[thegreatbeast]

What gets me is that there has been very little retribution sought here in America. The other night, watching CSPAN, someone said that there might have been several hundred "hate crimes" committed against Middle-Easterners since September 11th. That, in a nation of some 280 million people, is remarkably little in the way of intolerance. I myself am somewhat offended by having John Ashcroft and all the Hollywood actors telling me to keep a lid on my yahoo ways.

[Terridan]

So am I, but ya think that if they spoke any differently, that turbans wouldn't be flying? I do see people holding back, but I wonder, for how long? I didn't go for the "injustice" slant of the article. But I think I know why our leaders speak as they do. Just look at the faces on the P.D. and firefighters in New York. I would hate to meet them on the street!!! Just their faces were enough to make me want to join them!