A week after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C., I heard a radio talk show host on WBAP talk about a call he received the day before.
A woman called in to ask how she could get over the pure hatred she currently has for all Americans who are of Middle Eastern descent.
The talk show host asked her if she hated all African Americans after the Los Angeles riots occurred. The woman said yes.
She obviously has not learned how to have a good relationship with people of other cultures and races. Neither have the ones who have gone out and wrongly committed crimes against Muslim, Islamic and now Indian Americans considering the terrorist attacks.
Most recent incidents, according to news reports, include mosques in Irving and Denton being riddled with bullets and Molotov cocktails.
Other incidents have been posted on www.cair-net.org/, a website hosted by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). The most unsettling comment was the one made by a 19-year-old from Chicago’s Oak Lawn area during a demonstration.
“I’m proud to be American and I hate Arabs and always have,” the kid said.
Some Muslims, unfortunately, have paid innocently with their lives.
According to a Sept. 17 story on www.cnn.com, Dallas police are investigating whether the murder of a Pakistani grocer was racially motivated.
Then there is an Indian immigrant who practiced the Sikh faith and ran a gas station in Mesa, Arizona who was also gunned down.
While touring a Washington mosque on Sept. 17, President Bush said those committing crimes against Muslims in the wake of the terrorist attacks should be “ashamed” according to the same article on CNN’s website.
"Muslim Americans make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country," he said. "They need to be treated with respect."
I want to personally congratulate each one of those racists who stupidly think what happened to America the morning of Sept. 11 is the fault of every single Middle Eastern American living in the United States.
They have just stooped to the same level as the terrorists. This is exactly what they want. Americans fighting other Americans.
These assholes need to wake up! These people are not their enemy.
If any of the perpetrators bothered to read various articles written by Muslim/Islamic columnists, they would find they are feeling just as much pain and shock as the rest of us. In fact, Muslim Americans do not even subscribe to the same beliefs as suspected terrorist, Osama bin Laden.
"We denounce the terrorist attacks,” said Nahid Awad, executive director of CAIR. “They do not reflect the behavior and thoughts of most Muslims. And ... we are Americans, too. There is no place in Islam for acts of terrorism and violence against innocent people."
“Bigots aren’t brain surgeons,” Awad added. “When they do these things, it’s based on ignorance.”
Many remarkable things came out of the tragic events of Sept. 11. There was a sudden resurgence in patriotism that has not seen since World War II. Many Americans made donations, more than what various organizations could manage. People lined up to give blood and many individuals attended church services.
What a shame to know all those good things are overshadowed by the racism some people still hold in their hearts.
Seems the saying, “We’re all in this together,” is not as true as it sounds.
©9/26/01
A woman called in to ask how she could get over the pure hatred she currently has for all Americans who are of Middle Eastern descent.
The talk show host asked her if she hated all African Americans after the Los Angeles riots occurred. The woman said yes.
She obviously has not learned how to have a good relationship with people of other cultures and races. Neither have the ones who have gone out and wrongly committed crimes against Muslim, Islamic and now Indian Americans considering the terrorist attacks.
Most recent incidents, according to news reports, include mosques in Irving and Denton being riddled with bullets and Molotov cocktails.
Other incidents have been posted on www.cair-net.org/, a website hosted by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). The most unsettling comment was the one made by a 19-year-old from Chicago’s Oak Lawn area during a demonstration.
“I’m proud to be American and I hate Arabs and always have,” the kid said.
Some Muslims, unfortunately, have paid innocently with their lives.
According to a Sept. 17 story on www.cnn.com, Dallas police are investigating whether the murder of a Pakistani grocer was racially motivated.
Then there is an Indian immigrant who practiced the Sikh faith and ran a gas station in Mesa, Arizona who was also gunned down.
While touring a Washington mosque on Sept. 17, President Bush said those committing crimes against Muslims in the wake of the terrorist attacks should be “ashamed” according to the same article on CNN’s website.
"Muslim Americans make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country," he said. "They need to be treated with respect."
I want to personally congratulate each one of those racists who stupidly think what happened to America the morning of Sept. 11 is the fault of every single Middle Eastern American living in the United States.
They have just stooped to the same level as the terrorists. This is exactly what they want. Americans fighting other Americans.
These assholes need to wake up! These people are not their enemy.
If any of the perpetrators bothered to read various articles written by Muslim/Islamic columnists, they would find they are feeling just as much pain and shock as the rest of us. In fact, Muslim Americans do not even subscribe to the same beliefs as suspected terrorist, Osama bin Laden.
"We denounce the terrorist attacks,” said Nahid Awad, executive director of CAIR. “They do not reflect the behavior and thoughts of most Muslims. And ... we are Americans, too. There is no place in Islam for acts of terrorism and violence against innocent people."
“Bigots aren’t brain surgeons,” Awad added. “When they do these things, it’s based on ignorance.”
Many remarkable things came out of the tragic events of Sept. 11. There was a sudden resurgence in patriotism that has not seen since World War II. Many Americans made donations, more than what various organizations could manage. People lined up to give blood and many individuals attended church services.
What a shame to know all those good things are overshadowed by the racism some people still hold in their hearts.
Seems the saying, “We’re all in this together,” is not as true as it sounds.
©9/26/01
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