It is quite evident that you did not actually read the story before becoming outraged about it.
Actually I did read it thank you very much. Please refrain from the ad hominem attacks targeting the person and not the topic at hand. Diversionary tactics irritate me and anyone else interested in rational discussion.
The fact is, these immigrants demonstrate a willingness to cooperate by complying and registering and are subsequently detained and thrown in a prison cell?
I find it ironic that thusfar it has been reported that this has only happened to those of Arabic descent.
As was previously stated, if you are going to begin this course of action, then justice should be administered evenly. America is supposed to be a melting pot where people from all cultures and nationalities can migrate to pursue a better life. Why are those of Hispanic, Irish, Japanese, African, and every other ethnicity who decide to move to America not treated this way on such a wide scale? Immigrants from those countries who agree to comply and go register and are then thrown in detainment? Hasn't happened. Want to explain that one? I didn't think so. It is because politicians want to appear to be stern in the ongoing "war on terror" and the public is afraid, much like the general public was afraid of the Japanese-Americans who were detained during WWII simply because they were Japanese. Yet you seem to condone this racist behavior.
Right...we have to be completely fair, even if it means ignoring the facts about what is going on. Come on, it wasn't Hatians, Hmongs or Cubans who attacked our country. The people who were rounded up are from countries that are known to support terrorism. If the Muslim community is being unfairly targeted, that's unfortunate, but maybe we should give at least some small weight to the fact that all the people involved in the terrorist attack were Muslims form predominantly Muslim countries!
Your comments are racist and bigoted in nature.
Two terrorist examples:
Oklahoma City 1995 - Timothy McViegh was a YOUNG WHITE MALE.
Afghanistan 2001 - John Walker Lindh was a YOUNG WHITE MALE.
In light of your logic, I will fill in the blanks from your foolish comment.
Muslims attack America = Muslims unfairly targeted and unfortunate but US has right to defend.
Suburbanite white males attack America = why aren't young white males being rounded up?
I suppose you will have an excuse for that however.
Not that the founding fathers are too be viewed uncritically either. They are of the class that cruelly, wantonly and unnecessarily destroyed the North American Native American and perpetuated the profound evils of Slavery for a hundred further years, to long after more enlightened nations across the ocean had outlawed it. How does Slavery reconcile with a Constitution and Bill of Rights? Only by defining the "Negro" as being other than Human
Focus- I agree with your comments, and by no means should the founding fathers be portrayed as angelic saviors with no fault. In fact some of them supported slave ownership on plantations. This is an excellent point.
-------------------------------
Edited to add:
Another related topic, this course of action may well backfire. As joanna brought out, rounding up Muslims like this will serve to only rally more people to their cause. This could easily be used as a propaganda tool to support the claim of jihad against the infidels who mistreat Muslims. (not that I agree with this, but undoubtedly it will happen)
Yeru-
So, is it your position then that foriegners who ARE NOT PERMENANT RESIDENTS, be allowed to violate our laws? Seems to me if they'd done this on September 1st 2001 3000 of our Citizens would still be alive.
Certainly not. I just would prefer justice to be meted evenly, to do this solely against those of Arab descent will be more harmful to the cause than helpful. The INS needs to round up thousands of illegal aliens of white, hispanic, asian, or black descent though. If they did this then the intifadeh/jihad propaganda pushers could not state it is America attacking strictly Muslims.
Somehow I do not expect that anytime soon.
Edited by - Reborn2002 on 19 December 2002 15:53:24
