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Psh. You just hate everyone because you are a Mets fan.
You were on the couch this past postseason too buddy
Psh. You just hate everyone because you are a Mets fan.
I can't speak for everyone on the left, but when I meet someone who is clearly from the deep south . . . and I mean DEEP south . . . I probably assume they are a little ignorant about some things. But I treat still treat them with respect until they actually say something I feel is stupid.Makes me wonder why so many on the left can say it's irrational to even have a mere shred of wise vigilance yet some of those same liberals distrust the religious, Wall Street, gun owners, and the south, etc.
I agree absolutely with this. In regards to the bolded parts, the overreactors in this thread would call you bigoted/irrational/hateful/weak-minded/whatever other insults they can pull out of their butts. They think you must trust all such groups completely. I am sick of being called irrational for not subscribing to the irrational notion that you must either have full trust or be deemed a hateful bigot. Such madness needs to stop.I can't speak for everyone on the left, but when I meet someone who is clearly from the deep south . . . and I mean DEEP south . . . I probably assume they are a little ignorant about some things. But I treat still treat them with respect until they actually say something I feel is stupid.Same thing with Muslims. When I see someone who is obviously muslim on a plane I may feel slightly uncomfortable, that's only natural in this day and age. But I certainly don't make any efforts to make them feel uncomfortable and I definitely don't advocate that all muslims go through special screening or otherwise attempt to legislatively segregate them, just because of their faith. And I certainly wouldn't advocate banning mosques in my neighborhood, any more than I would advocate banning a firing range.
...I do not have complete trust in Muslims because I am wise enough to acknowledge and understand that there are Muslims in the US who sympathize with radical Muslims. It is human nature to be wary. To not trust things---almost everything--with absoluteness. The same goes for government as you have argued in the past that one must trust the government 100%. That is not how the world works. People are not absolutely trusting by nature; when **** hits the fan and hundreds/thousands dies, people have the right to feel a bit f apprehension.
Its very sad watching people trying to justify & rationalize bigotry and hate.
you should stop wasting your time with this example of "bigotry". In the grand scope of things average american weariness towards Muslims is nothing but grain of sand on a beach.Its very sad watching people trying to justify & rationalize bigotry and hate.
...Or go to Israel and protest missals being fired basically only because of religious hate...
It's not a lie, doesn't describe the whole picture because I didn't feel like going into an entire history lesson in one post.this is of course, a pathetic & ignorant lie.
THE POINT IS... you are OVERLY dramatic.
It's not a lie,....
the politics are heavily based on religion and "bigotry".no, it is a lie. the attacks are based on politics, not religion.
the politics are heavily based on religion.
?wrong. the politics unfortunately have a religious element, which is of course the fault of BOTH sides of the conflict.
...I agree, they both have religious based "bigotry" and hate... geez you do like to drive this off-topic
The thread title is misleading. Irrational fear is not wisdom or being vigilant. It's stupid.
The thread title is misleading. Irrational fear is not wisdom or being vigilant. It's stupid.
My question is pretty simple and straight-forward. We ALL know there have been many terrorist attacks on American soil. Is it irrational/weak-minded/stupid to not even have a slight fear/vigilance about Muslims in America? I am NOT talking about signs/propaganda/that sort of stuff. Merely, an internal awareness that "hey, radical Muslims have been killing people and there's a lot of Muslims who haven't harmed/killed people who sympathize with them." As a kid, I learned that being bit by a cat made one a bit wary, internally of cats. Don't even try to say I'm comparing Muslims to cats because I'll call you out on that BS. It is human behavior to have an internal wariness/vigilance after being attacked/hurt from certain, past things. Some blacks distrust white people today because of slavery and other atrocities in the past. Some people have a wariness of Christians because some atrocities/killings have happened under Christianity. The same goes for communists/socialists/capitalists. Are people wrong to be even a bit wary internally about certain people who have in their group other people who have committed murders?
Take the Juan Williams example. He was fired because he simply said he felt wary being on a plane with a Muslim in garb. You could say he was an idiot, or you may be an idiot for forgetting that at least four planes went down by Muslim extremists. Don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying all Muslims are bad and I'm not saying people should put up signs and propaganda showing their intense fear. All I'm saying is that it is human nature to distrust a subset of people who has another group within the same set who has caused much evil---radical Muslims.
There are some liberals in this world who would say, right after 9/11, that you must forget and better not be afraid or wary. They have no comprehension of the pain inflicted during such events. Whenever a person of such liberal ideology tries to use the PC-BS to smear me, I feel like back-handing them (not physically) in regards to discussion. I am tired of being told how to think. Tired of being told not to be wise and remember. Tired of being told to forget the past only to relive it over and over and over again.
The question is if it's irrational to even have .00000000000001% non-trust in any group. It is not just focused on Muslims....
no, that is NOT the question asked in the OP.
you have simply edited the question to make it more pallitable.
the fact of the matter is, you are trying desperatly & fruitlessly to defend an indefensable argument...that prejudice against all Muslims due to the actions of a very small minority, is legitimate.