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We Need To Understand Their Culture?

by Big Dog on Nov 23, 2006 at 00:07 Uncategorized

Six Imams on their way home from a convention of Imams were removed from an airplane because their presence and actions made a few of the passengers uncomfortable. Prior to boarding the plane some number of them (reports range from all to only three) stood up in the airport and began praying. They got on the plane and all had seats in different parts of the plane. A passenger gave a note to the flight attendant that detailed their actions and he indicated they were praying using the words “Allah Akbar” and it looks like the note that was passed reads that they were talking bad about the United States but the handwriting and the copy I saw were a bit poor in quality so it was hard to make out. The police were summoned and the Imams were removed from the plane.

Now, of course, the Council for American and Islamic Relations has jumped into the fray. You know this organization and contrary to what their name says, their real intentions are to downplay anything bad that Muslims do and make everything an American does look like racism (concern about the actions of someone based on religion is not racism). CAIR has demanded that an investigation take place and stated this:

“We are concerned that crew members, passengers and security personnel may have succumbed to fear and prejudice based on stereotyping of Muslims and Islam,” Nihad Awad, the council’s executive director, said in a news release.

There are a few things that I am unclear of. One, is it stereotyping to attribute certain acts to terrorist behavior when those acts are always performed by the terrorists? In other words, Awad is concerned that we are painting Muslims with a broad brush based on fear and prejudice. Here is how I see it. The religion of Islam believes in violence in order to obtain its goal of world domination. People can tell you about the religion of peace but the fact is the people who follow Islam commit far too many acts of violence and violence is their reaction to everything. Look at how they acted over a story about flushed Korans and pictures of their pedophile prophet. In any event, these Islamic terrorists are willing to kill themselves in order to kill others. They consider it an honor to blow themselves up if they can take a few infidels with them.

We have been told countless times how these suicide bombers pray before they kill themselves on a suicide mission. There are many stories about suicide bombers chanting Allah Akbar and praying before pulling the cord and blowing themselves up. We are also aware that the 9/11 hijackers got on planes and their seats were spread apart thus allowing them to be in different parts when they took over. So tell me, how is it wrong, prejudicial, or stereotyping for any sane person to report a group of Muslims who stand up in an airport praying “Allah Akbar” and chanting, according to the note passer, anti-American statements and then get on the plane and take seats in different areas?

I saw where the CAIR folks were on TV calling this racism. That is a neat word for the Muslims to throw around. However, this is not racism because we are worried about their fanatical religion, not their race. It is also reported that the newly elected Muslim apologizer Keith Ellison of Minnesota was in attendance at the Imam meeting. I did not know he was an Imam but I get more concerned about him with each passing day. He is overly involved in Muslim affairs and he was not elected to Congress to push a Muslim agenda. Like I said before, we need to keep an eye on this guy.

I do not think the airlines did anything wrong. I think it is unreasonable for CAIR or Ellison or anyone else to blame Americans for the way we respond to things after 9/11. Now I do not believe that these guys were up to no good. Any Muslim who got up on a plane and tried to cause trouble after 9/11 would be dismembered by the people on the plane. Six Imams are no match for hundreds of frightened passengers. Those guys would be torn limb from limb. Having said that, I also do not think Americans have any obligation to learn Muslim culture or their prayer habits. This country is pretty tolerant and we allow a lot of Muslims here and they are not bothered at all. I will say that the Imams should be the ones to worry about American culture and our concerns about their actions. They should have known that standing and praying the way they did in an airport would cause problems, especially during the busiest travel time of the year.

I actually believe they did know it. I do not think it is unreasonable to assume they did this on purpose in order to cause an incident. They can claim how they were profiled and how bad Americans are and this will cause some knee-jerk reaction where everyone in the airlines industry has to take sensitivity training. They will be too afraid to address the next issue and then the Muslims will be one step closer to taking over and imposing Sharia law. Yes, they knew it and I would not be surprised if we found out CAIR put them up to it. Well, screw them and their culture. Don’t pray like a bunch of suicide bombers before you get on the plane and you won’t be asked to get off it.

Sources:
CBS News
LGF

Tags: Terrorism