Comments on: What, A Muslim Can’t Be President?

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:34:40 +0000

Thanks Robin. The election will be what it will be; the Muslim issue will still be here a long time after the elections, I’m afraid. One day a true dialogue will open up; I hope I’m still around for it.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:18:26 +0000

Hi there Mitch

We have a fair amount of intolerance to Muslims here in Melbourne, Australia too, unfortunately. Sigh. Good luck with the election.

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By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:09:46 +0000

We definitely have come a long way, and it’s unfortunate that we still have so far to go. It was good finally seeing someone call one of these idiots on his bad behavior.

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:53:15 +0000

Thanks Mitch, it was good to see them call out that idiot.
You’ve raised a very good question. Even though I was 10 years old in 1960 I remember all the talk about Kennedy possibly not being elected because he was Roman Catholic and as a Catholic I wondered why? Amazing how far we’ve come as a nation. I prefer to focus on the good, even though there is a way to go.

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By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:15:36 +0000

That’s okay, Sire. Sometimes the concepts are hard to understand if you’ve not been a part of them.

By: Sire

Sire — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:41:18 +0000

Sorry Mitch, once again I have misunderstood your point…banging head on wall….Hopefully I will get it right next time.

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By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:08:07 +0000

No, I’m making a point by using a comparison. I’m saying that I can understand why Muslims might act like they do in keeping quiet because black people in America do the same thing. Internally, we’ll gripe like crazy; externally, sometimes we stay quiet. For some assistance on this particular topic, look up Bill Cosby speaking out on Google, and you’ll get an idea of what goes on here.

By: Sire

Sire — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:58:58 +0000

But Muslims aren’t all blacks and not all blacks are Muslims. Also it’s not just in America, it’s all over the world. We had an incidence here awhile back where a girl was raped by a Muslim and some Muslim cleric defended the action saying that she brought it on herself or some other such crap. There was quite a commotion about it all but not amongst the Muslims.

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By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:38:45 +0000

I actually understand this one, Sire. In America, black people are very hesitant as a whole to call out bad black behavior. Overall, we’d like to keep it internal, to project an image of solidarity. Because the same thing happens to blacks that happens to Muslims; the majority get lumped in with the few that cause problems, and then we’re left defending ourselves for someone else’s behavior.

By: Sire

Sire — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:22:27 +0000

I understand that the Muslims that cause all the problems in the world are a minority, what I don’t understand is why they are not condemned by the Muslim majority?

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