Posted by
Loyal Democrat on Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:24:50 AM
Obviously we failed in our duty as a nation to make the Fort Dix conspirators feel truly welcome in our country. If we had merely adopted a bit more of their culture, and made efforts to curtail the parts of our culture that they found offensive, these misunderstood gentlemen would not have felt such a need to punish us.
America needs to stop insisting that people who relocate here from other countries adopt our ways. Immigrants put forth a great deal of effort when they leave their native soil, and they should be encouraged to continue practicing their customs and speaking their own language even though they live among us. We failed to make these Muslim men feel that they were free to live under Sharia law, free to convert non-believers by any means necessary, and free to abide by the edicts set forth by their imams instead of the Western leaders that they despise. We should welcome different types of people, even if their particular brand of diversity encompasses a severe hatred of our culture, people, and government.
The incarceration of these Muslims for the simple expression of their beliefs is a crime far greater than anything they were planning. As such, these poor souls should be released from jail, and an apology should be issued for the audacity that was displayed by our professed disdain for the manner in which they express their religion. Destroying the West is simply a cornerstone in the culture of the Muslim world, and we embarrass ourselves by displaying such intolerance of their ways. Thus, we need to let Muslims freely practice their religion in our country, and we need to halt any activity that offends them. To do otherwise risks having them dislike us.