Saturday, August 19, 2006

A pack, not a herd; or a pack of bigots?

British passengers refuse to fly with two "Asian-looking" men on board.

In the U.S. the airline would have been fined and probably sued for giving in to the majority of customers. What can you do, force them to fly against their will?

Instead of complaining about racism and discrimination, as groups like CAIR do, Muslims need to be proactive in demonstrating their true intentions and support of the societies that have accepted them. If they continue to deny that Islamic teachings are the source of the current wave of terrorism, they'll lose credibility and be shunned, if not persecuted. There's a perception, created by hate speech from Islamic clerics, fanatical politicians like Ahmadinejad and the terrorists themselves, that Muslims consider themselves superior and entitled to rule the world. If their societies had produced prosperity, respect for human rights, tolerance, etc., they might have a case, but right now their co-religionists haven't inspired much trust. That's their problem, not ours.

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