I knew a Lebanese in college. When we were alone together he sounded like a stanch Republican. But when the whacky Iranian protesters were around his responses to them sounded equally whacky. I asked him why and he said, (approximately) “You’re American and they aren’t in a position to hurt you. But I’m a Muslim and if I don’t respond as they think I should they can have me killed when I return just by making a phone call. You have no idea what these people are really like.”
>>When we were alone together he sounded like a stanch Republican. But when the whacky Iranian protesters were around his responses to them sounded equally whacky. I asked him why and he said, (approximately) “You’re American and they aren’t in a position to hurt you. But I’m a Muslim and if I don’t respond as they think I should they can have me killed when I return just by making a phone call. You have no idea what these people are really like.
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Wow, thanks for posting this.