Is Anyone Else Over the Anti-Muslim Propaganda?

A week ago I had to travel to Kansas City for work, and at the airport a Middle Eastern man was sitting in the boarding area. One of the dudes traveling with us said something to the effect of, "Man, I'm glad he's not on my flight. Being on an airplane with him would freak me out!" I turned to my co-worker and said, "You're right. He might be smuggling some lotion or hand soap inside his turban."

Honestly, ever since 9/11 it seems that fearing/hating Muslims has become socially acceptable. While I realize it was a terrible event worthy of the full retaliation of our military, if you make a side-by-side comparison of all the things committed against Americans by Middle Easterners, you can find at least a dozen more instances of Americans committing atrocities against each other. (McVeigh, the Kennedy Assassination, Columbine, the Omaha Mall and Virginia Tech Massacres, the list goes on and on.) And now, because of the ineptitude of our political administration, American anger is directed toward Iraq, when they've never had ANY provable links to Al-Quaida. When was the last time the U.S. caught, tried, and punished an actual terrorist? Yet, more and more people seem to be jumping on the "Let's get the sand niggers" bandwagon.

Personally, I'm more afraid of being in a mall, or college, or grocery store and a disgruntled employee walks in with an AK-47 and mows me down! It happens way more frequently, and when was the last time Albertson's made you empty your water bottle before letting you in?

It shames me that more people aren't aware of the fact that ritualized hate was the reason behind practically every tragedy in human history. Shouldn't we be learning from our mistakes?

I'd love to read other thoughts about this.

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