> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: donderdag 11 april 2002 2:09 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: Wiesenthal Ctr Report
> ><< I do not think this is necesarily rooted in racism; it probably has > >to do with fear and security. Given the attacks on synagogues > >recently, I can imagine that people right now do not want any displays > >of Jewish/Israeli symbols for fear of being the next target.>> > > The United States was attacked by Muslim extremists and fanatics on > September 11th, 2001. 3000 American civilians were murdered -- not > soldiers, but people who committed no crime more serious than being > citizens of the United States. Last I heard, there were several hundred people in there of other nationalities. Were they all given US citizenship per September 10th after the attack? I always hear about "3,000 Americans were killed" but nothing about the non-US citizens who died. > By your analogy, out of fear, Norway and the world should have barred > Americans from their soil, and certainly kept them from entering into > public places like hotels, airports, restaurants, movie theaters, > supermarkets and street corners to protect against retaliation. I am not advocating barring anyone from going anywhere. In my post I did not give my opinion on what happened, I offered an alternative explanation to counter the immediate assumption that what happened is based in anti-Semitism. > Occams Razor: Racism and anti-Semitism is alive and well in Norway. Occams Razor: anti-Europeanism is alive and well in the United States. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
