So terrorism has struck at UNC. My initial reaction is: wow, people are stupid. Let's say you are a member of a race/religion/ethnic group/etc. that you see as being treated in a predjudicial manner, like, say, people perceive you all as terrorists. Moreover, let's say that something happened that provoked a horrified response and reaction against your group--I don't know, maybe some highly visible, landmark building (or two) in a major U.S. city, like New York, was attacked/destroyed. Would your response be: Pray, give to charity, help out those most strongly affected? Complain online about how poorly you are being portrayed/treated by the media, politicians, police? Remain/become a part of the real world, interacting with many different people, hoping that the more people you can postivly affect, the better things will be? Try and run people over with your (hyper-American) SUV?
I know most Muslims are not terrorists, just like I know most Christians aren't clan members (or Fred Phelps), but if some cartoon were to degrade Jesus, would would angry Christians in this country take to the streets to riot and cause the deaths of many? Probably not (our riots are primarily reserved for athletic championships). I think the main reason for the response in largly Muslim nations is their generally poorer education. (Which is likely a result of poverty and Western enabling to get oil.) What's the excuse for the idiot in Chapel Hill? There is none. Congradulations, jackass, your astute problem solving skills just made more people hate Muslims.
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