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Petraeus: Self-Censor to Avoid Offending Muslims
PJ Media ^ | 5-17-2016 | Robert Spencer

Posted on 05/17/2016 1:02:51 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot

David Petraeus, the former director of the CIA and former commander of CENTCOM, published a piece in the Washington Post last Friday entitled “Anti-Muslim Bigotry Aids Islamist Terrorists.”

Wrote Petraeus:

[I am] increasingly concerned about inflammatory political discourse that has become far too common both at home and abroad against Muslims and Islam, including proposals from various quarters for blanket discrimination against people on the basis of their religion.

Petraeus’s target isn’t just Donald Trump’s proposed temporary moratorium on Muslim immigration. He is referring to all speech that some Muslims might find offensive, and this has sweeping and ominous implications.

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To: MeganC

Excellent thought!!! Best solution, kick their ass out of the county, and then you don’t have to worry about hurt feelings.


61 posted on 05/17/2016 7:23:25 PM PDT by N9841A
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To: NorthMountain

Tell us what you really think, eh?

(I agree!)


62 posted on 05/17/2016 8:08:21 PM PDT by EarlT357
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