From your American conservative WASP point of view, perhaps

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alcaray — 6/2/2004 3:41:05 PM (archived)

A story:

One of the guys I used to work with is a contractor from India. About 35 years old. Hindu background. Wore a beard.

After Iraq started to heat up, his mother - back in India - ordered him to shave his beard. This was to keep anyone from thinking he was an Arab and harming him. (He complied.)

There have been stories in the news about Arabs subject to murder, bodily harm, threats, vandalism, sacrilige perfromed on their places of worship. They aren't covered much. The stories that get any play at all are the mistaken identity ones. Like the one where the murdered "Arab" turned out to be Hispanic.

From your vantage, this is easy to discount because it does not apply to you. Believe me when I tell you that folks with darker complexions than yours take it very seriously, indeed.

Besides, really really bad things could happen to the Arab-American community, if things went sour. I think that keeping a low profile is exactly the right strategy, for them.

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Religion of Peace Update - Tom Brosz - 5/29/2004 12:57:53 AM
- The Klan uses a cross for its symbol, too. - Mary Anne - 5/29/2004 2:42:53 PM
  - Nice try. - Tom Brosz - 5/29/2004 6:46:49 PM
    - *Maybe* he doesn't represent the entire Muslim religion?? - Mary Anne - 5/31/2004 3:08:04 AM
      - Fine. - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2004 7:23:05 PM
        
        Oh, wait... - Mary Anne - 6/1/2004 3:30:54 AM
        
        re: Oh, wait... - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2004 4:29:12 AM
        
        Demonstrations? That would not be smart or even safe. - alcaray - 6/1/2004 9:54:16 PM
        
        re: Pro-America Muslim demonstrations in the U.S. not smart or even safe? Now why would that be? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2004 10:32:36 PM
        
        Same reason I keep a low profile in South LA (n/t) - alcaray - 6/1/2004 10:39:37 PM
        
        Ridiculous. - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2004 11:10:21 PM
        
        From your American conservative WASP point of view, perhaps - alcaray - 6/2/2004 3:41:05 PM
        
        Okay, we're having communications problems again. - Tom Brosz - 6/2/2004 6:54:20 PM
        
        You aren't listening - alcaray - 6/3/2004 3:59:06 PM
        
        re: You aren't paying attention to the facts. - Tom Brosz - 6/3/2004 4:29:25 PM
        
        re: "afraid of their less-moderate brethren, not of anti-Muslim Americans." - alcaray - 6/3/2004 4:47:23 PM
        
        re: Oh, wait... - Mary Anne - 6/1/2004 12:47:19 PM
        
        Seriously... - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2004 9:10:27 PM
        
        Apparently the header... - Mary Anne - 6/1/2004 3:22:22 AM
        
        Sauce for the gander - Fox - 5/31/2004 11:14:38 PM
    - noted your quote of the REPUBLICAN Guard. Good picture of life under a conservative (by definition) government....... (n/t) - Publius - 5/30/2004 8:10:28 PM
      - Using the same ridiculous premise, what does that say about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2004 8:54:51 PM
    - And George Bush claims guidance from a Christian God. - Bowser - 5/30/2004 12:48:52 AM
- Talk about suicidal stupidity... - Gary - 5/29/2004 4:39:33 AM
  - If Iran were insane enough to attack the USA with a nuke, it would be annhilated in revenge. At least 500 warheads would be dispatched to Iran. Result: No such place any more. - David F Mayer - 5/30/2004 2:06:32 PM
- Religion of Peace Update - Bowser - 5/29/2004 4:19:58 AM
- I will spare evryone my gut reaction to that spew (n/t) - FrankC - 5/29/2004 1:11:40 AM

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