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2010-04-02 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by tipper 2010-04-02 05:39|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 "The fact is while the overwhelming majority of Muslims are outstanding people, on the other hand 100 per cent of the Islamic terrorists are Muslims, and that is our main enemy today,"

Outstanding? In what sense? We'd be doing ourselves all a favour by just sticking to the truth. Most muslims are not inclined towards acts of terrorism is truthful; the overwhelming majority of Muslims are outstanding people is barmy nonsense and unhelpful. Mostly outstanding my ***e.

Posted by Bulldog 2010-04-02 06:03|| 2010-04-02 06:03|| Front Page Top

#2 After the War, the majority of Germans were found to have hated Hitler and the nazis as well. Next factoid please.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-04-02 08:08|| 2010-04-02 08:08|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd settle for "After".

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-04-02 09:05|| 2010-04-02 09:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Well...as long as the Evil Bushitler isn't doing it, I guess it's okay.

Posted by tu3031 2010-04-02 09:44|| 2010-04-02 09:44|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought profiling was so un-PC to this crowd. I thought profiling was owned by the vast right-wing conspiracy of racist, homophobe, rich capitalist, beer swizzlin, wrastlin-watching Tea Partiers--you know everyone who is not nearly as smart as Bill Maher,Keith Olbermann, and Rachel Maddow.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-04-02 09:51|| 2010-04-02 09:51|| Front Page Top

#6 The third factor which must be considered is that, while the vast majority of Muslims would not do such acts themselves, they do not, and will not, condemn other Muslims who do such acts.

Not just generically saying that "Terrorism is bad", as some of the wittier are wont to do; but to specifically condemn Muslims who commit terrorist acts as "bad Muslims who should be stopped and punished."

This is all the difference in the world, and entirely justifies profiling of ALL Muslims, on the theory that, "If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas."

On 9-11, Muslims around the world either celebrated or said nothing. This meant that they were either sympathetic or indifferent. So today, when they protest against being profiled, the western nations can shrug and say that we are indifferent as well to any inconvenience they must suffer because of their behavior.

In future, if they wish to be treated as civilized people, they must purge the uncivilized people from their ranks.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-04-02 09:55|| 2010-04-02 09:55|| Front Page Top

#7 First if they followed the friggin rules that idiot would never would have boarded the plane (xmas day bomber). I would not have been allowed to board the plane without and ID and passport. Also I think that if we give EVERY Arab and Muslim a little extra scrutiny it would go a long way toward security. Heck we might be able to keep our shoes on when we go to the airport and maybe not have to answer stupid question.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-04-02 12:09|| 2010-04-02 12:09|| Front Page Top

#8 I thought profiling was so un-PC to this crowd.

Republicans are stupid, JohnQC -- everyone knows that. So their profiling would a priori be bigotry enforced. But this profiling is scientific, surgically targetted, by an intelligent, coolly intellectual, Progressive regime, and therefore must be done.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-04-02 12:49|| 2010-04-02 12:49|| Front Page Top

#9 TW, why do I suddenly not feel safer flying?

Posted by JohnQC 2010-04-02 14:23|| 2010-04-02 14:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Just goes to show you how the left have zero principles. If W proposed this they would be screaming as loud as they were able but since it's one of their own, barely a recognition of the fact.

Don't ever believe any motivation from the left is anything but a play for political advantage and power.

Posted by Hellfish 2010-04-02 14:42|| 2010-04-02 14:42|| Front Page Top

#11 my 11 yr old reading over my shoulder sees this headline and says "Finally"

guess our security is closing in on '5th grader' level of smarts.

Posted by abu do you love 2010-04-02 21:03|| 2010-04-02 21:03|| Front Page Top

#12 "guess our security is closing in on '5th grader' level of smarts."

That'll be a huge leap in IQ for them, abu.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-04-02 21:19|| 2010-04-02 21:19|| Front Page Top

#13 And it didn't even take them a decade!

Posted by gorb 2010-04-02 22:46|| 2010-04-02 22:46|| Front Page Top

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