And what is this overwhelming emotional investment you have, Carol, it appears uniquely, in Islam — so that you feel impelled to leap to its defence if anyone so much as hints at any sort of criticism of the conduct of any of its members, or at any inconsistency in its world view, or any sort of misconduct or misgovernment in any of the countries where it predominates, or any attitude of any of its members inimical to the welfare of any of the adoptive countries in which they have opted to live? What exactly gives here? What is this peculiar relationship you have with this particular faith? And why?

I see you've only been around for about six months, so you are unfamiliar with most of my almost ten year posting history. Considering that fact, I don't think you are really in a position to tell me what I have or don't have an emotional investment in doing or not doing.

I am concerned with scapegoating, MtheGM. I defend all groups and individuals who are being scapegoated. If you see me defending Muslims more than any other group right now, it is because Muslims are being scapegoated more than any other group right now. Think about that.