Posted on 09/16/2010 4:43:51 AM PDT by jcpryor
Yesterday we learned that Derek Fenton was fired from his job for burning a Koran at Ground Zero. Despite Supreme Court cases permitting such acts as protected speech, the Constitution seems to take a back seat to Islamo-Correctness. Are the actions of Fenton a sign of increased intolerance or just a healty American defense of liberty?
The National Review has an excellent article written by Clifford D. May entitled, Cry Islamophobia! And let slip the dogs of culture war. May argues that there is not an increase in American disdain for Muslims, but for Islam. One reason for this is that there is little, if any, Islamic protest to atrocities committed in Islam's name. May writes:
(Excerpt) Read more at thertangle.blogspot.com ...
Osama bin Laden is laughing through his dirty beard. He doesn’t have to spend a lot of money sending fanatics to their deaths in planes any more. As he hoped, the left in this country would divide this country and turn it against itself, using political correctness to turn the headchoppers into a poor, downtrodden victim group.
As of this morning, 16,051 deadly Mohammedan terror attacks in the nine years since 9-11-01.
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
Just during their “holy” month of ramadan, which is not over yet, Mohammedans have committed 226 separate attacks killing 1028 people.
We do not fear Islam, we despise it! It is our MORTAL ENEMY!
We will ever decry, derogate and disparage this filthy, bloody, savagery disguised as a religion until it is wiped off the face of the earth.
Was he fired for committing arson or some such infraction, or was it for the fact that what he burned was the Koran? If the latter is the case, then he should sue.
Another site I heard a bad conduct trooper speaking of how
Islamophobia is forcing him to sue the US Army. The Clowns
name is Klawonn ,stationed at Ft.Hood.I hope the Army learned
something form the Muslim who rolled grenades under the tent somewhere in Kuwait -but doubt that they have. The guy was
interviewed on Memri TV and said the American people Hate Islam and their opposition to his Right to build a mosque near Ground Zero was a slap in the face.He complained he ‘s been picked on just because he’s gay(oops my bad he said he’s picked on just because he’s a muslim.—poor boy.
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