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Islamaphobia claim one without merit
Recent rowdy incident on airplane stirs fear among the American public
Gavin Jamieson, Staff Writer
Issue date: 12/5/06
Last Updated: 12/29/07
There was an incident a week ago at a Minnesota airport when six imams, a type of Muslim leader, were booted off a flight before takeoff after they made other passengers nervous. This anxiety was prompted by the bizarre decision on the part of the imams to loudly carry out their prayers through the shouting of Islamic slogans and standing up while other passengers were being seated.
The decision on the part of the airline to remove these disruptive passengers has been criticized by several Islamic groups who believe the airliner is guilty of "Islamophobia" and have complained that the offended passengers are ignorant bigots. I would contend that these attentive passengers were right to feel threatened by the actions of these imams and that there was nothing wrong with their removal. The actions of the airliner in removing the passengers is comparable to the decision of a librarian to remove a patron who insists on screaming at textbooks. If a customer acts against the norm, they should be asked to leave a place of business no matter their culture.
The complaints about "Islamophobia" is a strange proposition on the part of Muslim advocacy groups. Looking at the meaning of this recently created word, it looks like the advocacy groups are suggesting that people in America are afraid of Muslims. Well of course we are afraid of Muslims! An American who does not look at the long trail of atrocities by radical Muslims and feel a tinge of fear doesn't have their eyes open. It is argued that attacks on the civilized world are the actions of a fringe segment of the Muslims population, but it is important to take into account what is seen when an observer looks upon what has happened in Europe.
Europe has seen a disturbing growth in their Muslim population that has arrived in a large part from former colonies. Along with this new population, the scourge of terrorism has spread across the European continent with train bombings in Spain and England, vicious daylight murders of critics of Islam in Denmark and sections of France that are overrun with sadistic immigrant youth who hide behind the excuse of discrimination as they torch thousands of cars. Americans are not fools. We don't want to end up with the same problems that Europe possesses because stubborn Muslims refuse to march into the melting pot.
The decision on the part of the airline to remove these disruptive passengers has been criticized by several Islamic groups who believe the airliner is guilty of "Islamophobia" and have complained that the offended passengers are ignorant bigots. I would contend that these attentive passengers were right to feel threatened by the actions of these imams and that there was nothing wrong with their removal. The actions of the airliner in removing the passengers is comparable to the decision of a librarian to remove a patron who insists on screaming at textbooks. If a customer acts against the norm, they should be asked to leave a place of business no matter their culture.
The complaints about "Islamophobia" is a strange proposition on the part of Muslim advocacy groups. Looking at the meaning of this recently created word, it looks like the advocacy groups are suggesting that people in America are afraid of Muslims. Well of course we are afraid of Muslims! An American who does not look at the long trail of atrocities by radical Muslims and feel a tinge of fear doesn't have their eyes open. It is argued that attacks on the civilized world are the actions of a fringe segment of the Muslims population, but it is important to take into account what is seen when an observer looks upon what has happened in Europe.
Europe has seen a disturbing growth in their Muslim population that has arrived in a large part from former colonies. Along with this new population, the scourge of terrorism has spread across the European continent with train bombings in Spain and England, vicious daylight murders of critics of Islam in Denmark and sections of France that are overrun with sadistic immigrant youth who hide behind the excuse of discrimination as they torch thousands of cars. Americans are not fools. We don't want to end up with the same problems that Europe possesses because stubborn Muslims refuse to march into the melting pot.
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