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Originally Posted by Lamplighter
For now, if I were Muslim, I'm not sure I'd want those neighbors down the street to know it.
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I don't know about what they are doing around the country, but here, especially in poor neighborhoods they dress the part. Lots of women in burkas, and even more in one of the headscarf styles, but I suppose it could be a bad hair day. Men wearing kaftan/tunic style things over pajama looking pants. Sometimes just one of those Kufi style hats by itself. I see so many it's hard for me to believe it isn't a sizeable percentage of the Muslim community. Either that or there's a whole lot more of them than I thought.
As for the American Muslim community being low profile through it all, they know from past experience watching the Civil rights movement, the Anti-War protests, right up through the Occupy war (yes it was), You can't fight City Hall. For City Hall holds the power of White+Christian+money. They learned not to test that power having seen in person or the media, the savagery of racists who think they're defending baseball, apple pie, and Chevrolet. "You can't talk to a man, with a shotgun in his hand".
Seeing these radical murderers twisting the nuts of the establishment, the Muslims say their faith and personal beliefs don't approve. However if they perceive themselves as a suppressed minority, I wonder if hearing about these atrocities isn't a guilty pleasure. You know, just a little one for our side pride you can't justify or tell your closest friend.
Of course that wouldn't make them dangerous or a threat to apple pie, but might explain the quiet. However I've a feeling if the Radicals actually were a threat to the US, the American Muslims would become vocal.
Remember, this post is just the opinion of some asshole on the net, and does not represent the opinion of the Cellar, it's owner, or affiliates & denizens.
