re: #56 reine.de.tout
Absolutely agree with you reine.
“And so again, I can’t help but wonder if the effect of these types can be reduced if governments will take the lead in making sure citizens feel safe.

It seems to me that we had perhaps pockets of this kind of craziness after 9/11, but Bush’s strong statements and actions seem to me to have reduced their effect.”
IIRC, right after 9/11 Bush gave a speech in front of a Mosque as well as one in front of the National Cathedral, where he said something to the effect that ordinary everyday law abiding Muslims WERE NOT TO BLAME and asked us all to be tolerant of Muslims.