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<blockquote data-quote="athena" data-source="post: 285735" data-attributes="member: 9953"><p>The propoganda against the Jews was the cornerstone for the foundation that eventually lead to the Holocaust. Stereotypes are a lazy way to think about people. When it comes to human beings, which are complex organisms, it is not an adaptive skill. In the case of the Jews, there were economic struggles that were explained using the Jews as a scapegoat for the problems. </p><p> </p><p>In the case of the Muslims, they are being used as a scapegoat for global terrorism which is uniquely different from previous types of violence between countries. The rules have changed and it has become increasingly more difficult to fight opponents that don't "play by the rules". While terrorism is certainly a new and ugly problem we as a global community are facing, using Muslims as a scapegoat is not the answer. Have we learned nothing from the past? Will we only stop once we have rounded up the Muslims and sent them to death camps? Will there be an America or an England to step up and stop us?</p><p> </p><p>We, as Americans, do not have unlimited rights. We are limited in our basic rights to the extent that they do not infringe upon the rights of others. When considering the right of free speech, individuals in the media are not just voicing opinions but are doing so with credibility granted to those in the media. With that credibility comes responsibility. The media is suppose to help us understand the world and is even used as a watch dog for inappropriate behavior of people in power. This is the responsibility for those in media. </p><p> </p><p>I just want to end this by quoting one of my favorite movie lines, "People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone." It matters a great deal what the person at the microphone is saying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="athena, post: 285735, member: 9953"] The propoganda against the Jews was the cornerstone for the foundation that eventually lead to the Holocaust. Stereotypes are a lazy way to think about people. When it comes to human beings, which are complex organisms, it is not an adaptive skill. In the case of the Jews, there were economic struggles that were explained using the Jews as a scapegoat for the problems. In the case of the Muslims, they are being used as a scapegoat for global terrorism which is uniquely different from previous types of violence between countries. The rules have changed and it has become increasingly more difficult to fight opponents that don't "play by the rules". While terrorism is certainly a new and ugly problem we as a global community are facing, using Muslims as a scapegoat is not the answer. Have we learned nothing from the past? Will we only stop once we have rounded up the Muslims and sent them to death camps? Will there be an America or an England to step up and stop us? We, as Americans, do not have unlimited rights. We are limited in our basic rights to the extent that they do not infringe upon the rights of others. When considering the right of free speech, individuals in the media are not just voicing opinions but are doing so with credibility granted to those in the media. With that credibility comes responsibility. The media is suppose to help us understand the world and is even used as a watch dog for inappropriate behavior of people in power. This is the responsibility for those in media. I just want to end this by quoting one of my favorite movie lines, "People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone." It matters a great deal what the person at the microphone is saying. [/QUOTE]
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