Seems that there's a Muslim group organizing a "Million Muslim March" due to all the hate-mongering against anything Muslim by certain segments of our population. Said "March" is planned to happen on Sept. 11, 2013. After some negative press, they renamed it, "Million American March Against Fear".
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... ch-dc-911/
http://ampacus.webs.com/
While I totally disagree with their assertion that al-Qaeda is "a joke" any more than the KKK is "a joke", I have to go along with what they say here:
"Many non-Muslim Americans are terrified of Muslims, who are portrayed by Hollywood and the US media as fanatical terrorists. Muslims, too, live in fear – of being dragged off in the night to Guantanamo and tortured, simply for the crime of being Muslim in the wrong place at the wrong time."
We know it's happened. And it's extended to Sikhs, simply for wearing turbans, as well.
There is a planned counter-protest, a "2 Million Biker" march. Apparently their beef with this Million Muslim March is that it's taking place on the anniversary of 9/11.
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2013/08/22/ ... arch-82030
https://www.facebook.com/2MillionBikersDC?ref=nf
I found out about all this in another forum. There, they claimed that the Million Muslim March should've picked a different day, and they're really ticked off that it's happening on 9/11. Apparently the 2 Million Bikers agree. I asked the folks on that forum why, quite sincerely. The...um, "disapproval" was rather strong.
My view is different. Unfortunately, violence, and the active advocation thereof, against "towel-heads", "[effin'] Arabs" and "Goddamn Muslims" really is a problem. It hit a fever pitch directly because of 9/11. Therefore, I can see no *better* day than 9/11, given what's been happening to them after that day. Last I checked, being Muslim was not a crime in this country. That's why former Secretary Colin Powell said what he said in 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lu0WXw5BxM
"2 Million Biker" march to protest "Million Muslim March"
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