Wait, a second, you say we have some Muslims living here? Arabs too?
Well, I'll be.
We should not allow any country with Arabs and Muslims living in it to have anything to do with our ports. That'll teach 'em. /sarcasm
I'm one who's always tried to be a voice of reason; to do things like point out instances where I think people are being a little extreme, even if I know I'll get flamed mightily for it! One area where I've sensed a little not-so-subtle bigotry is when people lump together all Muslims with the terrorists. I traditionally argue for discriminating between Islamofascists and good Muslims. While I've never really bought into the view that Islam is a religion of peace, it seemed the gracious and prudent thing to give those Muslims who insist that "terrorists are not true Muslims" yada, yada, the benefit of the doubt.
However, after what I just heard on the news (47 Sunnis found shot in the head in south Baghdad,) and everything that's been going on since the 'toon riots I think it would be too much of a stretch to agree with that proposition anymore. Mainstream Muslims celebrate, or at least raise no objection when terrorists kill Jews and Christians. Mainstream Muslims kill each other in sectarian violence. Hundreds die regularly during religious observances. Islam a religion of peace? I don't think so.