[lit-ideas] Muslim Prejudice
- From: "Eric Yost" <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:27:34 -0500
Perhaps we should discuss the ways in which Muslims have
earned their being treated with prejudice, and how this
differs from the behaviors of other groups who are treated
with disdain.
Prejudices (or stereotypes) are after all rooted in regular
features of groups and their behaviors. That prejudiced
views are unacceptable for civilized discourse does not
imply that they arise entirely out of the blue. Yet this
seems to be largely ignored. Discussions of prejudice
usually center on great talents who are hobbled by
prejudice, innocents who are injured by violent bigots, and
the great lies created by cultural prejudice ("The Protocols
of the Elders of Zion" for example).
Seldom does one hear discussions about the way prejudice is
earned. Such discussions, if they could remain civil, might
point the way to easier assimilation and understanding.
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