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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
I didn't "miss" her point.  I understand Islamophobia better than most. I even wrote that I'm "NOT denying" it exists.

However, as a public figure, her hasty tweets negatively characterize her.  What she fails to understand at the "ripe age" of 37 is the [b]responsible [/b]use of social media.   Scan her twitter.  It's negative. She's combative.  She addresses topics that while important, aren't necessarily those that represent all of her constituents.  So psychologically, people are going to be defensive.

And guess what?  News sources EAT that sh*t up! So one negative tweet can be resurrected for months, staining a person's reputation.  She's not smart in choosing her words - and there seems to be a lot of that around, which is frightening.
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You are yourself engaging in an effort to mischaracterize Omar's words and yet you act like this is all her fault (being enabled by the media). Her discussion of Islamophobia following 9/11 did not take place on Twitter. Anything she says is going to be taken out of context and mischaracterized by those who see her as a threat. If you are concerned about her reputation, you should direct your efforts to ending the baseless attacks on her.
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Her 9-11 comments were shared at CAIR, which was founded in 1994 by the way. So again, if you're going to talk the talk, get your facts straight.

I don't disagree with some of her thoughts.  I understand her views on Israel.  I know quite a bit about AIPAC's role. I am no stranger to Islam.  And while I'm appalled (and frightened) by death threats, the tension in the US right now is thick and dangerous.  So I have NO idea what you expect me to do in directing my "efforts to ending the baseless attacks on her."

A divided country needs healing through diplomacy - not through hasty tweets.[/quote]

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