[sklyarov-chicago] Re: sklyarov-chicago digest, Vol 1 #57 - 3 msgs

Peter A. Peterson II pedro@tastytronic.net
Thu, 13 Sep 2001 11:50:01 -0500


Quoting Gianfranco Berardi:
> And I would like to take this opportunity to say that
> while the events that occurred are tragic, let's try
> to keep a clear head. It is bad enough to have to
> worry about friends and family in New York and
> Washington.  We shouldn't have to worry about
> Americans attacking other Americans simply because
> they are of Middle Eastern backgrounds.  I have heard
> of Muslim schools in AMERICA being fire bombed after
> the attacks.  I have heard of people being beat in the
> streets.  
>
> They live in this country and it hurts them as much
> because this is an attack against us all. 

Yep. What happened yesterday is not a result of Islamic orthodoxy --
Muslims and people of Arabic descent are not the enemy here.

pedro