[Buckeye McFrog]

Before 9-11 most Americans were too ignorant of Islam to have an opinion either way. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

[Cagey]

Two sentences and you absolutely nailed it.

[allmendream]

Yep, like asking Americans their opinion of the Japanese before Pearl Harbor? “WHO?” “The Japanese?” “They guys at the laundry?” “No those are Chinese?” “There is a difference?” “I would say there is, they hate each other” “Whatever.”

So when some hollyweird star started prattling on about racism as a cause for WWII, I was amazed, because he had it backwards.