To the anonymous "guest".

You are correct in saying that there are those of Middle-East background who are being detained by the government now but this is being widely debated in the media in this country. It would not be in debate in many countries of the world. We still have a free press and the ability to deseminate information without serious reprisals.
After all, that's what we're doing here on Mudcat aren't we?

This detention is an abberation that will be addressed and corrected when many Americans begin to value the power of the vote. Eventually the situation regarding the internment of Japanese by the government during the WW II was addressed by the media as well as the infamous McCarthy period which was uncloaked. There is no country in the world that is free from some sort of repression but fortunately built into our system of government, there is a mechanism whereby these deviations can be addressed and corrected. Stay tuned.

Frank


Frank


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Subject: RE: BS: Who loathes the USA: A quiz from the BBC
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jan 03 - 05:17 PM

The thing about the US though is that we still can agree to disagree without being arrested or persecuted by our own government

Mmmm, really?

I think many immigrant muslims would disagree.