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Originally Posted by Vanilla
That somes up how I felt about Savanah's post. My boyfriend is Arabic and it really bothers me when people assume any criminal that's Arab/Muslium must be a terrorist. Or even being Arab in general. American's can be so damn ignorant, but I think we have Bush to thank for that.
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When a leader (usually dictator) wants to rule a country, without risks of being rejected, he creates some kind of enemy that sinks the population into fear. When the majority of the population is fearful, nobody can suggest that the enemy does not exist, cause he'll be on the enemy's side.
It happened and still happening in Cuba, with the fear of Capitalism, it's happening in my dear country, with the fear of Syrian/Israeli/US/Iran occupation and it began in the US since 9/11, with the fear of the Muslim extremists, that now, in the minds of the majority, are all Arabs or just anyone with a beard and a dark tan.
I don't know when it'll end, but I guess it'll fade soon.