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Sometimes, I'm astounded by the level of ignorance around me. Head covering has a long history in the three largest western faith traditions. I wonder if he'd have pulled off a nun's white coif with the same lack of respect and courtesy. Or a Jewish woman's snood. Or an Amish woman's prayer cap. The passenger's behavior was deplorable and shows a profound disregard for the dignity of other people.
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Originally Posted by dechatelet
Jews and Christians are not the problem, Muslims are.
He physically ASSAULTED a woman who was not in any way, shape, or form threatening the other passengers on the plane! What on earth is wrong with you that this was acceptable? I give up. Seriously, I give up! Anybody who believes this is defensible has lost their ever-loving mind.
This happened last December and we're just hearing about it now? I'm guessing that Think Progress had to first verify the guy wasn't an illegal alien transsexual Hillary Clinton supporter before they reported on it.
She should have jumped up and yelled "RAPE!" since the guy grabbed clothing.
His lawyer should put forth the "Southwest Airline Insanity" defense.
True, but that hasn't stopped many of the 99% who dislike hijabs from approving and defending the actions of the dirtbag who did do it. So ..... their approval and defense of the dirtbag doesn't speak very well for their character either.
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As I mentioned before I have Muslim neighbors from India and a Turkish Muslim tennis partner. They make every effort to fit into our great country. Their children are raised to play with non-Muslim children.
I have a problem with people who make no effort to fit into and join our country, indeed hate our country, yet spoon off its benefits. And as we saw on 9/11, and more recently in Chattanooga and San Bernardino kill us. While there is not a perfect fit between the spouses of hijab wearers and terrorists it is likely to be closely correlative. We can deny all we want but we need to recognize reality, rather than fantasize that somehow militant Muslims are the equivalent of the Amish. They aren't.
Tashfeen Malik was not "masquerading" as a Muslim, she was a Muslim.
So were the 9/11 hijackers.
It's amazing, the lengths to which some will go to excuse Islam.
The word "Islam" means "submission," and Islam demands the murder or subjugation of all who do not "submit."
It is the religion of Islam itself that is the problem.
But of course, few people know anything about its history, or want to know.
Few know that Muslims attacked Christian Europe for 300 years before Christians finally responded by launching the Crusades.
Islam has been a violent, aggressive system of oppression ever since its founding 1400 years ago.
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Islam does not believe in freedom and democracy, and therefore does not belong in this country.
Some who practice Islam are fundamentally un-American.
Then in that case, continue to let the media spoon feed you the lies you are eating up, you seem to believe in all of them.....
I edited the quoted post a little, to cut out some stuff that shouldn't have been included in your quote, and to change one word of Dechalet's post I don't fully agree with, but Cliftonpdx can you identify in the remaining parts which are lies?
Nobody should force others to do so. However I think hijab should be discouraged, and burqa should be banned.
I have no problems with women wearing hijabs, etc., if that's their choice. HOWEVER... If I have to remove my hat/scarf at TSA security checkpoints and other locations that do not allow headwear, hijabs/turbans (men) have to be removed, as well.
You're the one who's drinking the Kool Aid, not me.
I actually read history books.
You should try that some time. It's obvious that you know nothing about the history of Islam.
Ah, is that it, guess you don't know much about any other religion then. They have all been used in bad ways, but that would require you to read some history about other religions. But it is easier for you to believe what is being spoon fed to you about Muslims, I get that, we all like it when things are easy.
Tashfeen Malik was not "masquerading" as a Muslim, she was a Muslim.
So were the 9/11 hijackers.
It's amazing, the lengths to which some will go to excuse Islam.
The word "Islam" means "submission," and Islam demands the murder or subjugation of all who do not "submit."
It is the religion of Islam itself that is the problem.
But of course, few people know anything about its history, or want to know.
Few know that Muslims attacked Christian Europe for 300 years before Christians finally responded by launching the Crusades.
Islam has been a violent, aggressive system of oppression ever since its founding 1400 years ago.
That will have to be changed.
About 20,000 nuclear weapons.
They should represent 0%.
The person targeted was a Muslim, not a Jew or a Christian.
Jews and Christians are not the problem, Muslims are.
Exactly.
Maybe if nobody had resisted Hitler, Hitler would have stopped his naughty behavior.
Yeah, right.
Islam is a "religion" of murder and oppression and it needs to be eliminated -- not just here but throughout the world.
Islam does not believe in freedom and democracy, and therefore does not belong in this country.
Those who practice Islam are fundamentally un-American.
I think it can be safely assumed that you're for banning Muslim immigrants. What exactly would you do about the natural born American citizens who are Muslim as well?
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