Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: HairOfTheDog
On a side note, has a Muslim or an American of Arab decent ever been elected to Congress? I'm kinda curious about that.
30 posted on 09/28/2001 4:30:52 PM PDT by clikker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: clikker
?"Well, whatcha want to do about it? Put all Muslims in internment camps? Revoke their citizenship? Deport all of them, including those who are legal immigrants or citizens? In good faith, you really can't do any of that."?

Clikker, I had not suggested any of those things, what I asked for in my article is that Muslims in America come forward and choose sides. Mere vague references to Islam being a religion of peace is not enough.

"My mistrust will diminish when those Middle-Eastern Muslims here in America are the most vocal about rooting out this problem. The problem is that those that are speaking up so far are those that feel victimized unfairly, or offer vague references that Islam is a religion of peace, and not terror. Clearly there are lots of Muslims who have read something else. Where are those that have overheard discussions, but did not participate? Where are those that have been approached to participate or give money, but chose not to? Where are those that were trusted enough to confide in, but did not decide to join? Or those that joined ethnic or Muslim groups they believed to improve people's lives, only to find out that the real mission was something very different? Where are those that are vocal about exposing those among them that are the problem? Until they speak up, I will continue to mistrust all of them without feeling an ounce of guilt, because I refuse to feel guiltier than they do about these attacks on our country."

32 posted on 09/28/2001 4:40:08 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson