Sunday, September 19, 2010

A matter of perspective: Muslims in America

This one's for all of the "Muslims = evil terrorists" out there (or "Islam is a violent religion" folks). On behalf of all Americans, Nick Kristof has apologized for our pathetic behavior:
Many Americans honestly believe that Muslims are prone to violence, but humans are too complicated and diverse to lump into groups that we form invidious conclusions about. We’ve mostly learned that about blacks, Jews and other groups that suffered historic discrimination, but it’s still O.K. to make sweeping statements about “Muslims” as an undifferentiated mass.

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