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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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Correction...

Saddam was pretty wealthy.

apparently she has a mental block that doesn't allow her to see reality. Iraq, at least southern Iraq was a freakin wasteland, due primarily to the war with Iran, well before the US showed up for Desert Storm. There are still rusted out hulks of Iranian tanks along the roadsides in the Basrah and Maysan provinces. there are still minefields in those provinces that haven't been cleared from the Iran/Iraq war. And the only people who actually prospered under Saddam were his friends, family and supporters.
 
If you live amongst the LDS (and I did, for 10 years), you find that the average believer very much believes that garments have magical properties to prevent them from harm, injury, and/or sin.


well then...that's just stupid.
 
because we (u.s. society) identify religious muslims with terror. wrongly, but there it is.

actually it's because catholic nuns, mormons and greek priests haven't been known to carry explosives under their clothing to blow up unsuspecting civilians...muslims have.

is it wrong to stereotype ALL muslims as terrorists? yes. but it is equally stupid to ignore the fact that recently, most of the terrorists have been muslim.
 
actually it's because catholic nuns, mormons and greek priests haven't been known to carry explosives under their clothing to blow up unsuspecting civilians...muslims have.

is it wrong to stereotype ALL muslims as terrorists? yes. but it is equally stupid to ignore the fact that recently, most of the terrorists have been muslim.



Absolutely agree. The problem is people like Marilyn and Ned, take it to the extreme. It is almost as dangerous as ignoring it completely would be.
 
Name calling. Very nice. :sarcasticclap

Just pointing out the fact that religious tolerance is a two-way street. It wasn't so long ago when the LDS wasn't too popular here ...



It still isn't by the Cadre who think THEY can ease up to the line but not worry about crossing it because they'll not get admonished for it by the select few with the total keys.

Some are more comfortable in the lower depts here.
 
It still isn't by the Cadre who think THEY can ease up to the line but not worry about crossing it because they'll not get admonished for it by the select few with the total keys.

Some are more comfortable in the lower depts here.
Do you have a topical reply, or do you simply prefer to whine?
 
So much bigotry towards our own race. You won't see this with other races, and it's our downfall.



It's The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend (or at least Ally) If you despise people like the late Jerry Falwell, or Newt Gingrich or Franklin Graham or Mitt Romney - then Anything opposing what these individuals think is important must at least have some credibility or even justification - possibly even for barbarism.
 
Juan Williams was fired from NPR for saying that he gets nervous.

NPR Fires Juan Williams Over Muslim Comments | The Blaze

When you see (or if you saw) people dressed in Muslim garb getting onto your airplane, is there any moment of uneasyness or nervousness in you?

If I knew what Islamic Garb was i might be inclined to answer. Either way my past few flights have been with Turkish airlines so my main concern has been the pilot.
 
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Haha, I highly doubt it.
I'd rather be a Muslim than a Mormon a million times over.

Now that's just silly talk. Do you want to get stoned to death because your husband thinks you may have looked at another man? Go live in a Muslim country for a while and come back, the Mormons will look awfully good to you.
 
So much bigotry towards our own race. You won't see this with other races, and it's our downfall.

This is a crock of **** and you know it. Ive seen Jamaican Blacks hate African and Haitian Blacks, Mexicans hate Puerto Ricans, Western Europeans hate Eastern Europeans and Russians, Japanese hate Chinese and so on.
 
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Was the word turban incorrect?
Um, yeah.

None of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers wore religious headgear. Additionally, headwear somewhat resembling turbans are not usually worn by Muslims except in certain uncommon instances.
 
What does RACE have to do with this? Islam isn't a race, it's a religion.

The way so many speak with such hatred towards their own white race is what I was talking about at that time, not Muslims being a race. I don't need to be educated about race really. I'd like to see people act like one race, but it's obvious the Progressives will never let this happen because it would do away with some of their beloved minorities that they profess to love so much. Many races can be Muslim, but the Arabic-speaking people are pretty much Muslim religiously from my understanding. Most of the 9/11ers were Saudi's.
 
The only way to make sense of this rambling is to divide it up.
The way so many speak with such hatred towards their own white race is what I was talking about at that time, not Muslims being a race. I don't need to be educated about race really. I'd like to see people act like one race, but it's obvious the Progressives will never let this happen because it would do away with some of their beloved minorities that they profess to love so much.
That has no relevance to anything on this thread.
Many races can be Muslim, but the Arabic-speaking people are pretty much Muslim religiously from my understanding. Most of the 9/11ers were Saudi's.
So ... what was that you were saying about wanting to see people act as one race?

I'm still not sure what the hell you're trying to say here ...
 
Um, yeah.

None of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers wore religious headgear. Additionally, headwear somewhat resembling turbans are not usually worn by Muslims except in certain uncommon instances.

I was kidding using turban term. The Thobe garment for men is probably what a lot of us are thinking of. The headgear may have a name, but I don't know what it is. They also have that close fitting cap they wear, and another hat that's kind of flat on top and the sides adhere to the head above the ear.
 
I was kidding using turban term.
Oh, right. That's why you asked for clarification. :roll:
The Thobe garment for men is probably what a lot of us are thinking of. The headgear may have a name, but I don't know what it is. They also have that close fitting cap they wear, and another hat that's kind of flat on top and the sides adhere to the head above the ear.
So how many people hijacking American planes recently have been wearing such gear and hiding boxcutters in them?
 
The only way to make sense of this rambling is to divide it up.That has no relevance to anything on this thread.So ... what was that you were saying about wanting to see people act as one race?

Divide all day. Wasn't speaking to you, but Cats. She brought up that Muslim wasn't a race, but a religion.

I'm still not sure what the hell you're trying to say here ...

Guess you need to reread. Seems like when you Progressive/Libertarians (how can that be) don't know what to say, you start picking out little details that really go nowhere.
 
Divide all day. Wasn't speaking to you, but Cats.
And I was speaking to you. Deal with it.
She brought up that Muslim wasn't a race, but a religion.
You just said they are synonymous. Hello??
Guess you need to reread.
No, you just need to learn what it is you're talking about.
Seems like when you Progressive/Libertarians (how can that be) don't know what to say, you start picking out little details that really go nowhere.
What the hell are you talking about? "Progressive/Libertarians"? How can what be?
 
Apparently, Marilyn considers everyone who isn't virulently anti-muslim to be a "progressive."

I wonder who programmed her? I'm thinking Levine or Beck.
Couldn't be Beck. He's a libertarian, too. He even said so! :lamo
 
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