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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I think the problem lies in who is an extremist. Who is becoming more involved, becoming more "devout", becoming more radicalized?
To dismiss a problem summarily by being kind and accepting as we were taught to act and believe is right to act is dangerous. Therein lies the real trouble. It is wrong to group all people in with those who will kill you, but we have to have some means of where to look. I guess all profiling is suspect, but sometimes it is the only means at hand to work out where the danger is pointing. The CIA and the FBI look at certain places when they are looking for terrorists. It is something that being politically correct doesn't quite cover. We are hamstrung by our political correctness. We must be aware and cautious but not throw the baby out with the bath water. NOT lose our common sense.
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I must admit that since 9/11 I am a lot more nervous around people who look Muslim to me but it is the terrorist who looks and acts like us who should be a big worry.
I do not travel to NYC very often though nor even to Orlando.