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Originally posted by coloradoporsche
My best man (in my wedding) is a 30-something Arab guy with a very foreign sounding last name. The guy's family escaped from Iraq in the 80's when Sadam took power and started executing his political opponents.
So basically my friend grew up here. He is American as apple pie. One of the finest human beings I'e ever known.
Why should he singled out and treated like a second-class citizen while the white folk skirt the security line at the airport?
Is that difficult for you to understand?
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He should be singled out because if you don't know him, he fits the profile and is more likely to be a terrorist. That's all.
I once took a charter bus from my college in London to Amsterdam for a weekend of fun. Most of my fellow passengers and friends were Middle Eastern. Before we got to customs, they all joked about how long it would take to get through, and were prepared for it. They informed me of the drill, knowing that with my blond hair and blue eyes I always went right through. We were detained for about two hours, with bomb-sniffing dogs and the works. No one showed the least bit of annoyance. We knew we would be delayed for a long time, and we took it in stride. It was not a big deal.