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Sazerac · 10-11-2001, 04:13 PM

Horatio, sorry I was unable to comment further. I had to go to teach class at the time.

Okay...the town where I live, Denton, TX, had a problem right after the Sept 11 attack in that on the next day, some idiots fire-bombed a mosque near the University of North Texas with molotov cocktails. I was happy to see, though, that the whole town came together to show their outrage against this terrorist act (because it is as much a terrorist act as the others that were perpetrated) and to lend support and help to the members of the mosque to rebuild their place of worship. Five major churches in the city of Denton came together, pooled some of their resources, and gave money and manpower to help in the rebuilding. Not everyone in Denton, thank heavens, is an a-hole like those nameless a-holes were who did the firebombing.

But there are still many more atrocities being perpetrated against Arab-Americans and Americans of Middle Eastern descent today, even in my local area. I just read about a gas station owner in Arlington, TX (just south of Denton) who is having to close up because he is terrified from all the death threats he is getting. He is a peaceful person, a naturalized American citizen who is originally from Pakistan and migrated to the States fourteen years ago to give him and his family a new start and a chance at success. Today, he's having to start over from scratch, as he is losing everything he has.

This madness must stop! It is ridiculous that citizens of our own country are being treated in such an abominable manner. What if Norway and Denmark had attacked the WTC? Would we be singling out all fair-haired or red-haired, blue-eyed people and bombing their places of worship, or beating them up in the street? What if it were the IRA? Would we give death threats to people of Irish descent who owned gas stations and grocery stores? WHERE DOES IT STOP???

I'll tell you. It stops with US. We are the only ones who can change this madness. Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban do not have a monopoly on terrorism. It exists within each of our towns, and our communities. "We have seen the enemy, and he is us."

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10-11-2001, 04:13 PM	#7
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 62 Posts: 7,387	Horatio, sorry I was unable to comment further. I had to go to teach class at the time. Okay...the town where I live, Denton, TX, had a problem right after the Sept 11 attack in that on the next day, some idiots fire-bombed a mosque near the University of North Texas with molotov cocktails. I was happy to see, though, that the whole town came together to show their outrage against this terrorist act (because it is as much a terrorist act as the others that were perpetrated) and to lend support and help to the members of the mosque to rebuild their place of worship. Five major churches in the city of Denton came together, pooled some of their resources, and gave money and manpower to help in the rebuilding. Not everyone in Denton, thank heavens, is an a-hole like those nameless a-holes were who did the firebombing. But there are still many more atrocities being perpetrated against Arab-Americans and Americans of Middle Eastern descent today, even in my local area. I just read about a gas station owner in Arlington, TX (just south of Denton) who is having to close up because he is terrified from all the death threats he is getting. He is a peaceful person, a naturalized American citizen who is originally from Pakistan and migrated to the States fourteen years ago to give him and his family a new start and a chance at success. Today, he's having to start over from scratch, as he is losing everything he has. This madness must stop! It is ridiculous that citizens of our own country are being treated in such an abominable manner. What if Norway and Denmark had attacked the WTC? Would we be singling out all fair-haired or red-haired, blue-eyed people and bombing their places of worship, or beating them up in the street? What if it were the IRA? Would we give death threats to people of Irish descent who owned gas stations and grocery stores? WHERE DOES IT STOP??? I'll tell you. It stops with US. We are the only ones who can change this madness. Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban do not have a monopoly on terrorism. It exists within each of our towns, and our communities. "We have seen the enemy, and he is us." ------------------