Comments on: Tragedy, Joy, and Profiling http://acandidworld.com/2009/11/10/tragedy-joy-and-profiling/ Democracy in America Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:47:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: lanfranc http://acandidworld.com/2009/11/10/tragedy-joy-and-profiling/#comment-15752 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:47:34 +0000 http://acandidworld.com/?p=10596#comment-15752 Well, if you switch out “Muslim” with “Catholic” in those ‘arguments’ (to be charitable in calling them that), you basically have the programme of the 19th century Nativist/Know-Nothing movement:

“Those immigrant [Muslims/Catholics] aren’t real Americans, they’re violent and uncultured, and they’re untrustworthy and potential traitors because of their presumed overriding allegiance to [the Ummah/the Pope].”

Plus ça change…

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