Islamaphobia
04-18-2016 | 01:27 PM
#11
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The passenger apparently said that she heard the word “shahid,” which means martyr.
College Student Removed from Southwest Flight After He Speaks Arabic - Fortune
My guess he is a college being a smart a$$
04-18-2016 | 01:38 PM
#12
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The San Bernadino shooters got away with what they did because people were too afraid of political backlash if they said anything. To hell with this kid, zero situational awareness. He may get his feelings coddled at Berekly but in the real world, where Muslims his age/gender are committing mass murder every day, he needs to wise up.
OP, you spend any time in the Middle East? You might change your tune.
OP, you spend any time in the Middle East? You might change your tune.
04-18-2016 | 01:46 PM
#13
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From: FAA 'Flight Check'
Any time in the Middle East?
4 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and numerous amounts of time in other Middle Eastern countries.
Present day - on military leave from my airline job and writing this post from one of those other countries in the Middle East where we are fighting some very bad people.
That's why I started this thread because I'm reading about this more and more and idiots like LAXative stating that a hydrogen bomb should just be used and you stating that he needs to wise up and have some SA because he is a young Middle-Eastern man speaking Arabic on a plane is asinine.
Yes, we as a society can't be politically correct all the time but just because he said "Inshallah" during his conversation does not have anything to do with being a martyr. Inshallah is used for everything because they believe everything is God's will.
With that, I'm going to bed because it is almost 0030 and I have to fly in the morning.
4 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and numerous amounts of time in other Middle Eastern countries.
Present day - on military leave from my airline job and writing this post from one of those other countries in the Middle East where we are fighting some very bad people.
That's why I started this thread because I'm reading about this more and more and idiots like LAXative stating that a hydrogen bomb should just be used and you stating that he needs to wise up and have some SA because he is a young Middle-Eastern man speaking Arabic on a plane is asinine.
Yes, we as a society can't be politically correct all the time but just because he said "Inshallah" during his conversation does not have anything to do with being a martyr. Inshallah is used for everything because they believe everything is God's will.
With that, I'm going to bed because it is almost 0030 and I have to fly in the morning.
That also happens to be said right before certain types of terrorists blow up bombs in public places.
We are at war.
You know this.
Since you are sitting over there right now - why don't you try going out on the town and doing something with equally bad SA in whatever country it is where you presently sit and see if you get a different reaction.
04-18-2016 | 01:48 PM
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That "clock" thing is absolutely outrageous!
His parents probably set the whole stunt up for him. What happened is someone took a bedside alarm clock/radio halfway apart and splayed its wires all over a small pencil case..... Looked exactly like a freaking suitcase bomb to anyone without professional or military explosives training.
Of course, his stunt worked-he got to meet pres Islam himself-and he is going to school in the middle east for free.....
Stupid Americans.
This event was Allah's will then!
04-18-2016 | 02:27 PM
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I'd rather have a normal harmless Muslim on my plane any day over a Bundy rancher type.
Not all, or even close to all Muslims are bad people. And the same with law breaking cow turds.
Sometimes, people are just bad.
Not all, or even close to all Muslims are bad people. And the same with law breaking cow turds.
Sometimes, people are just bad.
04-18-2016 | 02:41 PM
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I'm islamaphobic and not scared to say so. The 9/11 attackers did share that religion and executed that act in the name of Islam, no? Those in ISIS causing havoc, destruction, rape, and torture across Syria, Iraq, and the terrorist attacks in Europe do so in the name of Islam, right?
I'm also arachnophobic. Of course I know not all spiders are bad and will cause me harm but if one is crawling on me or in my living room I'm not waiting around to see what type of spider it is. I squish first and examine later knowing I kept myself safe. Those really bad spiders give the good spiders a bad reputation. It's unfortunate but reality.
I'm also arachnophobic. Of course I know not all spiders are bad and will cause me harm but if one is crawling on me or in my living room I'm not waiting around to see what type of spider it is. I squish first and examine later knowing I kept myself safe. Those really bad spiders give the good spiders a bad reputation. It's unfortunate but reality.
04-18-2016 | 02:41 PM
#18
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So I'm currently sitting at a gate in ORD waiting for the inbound plane. The gate agent working the flight is wearing a hijab.
Is that also "bad SA" on her part, or just yet another presumably innocent person living their life?
Is that also "bad SA" on her part, or just yet another presumably innocent person living their life?
