pourdeac
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Great story and post. That's what America is all about. It's really sad to see the ignorant attacks of Americans.....particularly white Americans...as if these fears are unnatural and/or are based on some sort of special white Judeo Christian bigotry. It's not and never has been. America is the most accepting county in the world, it's extremist politics that makes it seem like we aren't.Needless to say, this guy gives people the benefit of the doubt almost universally, and I think if more people would just get to know their Muslim neighbors they would realize that the overwhelming majority are great people.
I'm sure I will get plenty of tl;dr for this and possibly some neg reps, but I just had to tell my encouraging story.
People discriminate from others by culture and race..even football team colors. That's what we do. That doesn't mean we hate anyone. But when something like 9-11 happens then everyone associated with those lines of demarcation are going to be unfairly lumped into it, thus the plight of the author. It's unfair, but it should be understandable. I'm glad your neighbor understands that.
That said, Muslims have greater issues because their religion goes against some primary tenants of western culture, primarily the treatment of women. Western culture is also open, while they cover up. It seems backward to a lot of people. That sentiment will change to some extent, but it is also quite scary to see what is happening in Europe. That can not continue. IMO this cultural clash will force a Muslim "reformation". My wife travels quite a bit to Abu Dhabi and tells me the younger generations are starting to go against these uber conservative views. Some of these clashes against governments throughout the ME may precipitate such changes, who knows. It's inevitable though.
Just my 0.02.
And whomever said the Amish don't care about what happens outside their world is really uninformed. I'm of Mennonite decent and I get tired of people stereotyping my culture. It's always open season on making fun of Amish and Asian cultures...because they don't complain. Sad.