“I will only say to those who leap to the conclusion that this kind of thing is intrinsic to Islam, ask yourselves if you think that drunkenness is intrinsic to Irish Catholics, or cheating in business is to Jews?”
Arrgghh. What total BS.
As an American of Irish descent (no hyphen for me!!!) I am insulted by that remark. I feel an apology to the Irish and the Jews is in order. That dumba$$ statement is comparing an apple to a watermelon.
The ‘drunken’ Irish is a media induced negative stereotype; we all know that there are NO negative media stereotypes of Islam or of Muslims...well, other than they are ALL, EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM, EVERYONE WHO WAS EVER BEEN A FOLLOWER OF ISLAM OR WILL EVER BE A FOLLOWER OF ISLAM are ALL THE MOST PEACEFUL, LOVING, WARM, KIND, SPIRITUAL, NICE, HAPPY, DID I MENTION PEACEFUL PEOPLE EVER. In the history of the world. In the history of the universe...did I mention they are peaceful?