Muslim isn't a race, it's a choice. Is it racist to not want to leave kids alone with a catholic priest?
Would you leave your kids alone with a catholic priest? Would you trust all your money to a tweaker? Why should it be any different with muslims and airplanes?
Why is it wrong to discriminate against people based on choices they make?
what choice did these two men make? to be muslim, worship peacefully, and have the audacity to fly to a conference about discrimination they face for doing so?
i get what you're saying, discrimination is not a bad thing in and of itself. i am very discriminatory with respect to many things, from food to cannabis.
but there is a smart way to discriminate and a dumb way to discriminate.
let's throw all our effort into discriminating against any muslim that has the gall to wear their traditional clothing. how long do you think it will be before the terrorists dress someone up like an orthodox jew and have him blow up the plane? or how about they dress them up like someone who shits apple pie and baseballs? it ain't hard ya know.
if we are going to discriminate, then i want to see EVERYONE discriminated against, including that 6 year old that jeffers keeps mentioning. you think a terrorist would have the moral distinction to not plant a bomb within a child?
want an example of a country that does it right? go fly to israel. tell me how secure you feel on the flight back. they do that shit right, they trust NO ONE and question EVERYONE. they don't discriminate based on attire, they discriminate based on tics, twitches and tells. sideways glances, nervous gulps, you name it.