Vox Populi - Were Britons unreasonable to refuse to fly with Muslims?

City Journal ^ | 24 August 2006 | Theodore Dalrymple

[tessalu]

Just having to see a Muslim near me is a bit much, and yet I hate no one. And as Bush says, I do not support terrorism or anyone who does. No one in the USA has to belong to the Muslim mafia. It is there choice.

[surely_you_jest]

All muslims on one plane and let them get on naked.

But just to show we are sensitive, they should be allowed to keep their penis pumps with them.

[BadAndy]

Terrorism is such a dastardly, cowardly, heinous act, that all those who fit the profile must suffer until they themselves help the authorities root out every single one of these POS. Until then, they will be viewed with suspicion.

[rickmichaels]

All muslims on one plane...

Do you really want a Muslim sitting in the pilot's seat? 9/11 and Oct. 31, 1999 proved that's not a good idea.

[Issaquahking]

Behold the Peace of Islam: Picture of the Week



A Muslim on an airplane chanting "Allah Akbar"... what's there to worry about?  This very self-absorbed, 27-year-old Muslim man says he can't understand why fellow passengers found his audible prayers unnerving.  Islam is the Religion of Peace, after all.


For further information... try here.

[ASOC]

LOL
When I show my military ID at check-in, the lass behind the counter has asked if I would "like an isle seat up front"

And, of course, I am happy to take the seat - esp if it is an exit seat - more legroom.

[SlowBoat407]

Vox populi, Sybil the Soothsayer, and the mad prophet of the airwaves, Howard Beale!

[fogofbobegabay]

My parent's just profiled with their wallet. They had been in Poland for the summer and were set to return on British Air via Heathrow. They canceled their return flight and purchased new tickets on LOT, the Polish airline. They told me they were not going to be subjected to a plane full of Muslims on the connection from Heathrow. As a note, the Poles do profile. I have seen them give muslims the "special treatment" at the Warsaw airport. This usually entails escorting them around the airport with two armed boarder guards. The normal glaring Muslims take on a rather sheepish look.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

My life and the lives of my family are the single most important thing in the universe.

If I am getting on a plane somewhere and I see an obvious muzzie in the boarding line or sitting on board, you can bet I'm unassing that bird and dragging any family members I happen to have with me.

I'm not taking chances where mohammedans are concerned. Only a fool would.

If the koranimals don't like it, they can take it up with the moon rock.

[madison10]

The Poles are smart and courageous; they make the rest of Europe look like weenies.

[RochesterFan]

The press has widely condemned the action of the skittish passengers.

Then let the press fly with them...

[groovejedi]

I would do the exact same thing. I would NOT board an airplane that had terrorists or terrorsits sympathizers on it.

[jonascord]

Why didn't an air marshal put a .45 ACP thru the back of his head, just as a precaution? It's getting to the point where muslims are becoming less valuable as human beings. It's something CAIR might start considering...

[patriot_wes]

"Besides, there are many Muslims and very few suicide bombers."

Besides on 9/11 there were only a few Muslims and nearly 3000 bodies..... /sarc

[The_Media_never_lie]

The second is the unwillingness of Britain’s Muslims to recognize without equivocation that something evil is at work among them—something that has a relationship to their religion.

This is the crux of the problem. Silence implies consent.

[Zippo44]

I agree completely. I was on a flight from Chicago to Houston a couple of weeks ago and there was a pair of men I watched carefully. After the second one went to the bathroom I even considered asking the flight attendant if I could move my seat to be directly behind them (I am 6' 4")
Un-PC it may be, but I will maintain situational awareness on all flights I am on for the rest of my life.

[ClearBlueSky]

What a stupid question!
Here's a better one- is your LIFE worth the price of a plane ticket and the 'feewings' of a death-cultist?

[ClearBlueSky]

Who said anything about a pilot?
Surely the autopilot system could be fixed to handle takeoff. There's so much ocean, landing won't be necessary.

[Levante]

Better yet, let the press go f**k itself.

[nonliberal]

Muslims should be only allowed to fly caged in the plane cargo compartment.

How about that contraption that they put Hannibal Lecter in in Silence of the Lambs?