Hey, let me ask you all a question; what does a terrorist look like? Oh I see you scratching you heads and saying "Huh, why is he asking that?", but it is honestly a good and legitimate question. What does a terrorist look like?
Indeed, many of you are saying "Terrorist are Muslims who neither like Americans, nor believe in our religion", and that is true of some Muslims. Others are saying "The people of Iran", and that is true of a small population within Iran, and the vast majority of the rest of you are mostlikely saying "Those Radical Islamics", and again, that is true of a portion of those who follow Islam, but what about those terrorist who live just down the street from you?
What am I talking about? Who am I talking about? I am so glad you asked. What about the man who beats on his wife? Is he not a terrorist in her eyes? What is that you say? He can't be a terrorist because he is White? Oh my goodness, please wake up. What about the teen who hung a noose on the front door of the black family who moved in across the street from him? What is that you ask? It was merely a childish prank, how can he be considered a terrorist? What about the lady in the car, who was talking to her "Sista Girl" on the cell phone, and develops road rage because someone moved in front of her while she was not paying attention? What is that you say? She had a right to get upset and force the other driver off the road? What about the group who gathers to scare black people away from Walmart? What is that you say? The Constitution guarantees their Freedom of Speech? Oh wow, if you are not lost in the fog, I do not know where you are.
By definition America, a terrorist is anyone who uses fear to accomplish a goal, or control a certain subset of the population. A terrorist can be as grand as someone plotting a coordinated attack on another, or as simple as a school kid telling another that he is going to beat the other kid up after the bell rings. Terrorist are not of any particular race, religion, creed or color. There are just as many terrorist who hide behind the banner of Christianity as there are who hide behind the banner of Islam. So why is this important? I'll tell you.
President Obama is in the process of rewording a document written during the administration of George W. Bush. This document identified a terrorist as "Radical Islamic". Although the wording of the Bush document may have had an element of truth, it was too broad in its scope, and opened the door to racial indifference against all members of the Muslim faith. Not all Muslims are terrorist, just a few of their idiots. Problem is, there are many people in Amer ica who says that President Obama is rewording the document because he is a Muslim. Point of reference to those who od not know, Barack Obama is a Christian, and he does not follow any of the teaching of the Muslim world.
Here is the bottom line America; many of us, myself included limit our knowledge to that which is told to us. Very seldom do we dig and research on our own. That creates a racially negative environment in America, and we are far better than that. We need to better educate ourselves, so that the words of the few do not become common consensus in our nation. Let's become better informed, and by doing so, let us become more sensitive to others who share the world with us. That's my take on the issue.
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