You definitely have a point in pointing to failed Multicultural experiments in The Netherlands and elsewhere. Debates over cultural integrity, and the autonomy of culture itself, should constantly had (albeit with an open mind)
However, you diverge from intellectual conversation and resort to nothing short of bigotry when you made the outrageous essentialization by stating that " This proposal is utter madness, considering that five years after September 11, ground zero is still a hole in the ground and we're bending over backwards to appease those sympathetic to individuals who would destroy us again."
Have you not learned about fallacies of equivocation? Not only are all Arabs not Muslim, but not all muslims are terrorists. Any middle schooler would could tell you that.
And grab torches and go to City Hall? What type of inquisition are you trying to start?
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AJ
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To AJ,
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Michael
Apr 30, 2008 09:39
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Johan
Aug 23, 2007 10:25
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S.Y
Aug 15, 2007 02:21
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Rania
Aug 16, 2007 05:08
What do Bloomberg, Hilary, and Shumer have to say ????? [MORE]
Steve
Aug 6, 2007 07:17
I am more than a little startled by the analogies drawn with events in the Netherlands.
Anyone who has spent significant... [MORE]
Suzanne
Jul 16, 2007 11:21
I guess i am a little late on this since no one has posted in over two months.
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sam pierre
Jul 13, 2007 22:28
1. How exactly will a publicly funded American school get out of control to the point that it can't be... [MORE]
j. perry
Jul 16, 2007 15:04
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Natalie
Jun 21, 2007 12:20
Hahahaha...nice going. Now write the article that says that this was just a little something that you tossed out there... [MORE]
Rich
Jun 10, 2007 15:08
Interesting how ethnic groups who were accepted into this country have no problem threatening newer groups with torches.
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mt
May 18, 2007 14:56
I can easily classify this article from someone who needs to calm down and think about the issue at hand.
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Mustafa
Aug 20, 2007 23:41
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