[Wonder Warthog]

I think very few people in the USA suffer from "Islamophobia" (FEAR of Islam). We aren't SCARED of the bastards, we DISLIKE them for their disgusting actions. I would use the word HATE, but then I would get dumped on by the politically correct types.

[Mamzelle]

Not me--I readily admit I fear Islam.

[Pitiricus]

So it would be islamohatred... Well I have it... I can't stand them by now!

[MarineDad]

Give the 'Hog a kewpie doll!
Right on the money!
But don't be too worried by the PC Patrol, friend. According to the 'slammix master plan, they'll be the last to have their throats slit by the vermin, in recognition of services rendered.
Personally, I loathe, despise, and generally hate everything 'slammic, simply put. I can't stand the thought of having to share the same air as the b@st@rds. The sooner they're gone, the better.

[kromike]

Agreed. Anything-phobia is a nice convenient term that liberals use to attain a subtle sense of superiority over anyone that disagrees with their collective mind-set.

Most people disagree with a behavior, not because they fear it, but because they're horrified, disgusted, nauseated, etc.

But Liberals absolutely love to imply that you're somehow afraid of their agenda with the tag-term "something-phobia".

As another poster commented, until I start seeing supposedly "peaceful" Muslims publicly and angrily denouncing the barbaric beheadings and other 3rd-century behaviors of a bunch of sexually-repressed 10-year-olds in adult bodies, I'm going to continue to assess Islam as the Religion of War.

[cweese]

My letter to News8 :

Dear News8,

I've read parts 1 and 2 of your 4-part series, Islamophobia in Austin. I'm
not really surprised at the tone of the 2 parts you've published. That is,
I expected this to be a totally sympathetic piece on Islam and the Muslims
living in Austin.

I sincerely hope that you include the following subjects in the remaining 2
parts :

* The frequency that the Austin area Muslim population publicly condemns the
acts of the terrorists worldwide (kidnappings, beheadings, torture), if this
condemnation exists amongst our fellow Muslims here. If they are not
condemning these acts, why not? What do they have to say about it?

* The general feeling of our area Muslim population towards Israel and the
peace process between the terrorist orgs. such as Hamas, the PLO, and
Hezzbollah (sp?) and the Israelis. What do they have to say about the PLO
charter, which calls for the destruction of the Jewish race?

* Perhaps some translations of the Friday prayers and the calls by Imams
around the world (I'd venture to guess that this point is also relevant in
Austin, as it certainly is all over the US) to slaughter ALL infidels, the
Jews especially, and the promotion of violence by said Imams to achieve
these goals?

* The origins of Islam, and how it was founded to be a violent religion, not
the religion of peace as so many news outlets portray it to be.

* Some of the tenets of Islam which suggest domestic violence. Strict
interpretation of the Koran leads to Taliban style conditions. How strictly
do our area Muslims interpret the Koran.

I'd sincerely appreciate more balance in the remainder of this series and a
reminder that we're at war with Muslims worldwide. That is a fact, no
matter how much you try to portray it differently.

One other thing I'd like to discuss is the 4 ways Islamophobia has
manifested itself in Austin, as described by Jim Harrington. The racial
profiling at airports is b.s. It's just the opposite. Surveillence of
Muslim students is a fact. Most of the hijackers of the airplans on 9/11
were students studying in the US. The Muslims were the ones who committed
911, not ANYONE from ANY OTHER religion! I am a bit chagrined that you
didn't make any attempt to refute Mr. Harrington's points. I doubt the
validity of 3 of these, and have my doubts about the problem for Muslims to
find jobs here just because of their religion. If that were true, I'd
expect to see many lawsuits filed on their behalf for discrimination. Since
you don't discuss any such legal actions, I can assume that the problem is
made up, along with the other 3, by Mr. Harrington.

[Valin]

"It is easy to fly into a passion--anybody can do that--but to be angry with the right person and at the right time and with the right object and in the right way--that is not easy, and it is not everyone who can do it."
-- Aristotle

[Prime Choice]

We aren't SCARED of the bastards, we DISLIKE them for their disgusting actions.

Bingo. And I for one am sick and tired of the "religion of peace" bullcrap. The jihadists are the mainstream. The peaceful Muslims are the fringe.