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Back in July I posted an entry about the “My Fellow American” project, and in the wake of the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in Washington D.C., New York City, and Pennsylvania, I wanted to revisit the project. According to Elizabeth Potter from the “My Fellow American” project, reaction to the [...] America has always been a melting pot; a place where immigrants of different races, ethnicities, and religions could make a better life for themselves and their families. However, since the tragic attacks at the World Trade Center buildings in New York City on September 11, 2001, there’s been a rising tide of fear directed at [...] The tea party did not get the memo that Hate is so last election and not a winning election issue anymore. In the last election hatred of muslims worked, especially in Oklahoma. Now that the initial stages of the Republican Presidential Primary has started, they are bringing out the old trump card of hate. [...] Here’s a humorous look at far right Christian Pastor Terry Jones’ “Burn a Koran Day” scheduled for September 11th in Gainesville, FL. The Pastor is planning to proceed with his anti-Muslim action even following blistering attacks about the danger his actions could create for American troops and American foreign policy from General Petraeus, Attorney General Holder and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Not too surprisingly, leaders in the tea party-addled GOP have failed to condemn this action that has potential to harm our troops. [...] |
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