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Why do you assume this woman was bigoted and not just ignorant but acting in good faith? She got weird vibes from him but at least tried to make conversation w
by hnamazon123 10y ago
Why do you assume this woman was bigoted and not just ignorant but acting in good faith?
She got weird vibes from him but at least tried to make conversation with the guy to get a better read on him.
The men who did 9/11 were Arab Muslims. Arab Muslims commit terrorist attacks somewhere in the world every day (though most of their victims are other Muslims). This is actually real, even though it's uncomfortable to acknowledge.
The woman was ignorant and that's on her but also a failure of public education to some extent. See something say something is an extremely valuable tool in preventing terrorist attacks so we should be more careful in considering the motivations of people who see something and say something.
- icebraining 10y agoSee something say something is an extremely valuable tool in preventing terrorist attacks Is it? How many attacks has it prevented?
- Josteniok 10y agoIs it? How many attacks has it prevented? This. So now I'm curious and I found this posting by Bruce Schneier at https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/how_well_see_so.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/how_well_see_... which is relevant. He points to some data that really indicates that it just doesn't actually lead to preventing terrorist attacks at all.
- tptacek 10y agoThe men who bombed Hiroshima were white dudes. Ergo: I shouldn't get on the plane with any white dudes, because they could be plotting to blow up a whole city with nuclear weapons.
- hnamazon123 10y agoThe probability of you getting on a nuclear weapons equipped bomber on a mission to drop a nuclear bomb is infinitesimal though I suppose it's something you may want to watch out for and report if it ever seems likely that you have stepped aboard such a plane.
- tptacek 10y agoOk, you're almost there. Just keep thinking along those lines. You'll get there!
- RealGeek 10y agoWhite men frequently commit mass shootings in schooled and movies. Should we report suspicious activity every time we see a white man around school?
- hnamazon123 10y agoYou think weird behaving white men hanging around schools don't get reported?
- RealGeek 10y agoA professor doing maths is weird?
- hnamazon123 10y agoThanks for conceding the argument.