Ronin, thank you for this excellent post. Unfortunately, it won't cure the invincibly ignorant. Too many of my fellow freepers seem to think that if you don't hate this young woman and everyone like her, you can't possibly love America.
A few have questioned the authenticity of the post but none have expressed hatred for this woman. That's an unfounded smear on your part. Don't throw your shoulder out patting yourself on the back for your bigotry.
I believe that there are far, far greater numbers of Muslims around the world who are decent people that just want to live their lives and raise their families in peace.
Why are they so quiet about 9/11? Not just around the world, but also in America?
Too many good Freepers have sinned by silence lately.
You utterly fail to address the point that so many FReepers have made: Too many Moslems have sinned by theirsilence lately.
Sabertooth, the sad truth is that a number of Freepers have expressed hatred for Muslims; not just Muslim terrorists, but Muslims in general. That of course includes not just the author of Ronin's article and the other persons I mentioned in my reply, but approximately one billion other men, women, and children who did not attack the World Trade Center. I wonder how pointing that out makes me a "bigot". Rather a novel use of the word.
I wish I could stay up a little longer and participate in the discussion, but I travel tomorrow, so I must be off to bed. I'm sorry I won't be here to give anyone the courtesy of a reply.
Rather than smearing Freepers generally (as someone has suggested), I very specifically ranted against those who have expressed hatred for all Muslims (fortunately, a small subset of FR). I don't know that that includes anyone on this post, and I'd like to how that construction could be read into my words.
No one should take offense who has not expressed hatred of Muslims in general; those are the folks I specifically inveighed against, and I don't see how I could have been clearer.
I believe I stand right about where President Bush does on the issue. We are not at war with a religion.
This "bigot" and "liberal" needs to get some sleep, so unfortunately, I've got to duck out of the fray. I wish you all a good night.