[jan in Colorado]

The funny thing is the apologists who make these false accusations of racism and bigotry, really have no idea what they are talking about.

Islam isn't a race it is a political ideology masquerading as a religion.

A bigot is a person who is blindly attached to an opinion. Most of those here who have questioned the practices and teachings and motivations of Islam are not doing it blindly. We have good reasons and just cause to question what motivates Islam and what its intentions are in this Country.

Anything that resists being exposed to the light, and refuses to be challenged or questioned, sets off some red flags that more then justify criticism and further investigation.

[fastattacksailor]

An excellent point that no doubt will fall on some deaf ears.

Typical of the left is the desire to claim bigotry and racist---just to attempt to stifle free speech and opinion.


Certain people on this thread have attempted it for even more sinister reasons, or so I think.


Imagine this: A person that posts at FR who is actually a person looking to shut FR down---if they claim racism enough, that could very possible give others the reason, evenwithout any merit, to do so.

This would be awful by virtue of not only being a lie---but also by squelching freedom of speech.


In a larger, NATIONAL sense, if someone were too intimidated to report a 'odd' happening(s) for fear of being labelled as such--we might end up with another 9/11.


And THAT is frightening........

[Dark Skies]

The funny thing is the apologists who make these false accusations of racism and bigotry, really have no idea what they are talking about.

If the accusation of bigotry were accurate, it would be a reasonable and, possibly, effective defense. Since, in this case, it is untrue, it is only a personal attack masquerading as a legitimate defense.

The best defense against a personal attack is to either ignore it and let it be seen for what it is or respond calmly with an empirical argument.

In this case, it strikes me that the accuser knows the accusation is unfounded but, with no way of winning the argument legitimately, the accuser is trying to destroy the debate itself by reducing it to a name calling contest (which is a victory of sorts).