Anonymous wrote:Why do you assume Muslims are not assimilated?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have Muslim friends who don't tell their co-workers their religion because they're afraid of how they'll react.

Religion should not be discussed at the work place in any event. It is very private and no matter what you belive, it should not be brough up at the work environment.

Discussed? I worked with muslims who prayed in the workplace several times a day too so how can you ignore that?

Salat is the obligatory Muslim prayers, performed five times each day by Muslims. It is the second Pillar of Islam. God ordered Muslims to pray at five set times of day: Salat al-fajr: dawn, before sunrise.Sep 8, 2009

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Anonymous wrote:If you live in a manner that is contrary to the established native culture, and choose to not assimilate effectively, don't be surprised when people react to that difference.

I drove through this small town in the middle of no where, got some food in a diner. The kids next table over could not stop staring at us and the parents were obviously curious too but did not want to intrude. Our kids just stared back. It was a bit uncomfortable. The waitress asked "where are ya'll from?" I replied back with no accent "Virginia" and ordered our lunch. You can just feel the barrier melt away. Now, I could say that I shouldn't have to prove myself, and I can protest loudly about the people who yell at me to go back to where I came from through the years. But the US has shown to me that its people are very generous and accepting to those who subscribe to the shared fundamental ideals, one of which is assimilation. E pluribus unum.

That's nice for you. Probably a bit harder for people who will never be considered "assimilated" due to the color of their skin or their appearance. Also, one of the great things about[b] this country is that you can be a productive citizen without assimilating. Should Jews have to assimilate? Sikhs? Buddhists? Quakers? Or just Muslims[/b]? Your encouragement of "assimilation" sounds very much like the official French line, which is ostensibly religion-neutral but in fact privileges Christianity above all other religions. That may be fine for France but in this country, our Constitution protects the freedom to believe and behave differently.

If people want to stare at me because I look or dress differently, fine. I recognize that I may look or speak differently and that I stand out. But to be treated with hostility or threatened is a different matter entirely.

I bolded a section. People who practice all those religions have assimilated. Behave differently?

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Anonymous wrote:If you live in a manner that is contrary to the established native culture, and choose to not assimilate effectively, don't be surprised when people react to that difference.

I drove through this small town in the middle of no where, got some food in a diner. The kids next table over could not stop staring at us and the parents were obviously curious too but did not want to intrude. Our kids just stared back. It was a bit uncomfortable. The waitress asked "where are ya'll from?" I replied back with no accent "Virginia" and ordered our lunch. You can just feel the barrier melt away. Now, I could say that I shouldn't have to prove myself, and I can protest loudly about the people who yell at me to go back to where I came from through the years. But the US has shown to me that its people are very generous and accepting to those who subscribe to the shared fundamental ideals, one of which is assimilation. E pluribus unum.

That's nice for you. Probably a bit harder for people who will never be considered "assimilated" due to the color of their skin or their appearance. Also, one of the great things about[b] this country is that you can be a productive citizen without assimilating. Should Jews have to assimilate? Sikhs? Buddhists? Quakers? Or just Muslims[/b]? Your encouragement of "assimilation" sounds very much like the official French line, which is ostensibly religion-neutral but in fact privileges Christianity above all other religions. That may be fine for France but in this country, our Constitution protects the freedom to believe and behave differently.

If people want to stare at me because I look or dress differently, fine. I recognize that I may look or speak differently and that I stand out. But to be treated with hostility or threatened is a different matter entirely.

Anonymous wrote:If you live in a manner that is contrary to the established native culture, and choose to not assimilate effectively, don't be surprised when people react to that difference.

I drove through this small town in the middle of no where, got some food in a diner. The kids next table over could not stop staring at us and the parents were obviously curious too but did not want to intrude. Our kids just stared back. It was a bit uncomfortable. The waitress asked "where are ya'll from?" I replied back with no accent "Virginia" and ordered our lunch. You can just feel the barrier melt away. Now, I could say that I shouldn't have to prove myself, and I can protest loudly about the people who yell at me to go back to where I came from through the years. But the US has shown to me that its people are very generous and accepting to those who subscribe to the shared fundamental ideals, one of which is assimilation. E pluribus unum.

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Anonymous wrote:It is not our fault that Muslim terrorists are killing people, nor is it the fault of Muslims not involved.

The left not acknowledging there is an issue with radical Muslim behavior is not helping.

There's a problem with radical MALE behavior.

Lock 'em up.

As a woman that is really true. If only men are removed from the face of the earth, the world will really be a better place .

As a woman, I don't agree.

You do know that was said in jest, right? I guess not.

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Anonymous wrote:It is not our fault that Muslim terrorists are killing people, nor is it the fault of Muslims not involved.

The left not acknowledging there is an issue with radical Muslim behavior is not helping.

There's a problem with radical MALE behavior.

Lock 'em up.

As a woman that is really true. If only men are removed from the face of the earth, the world will really be a better place .

As a woman, I don't agree.

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jsteele wrote:While thankfully a few posters here have not lost all sense of empathy, the majority of the posters here seem to think that Muslims don't really have it that bad and, to the extent they do, they deserve it. Furthermore, if they don't like it, they should leave. It's good to see that American values are alive and well among DCUM posters. You guys really make me proud to be an American.

Probably related, when I started a thread about an attempt to bomb innocent people simply because they were Muslim, it was hijacked by posters attacking Muslims.

Has anyone actually said that they deserve it?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not our fault that Muslim terrorists are killing people, nor is it the fault of Muslims not involved.

The left not acknowledging there is an issue with radical Muslim behavior is not helping.

There's a problem with radical MALE behavior.

Lock 'em up.

As a woman that is really true. If only men are removed from the face of the earth, the world will really be a better place .

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not our fault that Muslim terrorists are killing people, nor is it the fault of Muslims not involved.

The left not acknowledging there is an issue with radical Muslim behavior is not helping.

There's a problem with radical MALE behavior.

Lock 'em up.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is not our fault that Muslim terrorists are killing people, nor is it the fault of Muslims not involved.

The left not acknowledging there is an issue with radical Muslim behavior is not helping.

There's a problem with radical MALE behavior.

Lock 'em up.

Anonymous wrote:It is not our fault that Muslim terrorists are killing people, nor is it the fault of Muslims not involved.

The left not acknowledging there is an issue with radical Muslim behavior is not helping.

Anonymous wrote:It is not our fault that Muslim terrorists are killing people, nor is it the fault of Muslims not involved.

The left not acknowledging there is an issue with radical Muslim behavior is not helping.