Wind-Up Rubber Finger - Latest Comments on What Will it Take To KILL Political Correctness? http://winduprubberfinger.com/blog1.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 OGRE [Member] in response to: What Will it Take To KILL Political Correctness? Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:24:53 +0000 OGRE [Member] c135@http://winduprubberfinger.com/ Re: Hollie<br /> <br /> I know what you mean, but I think you missed the point again. <b><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120182256">Here is the entire NPR article...</a></b><br /> <br /> <blockquote><br /> A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam."<br /> <br /> Dr. Val Finnell was a classmate of Hasan's at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Both attended a master's in public health program in 2007 and 2008.<br /> <br /> Finnell says he got to know Hasan in an environmental health class. At the end of the class, students gave presentations. Finnell says other classmates wrote on subjects such as dry cleaning chemicals and mold in homes, but Hasan's topic was whether the war against terror was "a war against Islam." Finnell described Hasan as a "vociferous opponent" of the terror war.<br /> <br /> Finnell says Hasan told classmates he was "a Muslim first and an American second."<br /> </blockquote><br /> <br /> You need to read a little more about the guy. There were many people who thought something was up, but were scared to do anything, because they didn't want to "offend" anyone. They were scared that they would jeopardize their careers if they were to bring Hasan's actions to attention. Some even said as much...<br /> <br /> Political correctness kept people from speaking out. They knew that they would be labeled, and have their careers threatened.<br /> <br /> I say profile! It's the only way to be sure. If people keep playing games with subjects like this this sort of violence will continue to happen.<br /> <br /> It's like Benjamin Netanyahu said, while talking about airport security, "In America you look for weapons. In Israel we look for terrorists." He was warning of a possible attack in the U.S. because people refuse to profile.<br /> <br /> If you have a cross burning in the front yard of a black man's house, what's your first instinct? Who would you consider as suspects, the Chinese couple in the neighborhood, or the white guy in the neighborhood?
I know what you mean, but I think you missed the point again. Here is the entire NPR article...


A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam."

Dr. Val Finnell was a classmate of Hasan's at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Both attended a master's in public health program in 2007 and 2008.

Finnell says he got to know Hasan in an environmental health class. At the end of the class, students gave presentations. Finnell says other classmates wrote on subjects such as dry cleaning chemicals and mold in homes, but Hasan's topic was whether the war against terror was "a war against Islam." Finnell described Hasan as a "vociferous opponent" of the terror war.

Finnell says Hasan told classmates he was "a Muslim first and an American second."


You need to read a little more about the guy. There were many people who thought something was up, but were scared to do anything, because they didn't want to "offend" anyone. They were scared that they would jeopardize their careers if they were to bring Hasan's actions to attention. Some even said as much...

Political correctness kept people from speaking out. They knew that they would be labeled, and have their careers threatened.

I say profile! It's the only way to be sure. If people keep playing games with subjects like this this sort of violence will continue to happen.

It's like Benjamin Netanyahu said, while talking about airport security, "In America you look for weapons. In Israel we look for terrorists." He was warning of a possible attack in the U.S. because people refuse to profile.

If you have a cross burning in the front yard of a black man's house, what's your first instinct? Who would you consider as suspects, the Chinese couple in the neighborhood, or the white guy in the neighborhood?]]> http://winduprubberfinger.com/blog1.php/2009/11/13/what-will-it-take-to-kill-political-corr#c135 Hollie [Visitor] in response to: What Will it Take To KILL Political Correctness? Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:13:56 +0000 Hollie [Visitor] c133@http://winduprubberfinger.com/ First, I have seen very little about this case as I do not watch TV much. I did see where soA was on the guy's business cards. But this is not a matter of political correctness getting in the way. It's more likely due to the fact that America upholds freedom of religion.<br /> <br /> OK, you know I am on the same side as you, but we have to be careful what we wish for. People put a Christian fish on their cards in the same way that Hasan put soA on his. There are "extreme Christians" who are Christians first, Americans second. Are they really extreme? Christians - and even Republicans - are viewed by many as extremists.<br /> <br /> This problem stems from the fact that America no longer exudes/upholds Godliness. America would not have us discriminate against or profile a guy just because he's a Muslim -- that just wouldn't be American!
OK, you know I am on the same side as you, but we have to be careful what we wish for. People put a Christian fish on their cards in the same way that Hasan put soA on his. There are "extreme Christians" who are Christians first, Americans second. Are they really extreme? Christians - and even Republicans - are viewed by many as extremists.

This problem stems from the fact that America no longer exudes/upholds Godliness. America would not have us discriminate against or profile a guy just because he's a Muslim -- that just wouldn't be American!]]> http://winduprubberfinger.com/blog1.php/2009/11/13/what-will-it-take-to-kill-political-corr#c133