Stiofán
12-17-2004, 09:11 PM
This is both scary and alarming if true, but I find it hard to believe it is so.
Nearly half of all Americans support restricting the civil rights of Muslim-Americans. (http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBE9IN0V2E.html)
But Joe and Techie should take some solice in this ;) :
The survey conducted by Cornell University also found that Republicans and people who described themselves as highly religious were more apt to support curtailing Muslims' civil liberties than Democrats or people who are less religious.
So what do you all think? Is this poll unreliable, or is it right on the money? I will say, without knowing the questions, the pollsters in the article seemed to imply that profiling to prevent terrorism is a curtailment of civil liberties. I'm not so sure I'd agree with that, and I may be one of those agreeing with the premise if that is a definition. I find it asinine when we pull 86 year old grandmothers out of line when boarding an airplane, but then let 3 twenty-something middle eastern men walk right on. I watched one time when I myself was boarding, everyone was allowed on except one guy who was pulled out of line - obviously a computer selection, he was in his forties, severly mentally disabled, and travelling with his elderly mother. They forced him to remove his shoes, jacket and then opened his small carryon and pulled everything out in from of us all, while we filed past.
Nearly half of all Americans support restricting the civil rights of Muslim-Americans. (http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBE9IN0V2E.html)
But Joe and Techie should take some solice in this ;) :
The survey conducted by Cornell University also found that Republicans and people who described themselves as highly religious were more apt to support curtailing Muslims' civil liberties than Democrats or people who are less religious.
So what do you all think? Is this poll unreliable, or is it right on the money? I will say, without knowing the questions, the pollsters in the article seemed to imply that profiling to prevent terrorism is a curtailment of civil liberties. I'm not so sure I'd agree with that, and I may be one of those agreeing with the premise if that is a definition. I find it asinine when we pull 86 year old grandmothers out of line when boarding an airplane, but then let 3 twenty-something middle eastern men walk right on. I watched one time when I myself was boarding, everyone was allowed on except one guy who was pulled out of line - obviously a computer selection, he was in his forties, severly mentally disabled, and travelling with his elderly mother. They forced him to remove his shoes, jacket and then opened his small carryon and pulled everything out in from of us all, while we filed past.