Comment on Political Radicalization

I agree with your post, Political Radicalization, particularly on the outrage of being titled Muslims in an official manner, especially in a courtroom. I think that when it comes to ignorance, this topic is one first prizewinner. Americans will refer to their neighbors, who could be of any Middle Eastern religion, even Christianity, Muslims. The misconceptions and false accusations of people from the Middle East is unjust. While it is easy to point fingers and racially profile an individual when emotions are involved, such as September 11th, it does not mean that it is in any way a solution or problem-solving tactic. People of any religious background should be addressed on a case-to-case, personal history basis, rather than being lumped into one huge generalized category of people. To question a man's nobility after death is terrible, and to accuse a man of a terrorist act with no evidence to back it up dehumanizes and shines a negative light upon their death. The Muslim religion is one of beauty and deep-rooted traditions that could influence the way we look at art, architecture, and morality. Even if a person claims no religion to be their own, like me, they can still enjoy the complexities of the Islam world. But, people remain to blinded by hatred, blame, and guilt to see into a world completely different than their own and know how they can learn or be impacted from it. This country needs to learn one thing, and that is tolerance, something we don't have to great of a record of in our past, but can hopefully progress in a positive way in the future.