Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11812510)

Just as a stopped clock is right twice a day, he actually almost had a point though.

The terrorists in question are certainly 'Islamist' but they certainly don't represent the Muslim faith any more than people like the Planned Parenthood shooter represent Christianity.

If we continue to demonize Muslims as an entire demographic in the wake of such events, we're just doing ISIS's work for them. Unity is what will bring them down, division is what they want. It's much harder to radicalize a group of people who aren't made to feel marginalized by the wider world.

Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 11812586)

So all Iranians were terrorists?

Originally Posted by zargof (Post 11812587)

Not to mention it's a bit easier to identify an Iranian by their passport than it is a Muslim.

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 11812593)

Is it fair to say that most of the victims were Christians, therefore if we ban Christians , there would have been less victims?

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11812595)

Exactly. You can't look at a passport and say that someone is a Muslim without also profiling them.

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11812598)

You'd have to ban Jews as well. Also Sikhs, Hindus, Zoroastrians, Buddhists ...

Shit, I'm the last person to be an apologist for any religion, but this whole argument is stupid.

Originally Posted by zargof (Post 11812601)

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 11812600)

Just leave the atheists and all will be good.

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11812599)

If the US were to instigate such a policy (which they won't), I bet many non-Muslims would claim to be Muslim as a matter of principle.

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 11812630)

I think the US should just ban nationals who are members of the OPEC countries

Originally Posted by zargof (Post 11812652)

But would fewer vegetarians and their insufferable smugness be a bad thing?