re: #932 Charles

I’m disgusted that so many people are willing to compromise and ruin their credibility, because they’re in a mindless panic about Islam.

Yes. I am disgusted that Americans interred Japanese Americans. I am disgusted that Americans firebombed Tokyo, even though the attack on Pearl Harbor was against a military target, and killed less people than the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. And yes, I love my country. And I hope we can fight against militant Islam without ever exhibiting racism, xenophobia, bad behavior, or even the mildest of prejudice against innocent muslims. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of wars like that in history. Even the American Civil wasn’t all that civil, was it? And that war pitted brother against brother! Charles, how do you propose to defeat hundreds of millions of militant Islamists without ever allowing yourself to hate them? [Star Wars may be just a movie, but the emperor was right when he said that Luke’s hate had given him strength.] This is certainly an ugly side of human nature. But if we refuse to hate our enemies, even a little, we may never be strong enough to defeat them. We Americans have hated the American Indians, the Japanese, the Germans, and even the Mexicans. And we have defeated them all in wars. And then, we have become friends with all of them! It may be that the same path is the only one that will actually work against militant Islam.