52 thoughts on “Imagine”

1. That means, whole large communities of them–men, women, children, all with the freedom to own and bear arms.

   That description certainly fits the Klan. More to the point that you’re trying to make (or rather in contradiction of it), Israel is 20% Arab and 16% Muslim, not counting the Palestinians. Israel has to cope with some severe problems, but a revolt from its own Muslim citizens is not one of them. Israel is also bilingual: Hebrew and Arabic are the two official languages.

   Actually, even in Europe, none of the hyped up violence and chaos from its Muslims goes as far as America’s racial strife with blacks. Our homicide rate is higher than theirs.

   The lesson in all of these cases is that fearsome minorities are much less of a threat to the state if you treat them as equals rather than as enemies. It’s not that multiculturalism is any kind of vital be-all, rather that live and let live is the best policy. If people like you kept your shirts on, we wouldn’t be perfectly safe by any means, but we would be a lot safer.

2. Thomas Friedman wrote an interesting article about the Muslims of India back in 2002. He pointed that they are the largest Muslim minority in the world, and despite ethnic unrest against Muslims in Gujarat, the Muslim population is peaceful and is well-integrated into Indian society. I just went to look for a copy of it and found that the Indian government is promoting the article:

   http://mea.gov.in/bestoftheweb/2002/08/14bow01.htm

   It is a great article, I strongly recommend it, and even if it glosses over some issues, I think it expresses a fundamental truth.

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