greatest blunders of mankind.
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That UA Counter Clerk at Logan on the morning of 9/11/01 made a quick assumption that Two of the Five Vermin were okay even though they seemed confused on a few items. It WAS a blunder.
 
Marilyn Monroe said:
I've not seen Muslim men wearing the robes and headresses, but many of the women cover their heads, and it's creepy.
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You are so right.
I mean, how totally scary is it to see women covering up their hair and body.
It traumatises me, it does.

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Catz Part Deux said:
So you are saying that every Muslim in the U.S. is part of an organized group that wants to kill Americans?
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I Never said that .

You being a Convert to Liberalism tag that ideology onto others that YOU disagree with. In that regard you are as biased as those you despise for social reasons.
 
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