I remember a time I was sitting in a restaurant run by some Egyptians, watching a satellite channel aimed at the middle east.
There was a show on that was something like "American Idol"; they listed numbers that you could text to, in different countries, to vote for your favorite music videos. One country was Iraq... And i'm thinking, the majority of these people must be really pacified, not jihadists, if you can get them to send texts to vote for music videos.
I wasn't surprised. But it reconfirmed my convictions in a memorable way.
I'm pretty sick and tired of the "hate muslims" wave that's sweeping the U.S. as the election nears. What makes the U.S. great is that people come here from all over the world and get treated fairly -- at least more fairly then they'd be treated anyplace else. Yes, we've got discrimination, racism and other stupidity, but just try immigrating to any place else.
Americans who decide they hate immigrants are turning their backs on who they are.
There was a show on that was something like "American Idol"; they listed numbers that you could text to, in different countries, to vote for your favorite music videos. One country was Iraq... And i'm thinking, the majority of these people must be really pacified, not jihadists, if you can get them to send texts to vote for music videos.