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I have personally met people who proclaimed that American deserved what happened on 9/11, that the Jews were behind it all, that if we were not friends with Israel none of this would have happened, that if only we would respect their so called culture 9/11 never would have happened.
These people are my neighbors and I assure you similar neighbors exist for every posting member on Free Republic.
Are these idiots actually going to cheer the hijackers in the movie theater? No - of course not. They'd be beaten within an inch of their lives.
If you don't believe such people exist - take a look at a putrid little web site called democratic Underground. There are lots of ' wonderful ' postings about this movie. Your jaw will drop and the blood leave your face when you see some of the comments.

Yes sir, I do agree there are people who have very ugly things to say in this country. However, it is naive to believe that one website completely encompasses and represents an opposing viewpoint. The Democratic Underground is a poorly run site with terrible moderation. FreeRepublic is not the sole bastion of conservative thought on the Internet, nor is DemocraticUnderground the sole voice of liberalism.

I went to the film with a Muslim who I roomed with freshman year and his eyes were pouring with tears like mine. Imagine how hard it was for him to attend this film in the theater in a red state (Texas), especially after several posters in this thread have made it clear in no uncertain terms that they felt almost driven to violence by the film.

Yes, there are people in this world who would cry such inflammatory things during a screening, but you know and I know they are few and far between. However, is yelling "kill all the muslims!" any better than someone saying something about our President?

The beauty of this film is that it allows you to realize your own feelings. It is an intelligent film, one that forces the viewer to draw their own conclusions. I simply believe that both liberals and conservatives can enjoy this movie, and have so up to this point.

The DemocraticUnderground is a fringe bunch of loons, and should not be viewed as the sole voice of an opposition. My grandfather, an old Democrat who fought in World War II, would agree with almost nothing said on that board.