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42. The people from the middle east that I meet are as polite, respectful and friendly as you

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 11:54 PM

Nov 2015

could ever hope for. I work blood drives at a couple of major universities in the northwest. Blood donors as a rule are almost without exception nice of course. I never know for sure their nationalities in many cases and never ask if they are Muslim. I just assume many are. I hope those kids I am familiar with, don't have any trouble over this.

One thing that I've been wondering about, and maybe I'm not paying enough attention. We have a great many high profile athletes in this country with Islamic sounding names. Do they have much to say about Islamaphobia? Of course many might be kids who's parents were Muslim that are not particularly religious in any way. Their parents were, and changed their names and named the kid accordingly.

A kid named Ameer Abdullah plays his entire college career at Nebraska and is now with Detroit in the NFL. It makes me wonder f he had any kind of harrassment playing at Nebraska or what he's have to say about that kind of thing?

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My cab ride home, was the saddest moment I've experienced as apart of the human race. [View all] kpete Nov 2015 OP

So sad, so many refuse to understand... AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #18

Even sadder, and yes your right, laws are needed to ensure this bigoted targeting racist AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #26

So what do you do with someone christx30 Nov 2015 #29

Perhaps regulate the honesty, and integrity of our national media by allowing them to AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #30

I guess you haven't heard of the First amendmnt former9thward Nov 2015 #46

the first amendment really only covers political speech demigoddess Nov 2015 #70

Um, no skepticscott Nov 2015 #72

Then why aren't you allowed to tell lies about people in public demigoddess Nov 2015 #110

The First Amendment does apply to others kinds of speech skepticscott Nov 2015 #111

It's not just political speech. christx30 Nov 2015 #108

Seems I've heard of such whispered about, depends on where you wish to freely express AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #85

The real estate surrounding the scotus... MMTampa Nov 2015 #97

Yeah, like that really happens in NYC. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #105

So are we going to make it illegal to refuse to get in a cab totodeinhere Nov 2015 #64

I don't have all the answers nor obviously do you but somewhere someone who does AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #84

Your missing the point.Forget the cab.It's the fear mongering bjobotts Nov 2015 #90

The point I was making is that you can't solve everything by passing a law. totodeinhere Nov 2015 #91

r/thathappened AngryAmish Nov 2015 #2

It could very well be made up but to pretend such has not happened and will again surely AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #31

Yep. Looks like something directly out of r/tumblrinaction. Ikonoklast Nov 2015 #73

In NYC? Doubtful. Uber is a bigger issue for NYC drivers. bettyellen Nov 2015 #86

How dreadful for him... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #3

Yeah Munificence Nov 2015 #33

Well, "godless" is considered an acceptable slur on the DU Fumesucker Nov 2015 #45

Actually, "godless" seems more a term of pride on DU whathehell Nov 2015 #54

It's kind of like the "n" word, it can be used in more than one way Fumesucker Nov 2015 #56

Yes, but one instance whathehell Nov 2015 #58

The Beirut bombings of civilians the day before Paris...36 Muslims killed by ISIS: Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #4

Excellent point, Fred. I hope we (all of us in the world) can find our way through this tragedy. Demoiselle Nov 2015 #20

In our face, selective faux outrages out in force and have been allowed to fester out AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #24

It sucks. Been "debating" some of the facebook bigots I grew up with who are claiming all Muslims Hoyt Nov 2015 #5

I'm pretty sure that happens all over the place The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #9

You've hit the nail on the head. 7962 Nov 2015 #14

I readily admit to hating Ineeda Nov 2015 #62

It does happen all over the place -- People extrapolate & generalize. It's nothing new. n/t whathehell Nov 2015 #71

Heartbreaking n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #6

... n2doc Nov 2015 #7

We all need to HUG THIS MAN. NOW. n/t retrowire Nov 2015 #8

I wish he could know. Hortensis Nov 2015 #82

Must be terrifying. zentrum Nov 2015 #10

Be inclusive Hydra Nov 2015 #12

Of course. I do. zentrum Nov 2015 #19

*nods* It's a good sign if you have few opportunities to right things in your area Hydra Nov 2015 #21

^^True^^ zentrum Nov 2015 #23

I had that chance today, attended a non denominational church with my daughter AuntPatsy Nov 2015 #28

Your daughter and grandchildren do not need that church. nt ladyVet Nov 2015 #96

Good on this guy for reprisenting our better angels Hydra Nov 2015 #11

I can remember when I was a kid and first learned about the internment camps PatrickforO Nov 2015 #13

Forgive me for thinking that... TreasonousBastard Nov 2015 #15

more: kpete Nov 2015 #39

Your link proves nothing. former9thward Nov 2015 #47

Why in the world would you think this didn't happen many times over? classykaren Nov 2015 #55

Because it's pretty hard to tell if someone is muslim just from hopping into a cab with them, smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #87

OK, that's a good start-- real people identified in a real news story. Not that TreasonousBastard Nov 2015 #49

He should stop crying and become activist against Wahhabism. ErikJ Nov 2015 #16

It's worse than that, actually- Still In Wisconsin Nov 2015 #34

Which is idiotic because 85% of the oil imported by the US is from non-Middle Eastern countries. 4lbs Nov 2015 #38

Sold SereneG Nov 2015 #59

OK great, sold. Still In Wisconsin Nov 2015 #99

Why don't YOU become an activist against Wahhabism? winter is coming Nov 2015 #40

*Or* You Stop Being Islamophobic lib87 Nov 2015 #44

So, it's 'HIS' responsibility to fight Wahhabism, but not ours? passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #94

Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Nov 2015 #17

Thank you for posting kpete. SoapBox Nov 2015 #25

I hate to be picky Derek in Iowa Nov 2015 #27

then don't be Nobel_Twaddle_III Nov 2015 #36

As one word the sentence means the opposite. Twice. Festivito Nov 2015 #52

People refuding to ride with this guy are also stupid! CajunBlazer Nov 2015 #32

Fear is a powerful force Hydra Nov 2015 #35

�With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.� Friedrich Schiller nm rhett o rick Nov 2015 #92

You must have a wonderful life... AllTooEasy Nov 2015 #37

Exactly...a BIT too much skepticscott Nov 2015 #74

This nation is full of people that are proud of failing to see the world in a nuanced way. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #41

The people from the middle east that I meet are as polite, respectful and friendly as you brewens Nov 2015 #42

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #53

This too shall pass flamingdem Nov 2015 #43

Omg. That is sad Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 #48

Tragic Samantha Nov 2015 #50

My wife friend has a muslim husband. Elmergantry Nov 2015 #61

Same mistake we make Helen Borg Nov 2015 #51

I thought this was sad too.. Elmergantry Nov 2015 #57

Hmmm.. I can't find anything about this in the NY papers KamaAina Nov 2015 #75

Terrible svpadgham Nov 2015 #60

Hmm, NY'ers would get in a cab w/Satan if it'd get them across town in rush hour. KittyWampus Nov 2015 #63

People are so gullible! FreddyKruger Nov 2015 #66

+1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #106

Yeah, I'm not buying this story. Ace Rothstein Nov 2015 #80

Exactly! I could maybe see this happening is some small southern or midwestern smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #101

Some of my saddest moments are thinking about those killed patsimp Nov 2015 #65

What makes me cry... AlbertCat Nov 2015 #67

how very sad indeed. "they", whoever "they", win by fear-mongering, divisiveness, hatred, niyad Nov 2015 #68

But, kpete, you did offer Duval Nov 2015 #69

not ME, i live on the left coast kpete Nov 2015 #81

Alex Molloy likes to take selfies and draw attention to himself on social media. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #107

I blame the obscene languaging of the GOP and Conservative-leaning Pols nikto Nov 2015 #76

Thank you for this post. lark Nov 2015 #77

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #78

Thanks for posting this...nt jonno99 Nov 2015 #79

This is why, regardless of who the Democratic candidate winds up to be, we must support him or her Tarc Nov 2015 #83

So the terrorist murders of 129 people in Paris cost him some cab fares!?!? NonMetro Nov 2015 #88

That's all you got from the OP? wow ohnoyoudidnt Nov 2015 #100

I think it's a hoax. NonMetro Nov 2015 #103

Yes, I think a little perspective is called for here. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #102

In the universe scheme of life we are all one race, the human race. Dont call me Shirley Nov 2015 #89

don't most cab drivers"look muslim" in nyc ? JI7 Nov 2015 #93

knr Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #95

I can't speak to the truth or falseness of the quoted material. ladyVet Nov 2015 #98

The day after the September 11th attacks, the ice cream... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #104

Oh, for god's sake! I can't actually believe that anybody is falling for this smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #109

The only time I usually take a cab is from the airport to my downtown Minneapolis office. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #112