Catherine Seipp has some excellent points about 9/11, Islam and the KKK. I think she underestimates a few things. The insular nature of many Muslim communitites makes speaking out risky in terms of physical safety but also in terms of ostracism. It's not easy to take a stand against people who would cut your head off without a thought. If I were in Northern Ireland and I had kids, I'd probably keep my head down for fear of punishment beatings, or worse, kneecapping. No thanks. As Mel Gibson said in The Patriot: "I'm a parent. I haven't got the luxury of principles." That said, if a few brave souls do stand up to those in their midst, I believe we will see a watershed of change. The first steps are the hardest.
This is very strange...
I'm an average guy with an average life. I have a few more kids than most but for the most part I'm just an anonymous lumpenprole toiling away in obscurity both professionally and on this blog. To say my life follows a certain routine is like saying " The Hindenburg caught fire." That is to say, technically accurate but wildly understates the truth. In any event, I just received a call from The Wife. To wit: "Did you order something?" "No, why?" "There's something here for you." "Uh, box, bag, envelope, singing telegram?" "It's a box" "Who's is from?" "It's from [Name redacted pending confession or further investigation]" "Who?" "(repeats name)" "No idea. Never heard of him." A quick google search later I find that the sender's return address is in the wilds of northern Pennsylvania. A place I have never visited. "Open it." "W...
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