Of Radicalisim and Race

If you've been following my blog for a while now (or at least went back and read the archives) It should be reasonably clear that I have a bit of a liberal approach, and typically am critical of the current administration on many points including environment, taxes, and foreign policy. However I do believe that it's important to realize that I am not against a war on terror. Note: I said A war on terror. This is completely disjoint from the imperialistic conqurefest that the US has been engaging in since 9/11. Basically, the big problem comes from using a 20 lb mallet to drive in a thumb tack. The problem is that terrorism is an act done by a few individuals. The country of Iraq cannot commit an act of terrorism. When one country attacks another it has the common name of 'invasion'. You know, like the one Iraq did to Kuwait back in '90, or the one we did to Iraq in '03? See the problem?

However, terrorists, like Bin Laden, are total wakkos. They do need punishment. They need to be isolated and given their due. However, it's important not to forget that terrorism doesn't have a skin color or national origin. Consider, can you think of any terrorist acts that occurred during the Clinton Administration? You'd better be able too. There's the World Trade Center Bombing in '93 by Bin Laden, the US embassy Bombing in '98 by Bin Laden, and the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 by Bin Laden. Hmmm... I'm thinking... Nope... Missed one... The '95 bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Center by a radical gun totting white American citizen named Timothy McVeigh and his buddy Terry Nichols. True blooded Americans in the since that Jefferson had intended it. So why the heck are we so afraid of Arabs? I mean, consider: 86% of white victims were killed by whites (according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics) and 94% of black victims were killed by blacks. For homicides committed by a stranger to the victim, 3 in 10 are interracial. This means that if someone you've never met before kills you, there's only a 30% chance that you will be killed by someone of a different race. And of all of the homicides, only 2% of them where done by Non-white/non-black people (Including Hispanics, Arabs, and people from the far east.) As it works out, a woman is far more likely to be killed by her boyfriend/husband/ex than she is to be killed by a non-white/non-black stranger.

This kind of discrimination is one of those things that bothers me.

Hah! They frisked Habib, but didn't even bother to check that white guys bag labeled "Warning! High Explosives!"

Mood: Irritated