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[happeningthang]

Two young UK muslims put off the plane, because of fearful and tearful passengers.

A welsh born muslim pilot ejected from a plane, for a "Muslim-sounding name".

A poll declaring 53% of people in the UK think Islam is a threat.

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[AbbeFaria]

These kinds of things should be surprising to no one. Whether the terrorists intended this sort of thing or not, it's irrelevant. They haven't left the west with any options. In the old days there was an army or a nation to direct the anger, hatred and fear generated by an attack on one's homeland. Now you have a nameless, faceless enemy that lives on the next block over. Or maybe right next door. Or maybe somewhere, you don't know, but you do know that you saw the folks at the local muslim center waving signs in the last protest rally calling for the death of all non-believers. I second Summer Wine in what she said on another post that it's only going to take one big attack before the people turn on muslims in their communities. Especially in Europe. It will be nasty.

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[W.T.Carl]

Gee, I wonder why Muslims are feared. Could it be that some folks just don't like being blown up? Had there been a rash of Eskimo suicide bombers, people would look askance at anybody who looked like an Eskimo.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[mateomiguel]

If Timothy McVeigh wasn't an isolated incident, and in fact there were alot of like-minded young single white male americans who formed clubs and bombed federal buildings alot, THEN people would start to fear white guys.

DUH.

[tiger fancini]

I'm still amazed at how many people are actually buying into the sensationalist, tabloid mentality that basically assumes all muslims are terrorists. Please people, take a step back and look at how many Muslims actually live in the UK. Take time to talk to them, work with them, socialise with them (these things are actaully permitted you know, despite what you might have heard), and perhaps then you'll realise that the vast majority of them deplore violence and death and killing just as much as the next person.

Of course there are exceptions, you will find this in any large group of people. Take football fans for example. The majority want to go and watch the game in peace, cheer for their team and then go home. Some of them however, will get aggressive and fight other supporters, terrorise local communites and behave like animals (tabloid speak again there!) But these bad elements are a small minority when the group is looked at as a whole.

The fanatics want people to fear Muslims. They want Muslims to be discriminated against, in the hope that they will reach breaking point and retaliate - hopefully, for the fanatic, by joining up with them in their Jihad.

[happeningthang]

There was apoll put up by someone (Caledonian Craig??) from the UK Channel 4 show Dispatches...

In case it was overlooked before this helps to give some perspective on muslim opinions in the UK. The Daily Mail points out that 23% (of a 1000) say the 7/7 attacks are justified. They've got a point - as long as you recognise that means 77% of the muslims polled find the terror attacks as unjustified. Same as the average johnny brit I would guess.

There are a few posters here on Dave's who have jumped on the haywagon to hell - denouncing everything muslim. Some are just irrationally fearful, and some are more committed suggesting British National Party policy as a solution

There is a problem in the Muslim community in the UK - I don't think hysterical hatred is going to help the situation, and in all likelihood will only make it worse.

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