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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Why are you judging me for my bigoted opinions? I’m so offended.”
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My opinion is that the way Omar characterized 9/11 was insensitive.  That is not bigoted. It is okay to criticize politicians.[/quote]

According to Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, that makes you a white supremacist.

Ironic that Omar was giving a speech about Islamaphobia--which I agree is real--and, just made it worse.  She needs to think about why there was a rise in Islamaphobia.  Phobias are based on fear.  She gives credence to those who believe that Muslims are cavalier about 9/11.

Instead of using her position and identity as a platform for unity, she is using it for divisiveness.

It appears that she doesn't understand how 9/11 affected so many Americans.  Perhaps, it is because she experienced violence and horror in her home country and does not realize how unfathomable it was to so many Americans.  Perhaps, she did not watch it 24/7 like so many of us did.  To those of us who were adults when it happened, it seems like yesterday.  I would imagine it feels like yesterday to those in NYC.  It certainly feels like yesterday to DH who witnessed the plane hitting the Pentagon and knew well a woman who was killed that day.

We all relate to our own background of experience.  I understand that Omar's 9/11 experience was different from mine.  However, she needs to realize that most of America had an experience different from hers.

Right now, she is not helping her cause.  And, using W's words shows she has no sense of the context in which they were said.  She needs to educate herself and watch her words.  It also would not hurt for her to develop a little more understanding of why others see her the way they do--and, it is not just because she is Muslim.  It is because of what she says and who she blames.

She is welcome to give a speech on Islamaphobia--it is real.  She needs to understand why people are afraid and put water on the fire--not gasoline.[/quote]

I think that those who are defending her are making it worse. Their reactions have been more inflammatory than her own remarks. AOC's complaint that Crenshaw hasn't done enough for 9/11 victims, and hasn't done his part to stop violent extremism is wrong. Crenshaw volunteered for duty, went to Afghanistan and lost his eye to the enemy. AOC saying that his criticism of her is inciting violence against her is wrong. It's okay to criticize politicians. No one is exempt. She calls people out on Twitter all the time. Her "friends" are doing her no favors.

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