Monday, November 23, 2015

Ben Carson Walks Back Comments About Seeing Muslims Cheering On 9/11- Eva Semrad

Recently, Donald Trump made claim that he saw footage of thousands Muslims in New Jersey cheering on the 9/11 buildings falling. Ben Carson agreed, saying he too, saw footage of thousands Muslims in New Jersey cheering when the towers fell. Later, he went back on his remarks saying he " "was thinking of  the Middle East, not New Jersey." Earth to Carson, New Jersey and Middle east are very different places.

For thousands of years in human history, people have racially and culturally profiled individuals. This has caused genocide, wars, racial injustice and bigotry. Saying that the Taliban or ISIS is Muslim, therefore every Muslim is a terrorist is like saying dogs have four legs, therefor everything with four legs is a dog. It's inaccurate and damaging to social and national relations.

1 comment:

  1. True, not all Muslims are terrorist, however a huge amount is associated one way or another, and i would not be surprised if all these people in the Middle East celebrated 9/11
    julie shilling p.4

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