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Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 10:22 AM Jun 2014

As-salamu Alaykum: America's Shameful Ignorance

The fascist media outlet of the now fascist, terrorist organization known as the GOP wants you to be reprogrammed to ignore the definition of "terrorism"' which is gender and color blind, it means only the mixture of violence and political intent.

Both the homegrown terrorist acts committed in America this week at opposite ends of the country for the same reasons are going to be ignored as terrorist acts clearly meeting the definition because in America the definition now needs the act to include a brown or Muslim person. The American definition of terrorism specifically excludes anyone claiming to be Christian. But only the right kind of Christian, not the fake ones covering for their love of Muslims.

Or, if you are Fox News, scary sounding foreign words, which are actually translated as "May peace be with you", uttered by a long haired bearded white person with a ponytail, or by a scary black President right there on the TV, like a secret terrorist handshake.

All this ignorance purposely encouraged by Hate Media and aided and abetted by the sorry excuse of mainstream media that is as complacent as it is homogenous.

Remember Major Nadal? What did all America immediately call that? Or the Boston Bombers?

I rest my case.

ter·ror·ism noun \ˈter-ər-ˌi-zəm\
: the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal
(Websters)

Does NOT require any brown people or scary sounding words!

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As-salamu Alaykum: America's Shameful Ignorance (Original Post) Fred Sanders Jun 2014 OP
about 10 or 20 years ago... Leme Jun 2014 #1
 

Leme

(1,092 posts)
1. about 10 or 20 years ago...
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 10:36 AM
Jun 2014

I can't remember which. I asked a group of college students from some Arabic student group who were set up on the student mall as to whether it was ok if I said "As-salamu Alaykum" to people in general or them in particular ( and similar peoples). I was informed by several it was quite ok and no one would be offend. I hope that still is true.
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wiki: is an Arabic greeting often used by Muslims around the world and is widely used in the Muslim world even by non-Muslims

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