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American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?
The New York Times ^ | September 5, 2010 | LAURIE GOODSTEIN

Posted on 09/05/2010 8:25:01 PM PDT by Malone LaVeigh

For nine years after the attacks of Sept. 11, many American Muslims made concerted efforts to build relationships with non-Muslims, to make it clear they abhor terrorism, to educate people about Islam and to participate in interfaith service projects. They took satisfaction in the observations by many scholars that Muslims in America were more successful and assimilated than Muslims in Europe.

Now, many of those same Muslims say that all of those years of work are being rapidly undone by the fierce opposition to a Muslim cultural center near ground zero that has unleashed a torrent of anti-Muslim sentiments and a spate of vandalism. The knifing of a Muslim cab driver in New York City has also alarmed many American Muslims.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; groundzeromosque; islam; muslims; obama; sharia
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To: Malone LaVeigh
Why do I ever read this sociological liberal guilt-trip crap by the Times? Every one of these articles focuses on a segment of the population and determines both that its problems stem from innocent victimhood and also that they're all my fault.

Go figure.

21 posted on 09/05/2010 8:32:10 PM PDT by Mobties (Let the markets work! Reduce the government footprint!)
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To: Fintan

“Will we ever belong?”

Yes — in a cave, with no plumbing, combing your goat, worshipping Barry Soetoro.


22 posted on 09/05/2010 8:33:01 PM PDT by StopObama2012 (CLICK ME to expose Osaudi)
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To: Malone LaVeigh

I have no problem with muslims. I have a problem with anyone who wants to secede from the country to run their own governments and blow things up when angered and hide behind religion to do it. If Christians, Jews, Amish, Hindus, or Zoroastrians did that, I’d have a problem with them too.

It’s not who they are that bothers me. It’s what they do.


23 posted on 09/05/2010 8:33:18 PM PDT by Personal Responsibility (Most "have nots" are not "can nots". Most are "will nots".)
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To: Malone LaVeigh
Dear NY Slimes,

There is a very simple reason that there is growing animosity towards mulsims in this country, and it's directly cause by their complaints that we're insensitive to their feelings, while at the same time, sticking a red-hot poker in our collective eye. Why is it that they can't be sensitive to America's feelings?

Mark

24 posted on 09/05/2010 8:33:28 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: Malone LaVeigh

Most-if not all—Muslim leaders only started to talk about ‘terrorism’ when their respective countries were attacked by Al Qaeda, couple years after 9/11. Before that, they were quiet, and seemed to agree with the attackers.


25 posted on 09/05/2010 8:33:41 PM PDT by paudio (The Democrats have been majority in Congress since 2006, not 2008!)
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To: Malone LaVeigh
American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?

Sure. But you have to agree that the rule of law and Constitutional rights take precedence over Sharia.

26 posted on 09/05/2010 8:33:41 PM PDT by Interesting Times (For the truth about "swift boating" see ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: Malone LaVeigh; Yehuda; sheik yerbouty
For nine years after the attacks of Sept. 11, many American Muslims made concerted efforts to build relationships with non-Muslims, to make it clear they abhor terrorism crickets chirped...
27 posted on 09/05/2010 8:34:00 PM PDT by Ezekiel (The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
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To: Malone LaVeigh
American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?

Seeing how the NYT doesn't even think Christians belong here, it's an odd question. (And I'm an atheist.)

28 posted on 09/05/2010 8:34:17 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. -- written by Robert Towne)
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American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?

No.


29 posted on 09/05/2010 8:34:23 PM PDT by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: Minn

Post #9 you totally nailed it. I was going to respond but your comment completely took my breath away.


30 posted on 09/05/2010 8:34:55 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Mexico is the U.S. version of Hamas)
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To: Malone LaVeigh

There is no such thing as a muslim-American.

Two words that are incompatible.

Just as there is no such thing as a Christian-American.

It really is time to go after the whore writers, and make it personal.


31 posted on 09/05/2010 8:35:08 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: Malone LaVeigh

Most of us here are armed and ready to fight against Sharia Law. If these clowns want Sharia Law, I suggest they move back to the 3rd world Islamic Hell-hole they came from.


32 posted on 09/05/2010 8:35:54 PM PDT by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: Malone LaVeigh
all of those years of work are being rapidly undone by the fierce opposition to a Muslim cultural center near ground zero

If these folks are sincere, then they must recognize that this work is being undone by the defiance of the Muslims whose claims of wanting to belong are absurd.

It's not the opposition that's undoing this, it's the audacity of a religion welcomed here as all beliefs are giving a middle finger to the rest of us at the sight of our most tender wound.

If you're looking for someone to blame, Muslims, look to your own, who claim to want to assimilate and then do PRECISELY what someone who wants anything BUT that would do.

33 posted on 09/05/2010 8:37:17 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. -- written by Robert Towne)
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To: Malone LaVeigh

Was I asleep when American Muslims were vociferously protesting their fellow muslim’s actions on 9/11??? Because I can only seem to remember being CONSTANTLY hectored about how I need to be more TOLERANT of Muslims. Guys, seriously, forget it. The normal American will never accept you , even the leftists. Your culture is garbage, your tolerance is nonexistant and fankly you’re a bunch of thin skinned crybaby assholes.


34 posted on 09/05/2010 8:38:21 PM PDT by steel_resolve
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To: Malone LaVeigh

The problem is that periodically a young Muslim man will become devout, and become a true believer in Islam, and people will die horribly.

That never goes away in Islam.


35 posted on 09/05/2010 8:38:28 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: Malone LaVeigh

....insult us some more. That’ll make us like you....


36 posted on 09/05/2010 8:39:05 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: Malone LaVeigh
Uhhhhhhhh............... NO!!!!
37 posted on 09/05/2010 8:39:17 PM PDT by ZULU (God, guts and guns made America great,)
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To: Malone LaVeigh

They won’t belong because they don’t belong. Their ideology is hateful. We don’t want to stone people, decapitate them, amputate extremities, etc. They need to return to their beloved whatever it is that they love.


38 posted on 09/05/2010 8:39:42 PM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: Malone LaVeigh

It’s easy if you want to belong...
Bring us the head of Osama Bin Ladin..
The reward would finance the building of a really nice mosque.
I’d be one of the first visitors, probably leave a donation.


39 posted on 09/05/2010 8:39:42 PM PDT by Waverunner
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To: Malone LaVeigh

Was I asleep when American Muslims were vociferously protesting their fellow muslim’s actions on 9/11??? Because I can only seem to remember being CONSTANTLY hectored about how I need to be more TOLERANT of Muslims. Guys, seriously, forget it. The normal American will never accept you , even the leftists. Your culture is garbage, your tolerance is nonexistant and fankly you’re a bunch of thin skinned crybaby assholes.


40 posted on 09/05/2010 8:39:57 PM PDT by steel_resolve
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