Interesting Thought

[Bruzilla]

Who's to say that African-Americans weren't responsible for the 9/11 attacks? I noticed that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton both managed to makes themselves absent at the World Trade Center the day of the attacks. Coincidence... maybe not. Kwaisi Mfume and Coretta Scott King and the rest of the African-American leadership also managed to be somewhere else that day as well. More coincidences...

 

[vraiblonde]

vraiblonde,

I dunno what the over effect would be or the specifics on how Americans would be affected. I, like you, can theorize on that.

Okay, then I'll play:

Had it been Africans from Africa (let's say Libyans) that attacked us, we'd have gone over there and kicked Quaddafi's ass for him. If African Americans, led by Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, had protested or complained about this and tried to put a racial spin on it, we'd have said "Yeah, yeah - whatever " like we normally do when these two get going.

If blacks in this country were vocal in their support of Libya's actions and staged protests proclaiming "Down With America", non-blacks would begin to have a problem with the "black community" and you would see race riots.

But that's a big "if". Blacks in this country are Americans. They don't come from a foreign country - they're born, bred and breedin' right here in the good ol' US. We'd more likely see Libyan support in other African countries, and those people have nothing to do with blacks in this country.

Therefore we wouldn't take the actions of Libya out on Joe next door. Some people might, but those people are Skinheads looking for Helter Skelter. Their calls for retribution toward black Americans would go unheeded, and they would be arrested if they committed crimes against black churches or citizens.

 

[vraiblonde]

Part II:

You're confusing race with religion, which is why your "African" musings are far-fetched. Our problem is with Islam, not necessarily Arabs. We weren't attacked in the name of any nationality - we were attacked in the name of Islam. And we largely leave American Muslims alone unless their church is funneling money to terrorists or they are vocal in their support of jihad.

Not wanting a semi-hostile foreign country to control our ports isn't racism. Britain, I have no problem with. But if the Chinese, Russians or French had bought those ports, I'd have felt the same way as I do with the UAE. If it were Libya, I'd have gone crazy.