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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Second, I don't think alienating the Muslim community through humiliating and unethical "special treatment" is a good idea at this time. I think everyone wants Muslims to feel like they're helping, not that they're being all but accused of being terrorists.
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I lived in Rhodesia during the revolution period. It was this time the bomb killed losts of people at the Wooly's in Salisbury. It was a real mess. After that the Army conducted spot checks. They were very effective and they gathered everyone around a whole city block - black and white - and looked in their bags. I didn't mind having my bags checked and it was nice to feel safe again. The shops however controlled only black africans entering. But do I blame them? Did I feel any less safe? Nope. In desperation the "terrorsts" place a few bombs in letter boxes (only once) that turned the contents into shreds, but no one was hurt.
If you're blind I don't think you would be offended if someone noticed that you cannot see. In dangerous situations those involved know the score. I think that if I were an American Arab (concerned about the lives of my family) I'd like to know that the U.S. government is doing something to protect me. Controlling Arabs more than anyone else would probably comfort me rather than offend me. That's the way it should be too.