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And it's said that the man who stopped him getting in and causing more death was himself a Muslim. It'd be nice to see this reported more widely to stop some of the anti-Muslim rhetoric that is flaring up again.

P.S. i`ve seen no anti-muslim rhetoric,everyone seems to be agreed that it`s the act of a minority.

I understand the sensation of fear.  But too many of these people are simply riding the wave that has allowed them to say out loud what they have always wanted.

One of America's biggest threats right now is the small but very vocal (and politically influential) group of 'Americans' who are simply sick and tired of sharing this country with 'others'.   The election of President Obama lit their fuse and they have been pushing harder and harder non stop to shape our reality around their fears.  The hardest thing in the world will be for 'us' to resist the easy feelings of hatred and lean on each other in a way we are probably afraid to do.  

It's REALLY way past time for the world community to shed old fears and prejudices.  We have got to get away from our own little corners of reality, guarded by our individual fears and feelings about people who aren't like you and try to wrap our heads around a sense of acceptance.  

Its too easy to feel hate towards the 'other' person.  And its even easier to express those feelings to the world.

 

The liberal sanctimony about ignoring Beiruit is getting pretty obnoxious. In my defense, I only frenchified my profile pic because the tricolour on disco-era Boba Fett was too tasteless to pass up.