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Re: Special Identification for Arab Americans?
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Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:46:36 GMT
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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > From you know who... The poll results scare the JEEPERS out of me.
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> That *is* kind of scary. It should serve as an indication of
> how fundamental the crisis of such thinking is, that groups
> from the far-right *and* the far-left are willing to work
> together with a broad spectrum of groups in between to oppose
> this sort of Fascistic thing.
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> Consider the US Islamic population as our mineshaft canary.
> If our government begins to whittle away their civil rights,
> we're on the precipice of doom. I'm also concerned that people
> think this is a *real* war--11 September's attacks were criminal,
> they were murderous and evil, but calling them "war" is a
> measure designed to justify an exaggerated military response
> both internally and externally.
. and I thought I was cynical. I think the "war" is all about GWB
overreacting. The problem is that he has now painted himself into a corner.
Calling this a war, I think, plays right into the hands of whoever did this.
In the UK, the government was careful for a long time to not add to the
credibility of the IRA by saying it was at war with them.
As for the poll quoted above, I really think publicising these results can
be counterproductive. It serves to justify racist and further allow
minorities to feel victimised. That said, I have to say I would have thought
that the "land of the free" would have learned its lesson after the way it
treated Japanese -Americans in WW2.
Scott A
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: <snip> (...) Amazing. Ignorance is Truth, eh? If those of us on the side of freedom think that the nutters who want to do some of these things are a small minority we are less likely to do anything to (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| "Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GK7ptp.Ftt@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) corner. (...) this. GWB even used the word "crusade" in one speech, which must have gone down well when translated for the Arab press. Using "war" was (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That *is* kind of scary. It should serve as an indication of how fundamental the crisis of such thinking is, that groups from the far-right *and* the far-left are willing to work together with a broad spectrum of groups in between to oppose (...) (25 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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