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Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Here's a story that is considerably more optimistic than much of the news has been lately. I hope that things go the way of progress - but "progress" is often a dreaded concept when belief systems are involved, to various degrees, with the thinking process.

Parents always told me and my brother that skin color didn't matter at all, there are assholes in all groups. One day I had a friend from school, a black kid that was basically the first black family in my town, over to the house when the parents were at work. When they got home they went nuts!!! I didn't understand the problem till my buddy took off and they stated that they didn't want that "type" in thier house when they weren't home. So much for progress!
I now am a parent with a son and it don't bother me at all as far as his friends, or who he invites to my house...when he lived here. But if I were the father of a daughter and she brought home a black man....I don't think I'd trip out but I also believe that I would have problems with it. All we see on the tube is the black man is a gang banger or has 13 kids from 9 different women by the age of 25. I can see myself bitching about the player....I know I'd get over it but it would be in the back of my mind. Kind of like how my grandmother didn't want my dad, of German decent, marrying a damn Norwegian! Now when my kid has his own...hopefully he'll have a better attitude than me.
This is a story of one educated Moslum with a vision for his peoples future.

Moslems could actually be a "hit" in America, due to the unusualness (to the West) and uniqueness of their customs - if a very active lunatic fringe, and the inertia of the majority, didn't present so many threats. You know, I really don't care how they dress, pray, or live - as long as they feel the same way towards me.

Totally agree! Like Bill and Ted say, "Be excellant to each other"!

I LIKE diversity; if I did not, I would not choose to live in a city with residents from over 150 nationalities, and representatives of almost every society and culture in the world. If all of these people can survive in America, I do not believe that we should have to see the world slowly destroyed to accommodate a few fanatics. The concept of "moderate" is, at the very least, a step in the right direction.
N.Y. has the diversity and more of an open mind set like you state....now travel west! I don't know how my redneck little town of 60,000 folks, that are just getting used to blacks and Hmongs, would welcome the lady in the Burka.

This dude has a good vision but on the other hand, Palestinians just elected Hamas as it's ruling political party. It's going to take a few generations of moderates to really make an impact.

Have a good one!