You tell me the difference between these two quotes

There is something eerily familiar about this quote:


“This is not about freedom of religion,” Cornyn said. “I do think it’s unwise to build a mosque in the site where 3,000 Americans lost their lives as the result of a terrorist attack.”

Voters “sense that they’re being lectured to, not listened to” by Democrats, he said. “The American people will render their verdict.”

Is it just me, or does that that sound much like:

Today I have stood, where once Jefferson Davis stood, and took an oath to my people. It is very appropriate then that from this Cradle of the Confederacy, this very Heart of the Great Anglo-Saxon Southland, that today we sound the drum for freedom as have our generations of forebears before us done, time and time again through history. Let us rise to the call of freedom-loving blood that is in us and send our answer to the tyranny that clanks its chains upon the South. In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny . . . and I say . . . segregation today . . . segregation tomorrow . . . segregation forever.

I am just saying….

This issue will be the death the Republican Party, if they are not very careful. They are giving the Democrats the talking point that they need to defeat them in 2010…and 2012. At this point, as much as it pains me to say it —-They deserve it.

Update: Seeing that no one seems to get what I am trying to say. I will explain it. What is happening here is this; the Republican Party is pandering to the irrational fears of the general public towards Muslims. Just like George Wallace did with the southern Democrats, when they pandered to the White people in the South and their irrational fears of black people back in 1963. It is the same hate, the same pandering and the exact same bigotry. The only difference is, one was directed at blacks and this one is directed at Muslims and more broadly toward Arabs.

I have seen all of the rationalizations for all of this nonsense, and it is nothing more than vary nuanced bigotry. Only difference is that we did not use Arabs for slaves and did not lynch any of them. At least not yet. But I believe if the Republicans had their way; we would be lynching them, all of them, for what happened on 9/11.

Now this is not to say that I am not aware of the danger of Islamic terrorism or unaware or unwilling to accept the fact that there are Muslims who wish to impose Sharia Law in this Country. I am quite aware of that. But there is a big difference between awareness and bigotry; and this nonsense here is nothing more than nuanced bigotry. Period.

8 Replies to “You tell me the difference between these two quotes”

  1. I don’t see your point. Nobody is saying that brown skin or Middle Eastern descent has anything to do with the action some Muslims have taken (and others have threatened) against Americans. But I think that people have a right to be wary of a group some of whose members have attacked us and promise to attack us again. I no longer hang out with liberal academics because they’ve caused so much pain in my life, so why would I expect us as a country to voluntarily hang out with people who’ve caused so much pain in our collective life? It is true that only 10% of Muslims would commit or support violence in the name of religion–but that’s still 100,000,000 people. It’s not unreasonable or bigoted to be suspicious and careful.

    1. Being wary, suspicious and careful is one thing. Outright bigoted is another… and that is what some, which will never be named here; for fear of litigation that I cannot afford — are doing. Case closed.

  2. Obviously I can’t deny that there are bigots in the world–although I find far fewer of them on the right than on the left. But I don’t see how opposition to this mosque is necessarily bigotry. Perhaps some are motivated by that, but I don’t think most people are. We’re just concerned that people who’ve hurt us before will hurt us again.

    Anyway, I don’t think the case is closed on this one. Sorry.

    1. We’re just concerned that people who’ve hurt us before will hurt us again.

      When you say this; are you referring to Al-Qaeda or are you referring to all Muslims in general?

      I await your answer.

  3. I’m referring to radical Muslims who use or support the use of violence. 10%. The problem is, you can’t tell by looking who is and who isn’t radical, and you can’t be sure that any given mosque isn’t fomenting violence. Many start out quite faithful and become more extreme over the years. My point was and is, it’s reasonable to be suspicious of all Muslims because of the actions of some Muslims. That doesn’t make a person a bigot.

    1. My point was and is, it’s reasonable to be suspicious of all Muslims because of the actions of some Muslims. That doesn’t make a person a bigot.

      I wonder, do you feel the same way about blacks?

      I ask because you said this:

      I’m referring to radical Muslims who use or support the use of violence. 10%. The problem is, you can’t tell by looking who is and who isn’t radical,

      In other words, you cannot tell them apart. I wonder, do you say that about black people too?

      I bet you do Kathy and you know it.

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